All The Grocer articles in 13 January 2001
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£15m should put Holsten in right place at the right time
Activity behind the Holsten brand in the off-trade is set to be cranked up. The number of brands under the Holsten umbrella is to be increased. The first new product Duckstein, is already on the market. Sales director Geoff Bradman said: "We have...
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Republic of Ireland: Tesco stokes Irish price war with 18% c
Tesco set off a fresh supermarket price war in the Irish Republic with reductions which it claims average 18% on a range of more than 50 items. Superquinn, the smallest of the major chains, hit back immediately with matching price cuts. "We never...
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Beyond 2001
Paul Mullis, industry leader, consumer products, retail & distribution Cap Gemini Ernst & Young As e-commerce gathers momentum and retail services such as home delivery continue to proliferate, effective management of resources and skills is set to...
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Tobacco giants push through 5p/packet rise
Independent retailers have slammed price rises announced by all the major tobacco companies, warning they will lead to more smuggling. Rothmans and Imperial Tobacco plan identical price rises effective from January 31. Gallaher is following suit on...
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Newstrade: ACS wins distribution influence
Neighbourhood retailers are set to gain a far greater say in the talks to resolve the problems surrounding newspaper and magazine distribution. The Association of Convenience Stores has won a seat on the Joint Industry Group which comprises...
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Brandwatch: sector profile beer, lager & stout, advertising
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Dec '99 - Nov '00 Totals Press Cinema Radio Outdoor ...
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US: Ahold sales growth bucks US gloom
A strong performance from Ahold's US division impressed analysts fearful that the economic slowdown across the Atlantic would hit sales at the Dutch food giant. Posting 2000 sales figures ahead of its full year results in March, Ahold put in its...
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Asda staff are bare but not the shelves
When Asda announces "everything's coming down", it normally means the price, but this time, they do mean everything. After the Women's Institutue and Somerfield's semi-nude effort last year, Asda colleagues at the Morley branch in West Yorkshire...
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Cashppoints: Securicor launches ATM service
Securicor Security has launched an ATM service in the UK and aims to develop between 2,500 and 3,000 sites within the next two years. Chief executive Nick Buckles said: "Although it is early days, we already have 250 sites in operation nationwide...
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Invisible strings attached
SCA padded out its Fempro portfolio last week, with the launch of Bodyform Invisible String Towels. The launch spearheads the brand's new marketing strategy which includes a budget of £3.2m an increase of 68% on last year. The tapered towel is...
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Qualification courses available at IGD
- Foundation Certificate in Management, accredited by Manchester Metropolitan University An education programme providing young managers in the food and grocery industry with essential background knowledge and skills that will assist them in their...
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Christmas Day trading: MP seeks Bill for a ban
Legislation to outlaw Christmas Day trading looks set to be in place in time for this year's festive period. Labour MP Gwyneth Dunwoody has agreed to introduce a private member's bill preventing stores over 3,000 sq ft opening for business on...
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Beer battle ends in a consumer KO
The only certain winner of the annual pre-Christmas battle for beer sales is the consumer while the brewers and retailers lick their wounds and count the cost of cutthroat pricing. This year the emphasis shifted away from stubbies and on to key...
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New Zealand: Enza rebuffed in the battle for permits
The lifting of the injunction preventing New Zealand apple and pear growers being granted independent export permits for 2.4 million cartons of fruit this season has led to the resignation of Enza's chief executive David Geor. The Enza board said...
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Intervention: New beef mountain rising
Brussels has begun building a new intervention beef mountain. But first purchases prompted by BSE on the continent have totalled only 12,000 tonnes, mostly in France and Germany. The stockpile will not match the previous mountain in size as...
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Beef: Buyers facing end of cheap Irish supplies?
Irish beef is proving less of a bonanza for British retailers than their critics among home producers believe, as cattle markets in the Republic have stabilised quickly after the BSE crisis on the continent. Farming lobbyists led by the National...
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BEW looks to regenerate image with Enjoy! meals
Karen Dempsey Bird's Eye Walls is stumping up £30m over two years to make Enjoy!, its new range of upmarket ready meals, a regular feature in UK freezers. Enjoy! is pitched as a "meal solution" for adults who choose what to eat at the last...
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It's a bigger and creamier Waistline
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Crosse & Blackwell is revamping its low fat dressings brand Waistline to take a bigger dollop of the salad cream market which was rejuvenated by Heinz last year. Waistline will be made with a creamier recipe and it will now...
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Republic of Ireland: Dunnes personnel procedures blasted by
Thirteen staff dismissed by Dunnes Stores during an industrial dispute in the Irish Republic have been awarded substantial compensation for being unfairly sacked. The awards, made by the Irish Employment Appeals Tribunal, averaged I£5,400, the...
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Wholesaling: I'll take my time over Booker'
A new managing director for Booker will not be appointed for at least 12 weeks, says Bill Grimsey, chief executive of the parent Iceland group. Grimsey, who has just completed his first week at the head of Iceland, said he was prepared to take his...