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NewsAsda chief Bond attacks ‘Big Mother’ culture
Asda chief executive Andy Bond will this week attack efforts to restrict the consumption of alcohol and unhealthy foods as well as the use of carrier bags in a speech to the British Retail Consortium.
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Tesco in row over conditions for SA fruit pickers
Tesco has come under attack from anti-poverty campaigners amid accusations the supermarket broke a promise to improve the pay and working conditions of South African fruit pickers, according to a report in The Guardian.
NewsTesco slashes Irish prices to stem euro exodus
Tesco Ireland has slashed prices by almost a quarter at a clutch of stores to stem the flow of cross-border shoppers seeking bargains in Northern Ireland due to the strength of the euro.
NewsCooking classes the Oliver way
Jamie Oliver's new high-street retailing concept Recipease allows shoppers the choice to grab food and go, or stay and whip up a meal themselves. Darren Davidson reports
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Advertising: Walkers sets tone with big ad spend cut
The only crunch in the crisps category last month was the sound of budgets being squashed. PepsiCo scaled back its Walkers Crisps ad spend despite launching new super-premium brand Red Sky, spending just £2,842 on press ads for the brand’s...
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Advertising: Detergent feels the chill of recession
Despite being the biggest-spending fast moving consumer goods category in terms of advertising, the washing powder and liquid sub-category cut its year-on-year ad spend a whopping 65% to £5.32m in the four weeks to 1 March. The reduction in...
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Advertising: PG Tips puts £1.6m into pyramid ad
The tea and coffee category has been a hotbed of activity since the start of the year, with big spenders Kenco and PG Tips investing more than a million pounds each in an attempt to exploit the cold weather and the staying-in trend
NewsAdvertising: Frozen looks to healthier opportunities
The mood in frozen food has been anything but icy recently as big spenders such as McCain significantly upped their spend and several quiet frozen brands joined the fray again. McCain spent 24% more in the four weeks to 8 February than in the...
NewsAdvertising: Frozen looks to healthier opportunities
The mood in frozen food has been anything but icy recently as big spenders such as McCain significantly upped their spend and several quiet frozen brands joined the fray again. McCain spent 24% more in the four weeks to 8 February than in the...
NewsAdvertising: Slim-Fast taps into new year resolutions
The binge and purge cycle of Christmas consumption and new year resolutions make January and February vital for the health supplement and diet market.