All The Grocer articles in 27 January 2001
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Employment law: £85,000 sex claim payout
Irish dairy firm Golden Valehas been ordered to pay I£85,000 to one of its former employees on the grounds of sex discrimination. Rebecca O'Malley joined the company as divisional marketing manager for cheese and spreads, responsible for the...
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£30m nappy campaign leaves rivals a little behind
Karen Dempsey Kimberly Clark has fired a new missile in the battle for babies' bottoms with a revamped range and a £30m marketing package for its Huggies nappy brand. Huggies has been realign-ed and redeveloped to cover the "three developmental...
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Technology: Asda pledges £30m for super tills
Asda is investing £30m to introduce Wal-Mart technology aimed at providing a speedier checkout service. The technology includes state-of-the-art Telxons handheld scanners which will enable staff to scan through customers baskets while they queue....
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but how about race equality?
Sir; Nice to hear that Camelot is a listener (Ian Milligan's letter of January 20). Now let's see you act. I will not opt for anonymity like the person Milligan was responding to. Could you enumerate the number of terminals that you have allocated...
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Impulse conference: Rallying call to act on impulse
Cash & carry and delivered wholesalers were urged to help independent retailers fight the multiples on impulse at the Federation of Whole-sale Distributors' Everyday Impulse conference this week. Alan Toft, FWD director general said: "Impulse is...
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The Grocer focus on: acting on impulse
Analysis by Sheila Eggleston Independent retailers know all about the value of making their customers act on impulse whether through fridges well stocked with cold beers, or the use of eye catching confectionery fixtures by the till. That's been...
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The Grocer focus on: acting on impulse
Smart moves by atwo-man Mace team A "slicker, smarter operation" in 2001 is the aim of Mace retailers Tom & Gloria Williams based at Hook Norton, Oxfordshire. "In a village store, we have to be service oriented," says Tom. "But it's no good...
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The Grocer focus on: acting on impulse
Make it easy with E-zones Before retailers can generate impulse sales they must explore new ways of ensuring their stores are buzzing with customers. Cash machines and bill payment systems have already proved to be winners for retailers looking to...
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C-stores: Balfour adds speed
Balfour News will expand rapidly in 2001 with the acquisition of 20 convenience stores to add to its existing 118, said managing director Mike Taylor. "We've had surprisingly few problems in finding suitable sites, said Taylor, who is already in...
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AF Blakemore: JVCs key to expansion
Joint venture schemes enabling wholesalers and independents to share the cost of buying up new stores are a key part of AF Blakemore's expansion strategy, said the Spar wholesaler's retail director Elwyn Davies. "It's early days but we've bedded...
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Organics: Agricultural Committee report
Don't preach it, sell it' MPs urge The all party Commons agriculture committee has urged the organics industry to "move away from messianics to marketing". In a strongly worded report published as this issue went to press, the MPs said: "Organic...
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Funyuns run ahead of the pack
Walkers has promised a raft of new product launches for 2001 in the wake of its newest arrival, Funyuns. These are onion flavoured rings which have been established in the US for some time and which Walkers has just brought to the UK. This has...
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Australia: Aldi denies it's interested but Franklins sale
Hong Kong conglomerate expected to put 287-strong discounter up for sale Despite persistent rumours Aldi has denied it is a front runner in a potential bidding war for Australian discount chain Franklins, which parent company Dairy Farm...
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Obituary: Sir Alistair Grant
Sir Alistair's legacy to grocery Clive Beddall The death of former Safeway chairman Sir Alistair Grant, at the relatively young age of 63, leaves the UK food and drink industry without one of its most charismatic visionaries. His death was not...
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Sainsbury applies regional focus
One of the biggest changes to come out of Sainsbury's massive shake-up of its retail operation (see news) is the creation of the regional business manager role. The team of 25 district managers reporting to retail operations directors will be...
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Top fruit/ grapes: Argentina export boom
More Argentinian apples, pears and grapes are heading for Europe as plantings and yields increase. Exporters have already had success with bicoloured apples, such as Gala shortly expected to reach 2 million cartons and Fuji. Beurre Bosc,...
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News outlets in decline ascshopping patterns change
Consumers still have plenty of choice when it comes to buying newspapers and magazines, despite the fact that the number of news retail outlets has fallen slightly. Figures released by the Association of Newspaper and and Magazine Wholesalers...
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Chocs away as Mars moves to new Galaxy
New caramel, truffle and praline-filled Galaxy Mini Eggs lead Mars' range towards the Valentine's Day, Mother's Day and Easter chocolate season. Other new products include large Galaxy Ripple and Bounty eggs (both rsp £2.99), Galaxy Favourites,...
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PORK AND BACON: German crisis sends pork price into a spin
Fallout from BSE could signal long term depression for the entire meat sector British retailers and processors can probably expect more imported pork bargains following a shakeout of pig prices in Germany, which is by far the biggest EU market....
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Badger's sights are set on a second golden champion with Te
The Badger Brewery has stamped its mark on the Tesco Beer Challenge by winning the big brewer section for the second time. The brewer has made it to the final of the competition in its last five attempts. At the final judging last week Tesco beer...