All The Grocer articles in 6 October 2001
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Name: Julian Smith
Position: Senior trading manager Company: Jacksons Stores The job: Smith, who joined Yorkshire based convenience chain Jacksons in midJuly, has been given responsibility for a trading team of six buyers as well as support staff and...
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internet services
Retailers urged to save online Small retailers could save thousands of pounds each year by transferring more business functions online, according to a new report commissioned by Netscalibur, which provides web based services to companies across...
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Palandri takes independent route
New Australian company Palandri is building a bridgehead in the UK to sell a range of premium wines. It has a budget of £2m for start-up costs and the launch of several wine brands. The first is Solora, which will be a combination of premium...
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Global threat to supply very real'
Clive Beddall Sir Don Curry's Commission on the Future of Farming and Food will be urged to recommend strengthening Britain's food production base amid fears of terrorist attacks disrupting supplies along the international food chain. The move...
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Jane picks up the glittering prize
The prestigious title of Sales Assistant of the Year 2001, organised by our sister publication Convenience Store has been won by Jane Thomas of the Spar store in Pennar, West Wales. Jane, 35, received her £2,000 prize from C-Store editor Sonia...
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Nowhere, it seems, is now safe from a plethora of new food p
In Japan, Coca-Cola has launched Water Salad in order to meet the increasing demand for low-calorie vitamin-added soft drinks. Enriched with vitamins B6, B12 and C, calcium and fibre, the drink is aimed at on-the-go young professionals and is said...
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Fogg gets mixing
KP is ringing the changes with new products and sizes for sharing. The Phileas Fogg brand gets two newcomers New York Deli Mix (rsp: £2.49, 280g) and Thai Mix (£2.49, 230g) while Mini Cheddars BBQ and Tangy Salsa are available in 250g drums…
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n Retailers in an Irish town are helping to expose the greml
Atown in the heart of rural Ireland, with a population of just 4,000, is doing much of its business in euros, months ahead of the official changeover date. Eighteen months ago, in a local chamber of commerce initiative, the County Galway town of...
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DEFRA streamlines its structure
DEFRA has unveiled a new, streamlined management board. The structure is divided into three streams: environmental protection, food, farming and fisheries, and rural affairs. There are also three professional streams: science, veterinary advice and...
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Yankee dandies go for Scotland
Two Miller obsessed Americans are spearheading a new TV campaign for the lager over the next six months. The ads are the next step in a relaunch campaign which is exclusive to Scotland and went on air this week on ITV, C4 and C5. The revamp by...
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Emva woos the WI with thoughts of sunny Cyprus and more win
That bastion of the community, the Women's Institute, will be feeling the benefit of a marketing campaign designed to revitalise the fortunes of Emva fortified wines. This is part of a plan by the brand's UK distributor, The Drinks Group, to add...
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TOTAL GROCERS CTNS, FORECOURTS, OFFS
VALUE SALES (£000s) BRAND AVERAGE 4 WEEKLY SALES SINCE LAUNCH* Mars Bar Big One 884.2 Kinder Bueno (single) 838.7 Galaxy Silk Collection 797.2 ...
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The Kingfisher takes a crown
Exotic birds lose out to Kingfisher in the latest campaign for the lager which made its name in the Indian restaurant sector. The brand is being backed by a £1m initiative which features posters on the London Underground and in mainline stations...
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Wine, women and Cranswick
Australian producer Cranswick is increasing support for Image, its latest wine range aimed at fashion-conscious women. The company is spending £250,000 on a poster campaign in London and national magazine advertising. Company spokesman Chris...
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Goodwin helps to put a corporate shine on KC
Household paper supplier Kimberly-Clark has appointed Joanna Goodwin director of corporate communications for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Goodwin is due to start her new role in December after five years at Kodak, where she is director of...
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Fertile ground for co-operatives
The dreadful events in America on September 11 have focused the minds of those involved in UK food production. Thus the importance of maintaining a strong domestic base in the new, uncertain international environment is taking on greater...
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Cobra's lectures in lager are a gas
Indian beer Cobra is offering UK consumers lessons in lager' in a £1m ad campaign which began this week. The tongue-in-cheek cartoon ads emphasise the less fizzy nature of the beer and will be on Tube cards in the London Underground this month...
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Matthew Clark swears by a fashion icon to lead it into the p
Matthew Clark has plucked an established brand from the world of fashion for a major launch into the premium packaged spirit market. The company has signed a deal with French Connection UK to use its fcuk logo under licence. The result is fcuk...
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Coin machines give shoppers the charitable option
Supermarket coin exchange service Coinstar has linked up with leading UK charities to give shoppers an option of donating loose change. A Coins that Count' service now allows customers at Asda, Sainsbury and Tesco to pay in money to causes...
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Chain explores means of creating real value'
Free carrier bags and a return to tv advertising are all being considered by Kwik Save as it looks to change the way Britain thinks about the business. At the chain's first national conference at Hafan Y Mor in North Wales, 1,000 store managers and...