All The Grocer articles in 12 April 2003 – Page 2

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    CONSUMERs' view

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    Ella and leon verrells, 7 and 5, East Grinstead Daddy doesn't drink enough water but he's always telling us to and we do quite a few times every day. Sometimes it comes out of the tap but we often have bottles ­ Daddy says he and Mummy...

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    Troubleshooter O'Neill must shake up Conveco

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Convenience store operator Conveco has appointed Tony O'Neill, former managing director of Somerfield Stores, chief executive. O'Neill replaces MD Allen Hutchby who left last week. He will be seeking to improve Conveco's growth programme, in...

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    Delivering on a tall order

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    Buyers need suppliers who work not only to build their brand but to lift the category and achieve retail objectives. Asking too much? Not for the top performers in The Grocer's survey of branded suppliers, as Helen Gregory reports The...

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    Pork pushes at public's door

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Ed Bedington Meat chiefs have teamed up with retailers to target one million households in a bid to boost sales of British pork. The Meat and Livestock Commission, along with Tesco, Sainsbury and, on a small scale, Morrisons, will be...

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    Sainsbury drives on with instore eating

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    Sainsbury is developing its instore eating offer with the roll out of Starbucks concessions and a Comfortable Café concept. It plans to open Starbucks coffee concessions at 20 more stores after its initial introduction into 30 stores. And...

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    pepsi dynamite

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    Music sensation Ms Dynamite is following in the footsteps of Madonna and Robbie WIlliams by signing a deal with Pepsi. Continuing the brand's associations with pop, the deal includes sponsoring Ms Dynamite's first full public performance later...

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    As a small independent retailer and the south eastern spokes

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    To be honest, I am devastated by the increase. Independent research published last year showed that tobacco smuggling costs small independent shopkeepers more than £50,000 a year on average in lost trade.This is going to make the situation a whole...

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    Seoung-Han Lee's enthusiasm is highly infectious. So much so

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    "There are different types of retailing within the hypermarket format," says Lee. "We have developed a unique format combining global standards with local expertise to create what we call the value store." Put simply, Lee's value store' concept...

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    n Games extension

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Future Publishing is launching a brand extension to its title PC Gamer. Net Gamer will be an occasional magazine dedicated to multi-player PC games. The 100-page title has three covermounted CD-ROMs and a cover price of £5.99. On sale on April 17....

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    Store security guards face tough licence test

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Instore security guards will have to pass stringent tests to gain a licence from a newly launched independent licensing body at the end of next year. The Security Industry Authority ­ answerable to the Home Secretary ­ has been created to...

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    Princes leaps into the fray

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    Mary Carmichael Princes is making its debut in canned pies, a move which takes it into territory dominated for decades by the Fray Bentos brand. Rolling out now, the four initial recipes ­ Beef n' Beer, Steak & Kidney, Minced Beef &...

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    Froggatt takes top role at Scottish & Newcastle

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    Scottish & Newcastle has appointed Tony Froggatt chief executive. He takes up his appointment on May 12. Froggatt will take the reins from executive chairman Sir Brian Stewart, who becomes non-executive chairman from July 1. Frogatt was...

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    Yorkie's still not for girls

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Yorkie is back on TV screens next week with a £3m campaign building on the brand's earlier theme of It's not for girls'. The first ad features two men with faces painted in the colours of St George's flag. Their friend, who has a face painted...

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    Inquiry set to go public

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    John Wood The leading figures in the UK supermarket sector could soon be putting their case at a public hearing by the Competition Commission panel looking into the bids for Safeway. Sir Derek Morris, chairman of the Competition Commission...

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    Go for a Gramia!

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    This year's Grocery Advertising and Marketing Industry Awards will be held at London Hilton, Park Lane, on September 30. The GRAMIAs, organised by William Reed, publisher of The Grocer, recognise creative excellence across 10 categories and...

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    Sir Terry Leahy might have stolen Malcolm Hepworth's thunder

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    While Tesco bosses faced a barrage of negative publicity about the devastation a pumped up Tesco Express could wreak on the independent sector, the man at the helm of the Co-operative Group's food retail business has been left to get on with...

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    Muscle for the local market

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    The decision to refer all the bids for Morrisons from supermarket groups to the Competition Commission because of concern over local competition has raised a few eyebrows. While few were surprised about the question mark over bids from the big...

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    Maxway looks to UK loyalty

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    A leading cooked poultry meat supplier is pioneering a £1m investment programme to update its factory facilities. The investment has meant Maxway Foods has moved from standard to higher level EFSIS accreditation in just 12 months. Sales...

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    When puppy love runs out

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    A spat or the start of a fightback by brands feeling the squeeze? Liz Hamson reports on the Andrex-Sainsbury price dispute A fortnight ago, Kimberly-Clark was getting ready to pop the champagne corks. Its marketing team, headed by Joe Bromilow,...

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    margins ­ they have a point

    2003-04-12T00:00:00Z

    Budgens' chairman Eoin McGettigan raised more than a few eyebrows this week with his suggestion that suppliers should hike their prices to the multiples by 0.5% in order to offer better terms to the independent sector. Now, I am sure many...