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Retailers urged to prepare for online boom Subscription

19 May 2012 | By James Halliwell

The UK leaves the rest of Europe behind when it comes to shopping online, according to the president of Unilever Europe, Jan Zijderveld.

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Growth in dry shampoo leads to double VO5 product launch Subscription

12 May 2012 | Updated: 13 May 2012 | By Lisa Riley

Consumers looking for a quick beauty fix have helped the dry shampoo market double in size in the past two years.

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Unilever investors back Polman pay hike Subscription

10 May 2012 | By Charlie Wright

The climate of shareholder unrest over executive pay has not spread to Unilever.

analysis & features

Trade Promotions Survey index

There's 'little runway left' in the promotional takeoff Subscription

19 May 2012 | By Elinor Zuke

The eighth annual trade promotions survey by Ebiquity and The Grocer reveals rapidly diminishing prospects for brand growth.

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Revealed: our suppliers of the year Subscription

02 May 2012 | By The Grocer Team

We reveal the 38 category winners in The Grocer’s Supplier of the Year survey 2012.

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opinion

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Booker's £63.4m question Subscription

24 May 2012 | By Beth Phillips

Booker may not be sexy but the UK’s top cash & carry could start generating some serious column inches if it keeps up its current momentum.

Have we reached a historic moment when supermarkets start to shrink? Subscription

19 May 2012 | By Adam Leyland

Ever since supermarkets were first invented, they have grown larger and more all-encompassing.

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Lynam up for a stint at the Carlsberg academy Subscription

19 May 2012 | By Charlie Wright

Mixed emotions surely for Carlsberg, having lashed itself to the mast of the Good Ship England as it drifts, becalmed, to a bloodless early exit from Euro 2012.

The illusion of progress Subscription

19 May 2012 | By Kevin Hawkins

American President Calvin Coolidge was once asked how he managed to remain healthy in a job that had killed Woodrow Wilson.

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Universal label plan would be a healthy move Subscription

19 May 2012

The government’s plans for a new universal health labelling scheme have caused controversy but this is a positive step towards a healthier Britain.

Weetabix deal is sign of East-West love-in Subscription

12 May 2012 | Updated: 13 May 2012

Bright Food’s acquisition of Weetabix is just one more deal that shows the infatuation that overseas markets have with strong British brands.

Morrisons right about GM feed Subscription

12 May 2012 | Updated: 13 May 2012

It is an irony that the same people who sometimes accuse supermarkets of bullyboy tactics are urging big retailers to dictate to farmers what they should feed their animals.

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