28 January 2012
The Grocer
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A rare example of common sense from the Department of Health
28 Jan 2012
Common sense is rarely a term used in relation to government departments.
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Alaska salmon fishery exits MSC scheme
28 Jan 2012
Fish buyers are set to lose a major source of MSC-accredited fish after the shock departure of the Alaska salmon fishery from the scheme.
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'A significant step in evolution' as Today's separates from Nisa
28 Jan 2012
Nisa and Today’s are to officially separate next week, when Today’s moves to new offices in Doncaster on Monday.
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ACS calls for cap on rising business rates
28 Jan 2012
The ACS is urging retailers to back its call for a cap on increased business rates by writing to their local MP.
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Action figure treatment for TV's Backshall
28 Jan 2012
BBC action man Steve Backshall, star of wildlife show Deadly 60, has been made into a toy.
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Asda asking for love trouble
28 Jan 2012
As 14 February looms, Asda has asked staff to tell its Green Room website about their workplace romances (ie who’s to blame for the stray undies in the stockroom).
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Beauty and the beets: now MPs move into veg
28 Jan 2012
They say politics is showbusiness for ugly people, although surely that’s what radio is for.
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Asda to sell half-pound strawberry punnets
28 Jan 2012
Following the successful launch of 1lb punnets of strawberries last year, Asda is launching a half-pound punnet.
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Asda banana trays to slash use of cardboard by 15 million kgs
28 Jan 2012
Asda is set to reduce its cardboard usage by15 million kgs a year following a move to shelf-ready plastic trays for its bananas.
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At last, Sainsbury's finds marketing boss
28 Jan 2012
Sainsbury’s has found a marketing director after a 19-month search.
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Alfred Jones sales hit by competition
28 Jan 2012
Sales at Spar retailer Alfred Jones fell 4.3% in the year to 1 May 2011 following stiff competition from the multiples.
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As export sales soar by 23%, Bestway exhorts businesses to go global
28 Jan 2012
Bestway has urged other UK companies to export more products to boost the UK economy after its own export sales soared by more than a fifth.
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All to play for: The Grocer visits UK Toy Fair 2012
27 Jan 2012
For three days this week, many of the biggest names in toys gathered at Olympia to see, and buy, the latest products the industry has to offer.
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Beer sales now falling faster in supermarkets than pubs
23 Jan 2012
Off-trade sales of beer have fallen faster than on-trade sales, for the first time in more than 15 years.
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Brands stuck in a jam Subscription
28 Jan 2012
Soaring costs and tighter shopping budgets are boosting sales of own-label jams & spreads, but some brands are bucking the trend
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Bring backs don't work - but comebacks do
28 Jan 2012
I agree with the opening line in ‘Bring Back a Brand’: the future is terrifying and the past does have a certain rosy countenance.
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Beware organised gangs
28 Jan 2012
Traditionally, retailers have targeted low-level offenders with CCTV and tagging, but these systems can’t protect against organised groups…
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Bracey exit tempers talk of an Ocado bid
28 Jan 2012
The surprise announcement from Ocado this week that finance director Andrew Bracey was leaving has dampened speculation of a takeover bid.
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Bonne Maman resolves price jam with Tesco
28 Jan 2012
Bonne Maman jams are back on shelf in Tesco this weekend following a two-month dispute.
