All The Grocer articles in 13 January 2018 – Page 4
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News
Petits Filous unveils Play Free marketing campaign
£3m push will run from 13 January to end of February, and will feature TV, VOD and Facebook ads
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Ocado Technology to open permanent Barcelona office
The Ocado Group division first opened a temporary office in the city in 2016
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Diageo links with UberEats for c-store booze deliveries
The move capitalises on “a shift in millennial needs and a rise in tech-enabled delivery channels”…
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Media Bites 11 January: Sainsbury's, Lidl, M&S
It’s Sainsbury’s turn to face the media spotlight as it becomes the latest supermarket to update the market on its Christmas trading.
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Shine taken off record Christmas at Tesco by collapse of Palmer & Harvey
Tesco and Waitrose have both managed to drive underlying sales growth over Christmas, but Marks & Spencer lost out to Aldi and Lidl as like-for-like food numbers declined. However, the shine was taken off Tesco’s results by the impact of the Palmer & Harvey collapse.
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The Big Interview
Barry Williams, Poundland MD, on Toblerones and elves
Life at Poundland is never dull. In 2016 it was struggling, now sales are soaring
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Comment and Opinion
Yes, food price inflation should ease – but we can’t afford to get complacent
It’s been a bruising 18 months for consumers since the Brexit vote sent sterling crashing
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News
Richard Rose joins Hancocks in non-executive role
Rose is a former chairman of Booker and AO World
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M&S to invest £25m in 'digital-first' tech programme changes
Retailer plans to transfer 250 existing technology roles to Tata Consultancy Services
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Aldi and Lidl outpacing big four in supermarket space race
However even the discounters have scaled back on applications
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Independent retail bodies welcome 5p bag charge extension
Theresa May is expected to outline the proposals on Thursday as part of a high-profile speech on the environment
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Humphrey Singer to become new M&S chief finance officer
Singer, finance director of Dixons Carphone, will replace Helen Weir, who is leaving to pursue a portfolio career
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on Pizza: 17 February
Pizza continues to bring in the dough. Sales are up as consumers feast on pizza of all shapes and sizes – from chilled deep pan to frozen thin and crispy.
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News
Bailiff visits to retailers hits 10,000 since rates increase
Altus Group suggested 41,000 business premises were referred by councils to bailiffs between April and August
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Feature Synopsis
Focus on Fairtrade: 3 February
Fairtrade has taken its fair share of flak of late, yet it is still doing a roaring trade.
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Co-op's Steve Murrells urges post-Brexit EU partnership
Murrells welcomed Michael Gove’s pledge that payments to farmers would be extended post-Brexit
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Spar to launch in-house training to tackle sexual misconduct
Spar was unable to find a suitable existing training programme
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Comment and Opinion
More Change4Life junk
Could there can be a sadder case of terminally atrophied eating advice than Change4Life’s children’s snacks campaign?
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Organic Trade Board secures £1.7m for Feed Your Happy push
Agreement will underwrite OTB to access additional EU funding
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Unilever adds Soothing Anti-Perspirant to Simple range
It is available in a 125ml compressed aerosol can, 50ml roll-on and 40ml stick format