28 September 2002
The Grocer
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7-Eleven looks to smaller format in US
30 Sep 2002
US-based convenience store chain 7-Eleven said it is to follow its Asian model by opening smaller stores in North America to cut investment costs.According to press reports, 7-Eleven has closed a number of unprofitable stores Stateside and...
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a case of divine comparisons
28 Sep 2002
from Andy Good, Director, Equal Exchange Trading Edinburgh Sir; I am thrilled to see Nestle has moved towards (but not into) Fairtrade with its "innovative" new bar and grabbed the niche created by Divine chocolate over recent years (Focus on...
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A time of transition
28 Sep 2002
Sainsbury has made great progress but the climate is getting tougher, with suppliers under renewed pressure. Siâ® Harrington reports from the annual supplier conference It has been a year of great progress at Sainsbury, but the stakes are rising...
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A new Vintage
28 Sep 2002
Shepherd Neame has given its Christmas Vintage Ale a new look for 2002. The Kent brewer has produced a festive gift box featuring Father Christmas, containing two 500ml bottles of Christmas Vintage Ale, together with an engraved stemmed beer glass. ...
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A wrap at Wharf
28 Sep 2002
A centuries-old method of maturing meat has been re-introduced to customers through supermarket shelves. Waitrose is offering a range of dry-aged Aberdeen Angus beef at its new Food & Home store in Canary Wharf. The retailer has...
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Ahold ends Unilever boycott
01 Oct 2002
Global retailer Ahold said that its Albert Heijn supermarket operation in Holland has called off its week-long boycott of compatriot Unilever’s products.The Albert Heijn stores stopped renewing supplies of certain Unilever products once they...
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All-year-round aim
28 Sep 2002
Turkey producers are calling on the support of retailers to persuade consumers that turkey is not just for Christmas. The industry is keen to grow its business to 12 months of the year, rather than just the two months surrounding the festive...
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An appetite for Tio Pepe
28 Sep 2002
Tio Pepe has confirmed that it is to sponsor the seventh Carlton London Restaurant Awards. The deal fits in with the drive to market Gonzalez Byass' Fino sherry as an appetite stimulant. Fiona Lovatt, marketing manager for First Drinks,Tio...
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American excitement
28 Sep 2002
Safeway has expanded its international own label repertoire with an updated American range. Rolling out now across 480 stores and totalling 30 lines, the revamped selection draws on influences from the Wild West, Tex-Mex and the East Coast....
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Alldays in sell-off talks
30 Sep 2002
C-store operator Alldays has confirmed that it is in talks with a third party to sell the group’s 600-strong estate.Weekend press speculation has the Co-op as a front runner for the chain which has a market value of some £2.5m but with debts...
