All The Grocer articles in 9 May 2009
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News
Other Movers 9/5/09
Annabelle Kuhn is the new head of marketing for Champagne at Pernod Ricard UK. She was previously head of marketing for wines, where she oversaw the UK launch of the Jacob's Creek partnership with 20th Century Fox for the film Australia, Montana's...
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NewsM&S going retro for 125th anniversary
Marks & Spencer is celebrating its 125th birthday with the launch of a raft of retro food and drink products - some of which it hasn't sold for years. Biscuits, tea and jam in limited-edition packaging will hit shelves on Monday alongside...
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NewsSanteau rebrands its O2Go range Wahoo
Hydration specialist Santeau is rebranding its O2Go water flavouring range with a new name and packaging to pacify mobile phone operator O2. The O2Go range, which was launched two years ago to add interest to plain bottled water, will be...
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Category Report
Technology & Supply Chain supplement 2009
Hi Tech Shopper: Technology that may seem like science fiction today could become commonplace in the stores of tomorrow. Simon Creasey sizes up the gadgets the shoppers and retailers of the future could be using. Online Shopping: It’s been talked about for decades, but online grocery shopping has recently come into ...
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NewsGrocer 33: Availability success for Morrisons
Faultless availability and excellent customer service made Morrisons' store in Auchinlea, Glasgow, the clear winner this week.
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NewsMusgrave to ramp up promotional activity
Musgrave Retail Partners GB is set to sharpen its promotional activity and own-label ranges this year to give its Budgens and Londis retailers and customers a helping hand through the recession. Speaking to The Grocer, MD Phil Smith said the...
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News
Asda's marketing guru given international role
Asda's chief marketing officer, Rick Bendel, has had his remit extended by Wal-Mart to become international chief marketing officer.The move will see Bendel provide strategic support for all the company's international marketing operations...
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News
Founders buy back The Cheese Cellar Co
The Cheese Cellar Company has been bought out by its founders after parent Novel Group went into administration.
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Profiles
Careers File: It's the little things that keep customers coming back
Attention to detail will separate the recession's victims from its survivors, says Philip Hesketh
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NewsFanta offers bag for life made of PET
Coca-Cola has partnered its Fanta brand with British fashion designers Antoni & Alison to launch a bag for life made entirely out of recycled plastic (PET) bottles. The bags, launched into stores on 20 May for National Recycle Week, will be...
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Baker profits from local touch
A decade after MJ Baker Foodservice started trading, the wholesaler is boasting an impressive 11% pre-tax profit margin by staying true to its roots. Peter Cripps reports
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NewsRetailers to keep battling tobacco ban despite Lords defeat
Retailers have vowed to continue fighting the tobacco display ban, despite a crushing defeat in the House of Lords. This week the Lords voted 204 to 110 in support of a tobacco display ban in supermarkets from 2011 and in smaller...
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Banking the benefits of cutting emissions
Can Britain's food retailers be responsible corporate citizens and save money at the same time, asks Craig Sears-Black
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NewsPromotions battle hots up as deals and savings grow
The number of deals at the big four retailers are up more than 20% year-on year, and brands are leading the way, reports James Ball
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NewsSecond Opinion: King has further battles to fight
Sainsbury's is returning to form - but can the momentum be maintained, asks Jonathan Pritchard
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NewsGDA camp vows to continue battling traffic-light regime
GDA supporters say they will resist any government attempt to impose traffic lights ahead of new EU laws on nutrition labelling. Government pressure on retailers and manufacturers to adopt traffic lights is likely to be ramped up this week,...
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NewsHot Topic: Walkers does itself a very big favour
Never mind the actual winner - Walkers' Do Us A Flavour was a sensational PR coup, says Charlie Wright
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NewsFurther big deals expected as fmcgs meet shifting demand
The economic climate may be right for food and drink businesses to move into new high-growth markets or countries, reports James Ball
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: If you give someone a bigger portion than they need, they will eat it
I've read my share of self-serving surveys, and may I be at least the second to commend the Food Standards Agency on its latest contribution to the genre. This one found - quel surprise - that eight out of 10 cats prefer the FSA's traffic lights....