All The Grocer articles in 13 March 2004 – Page 2
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Nisa-Today’s goes for planogram cool
Nisa-Today’s has upgraded its online planogram service for chilled and frozen to incorporate local purchasing trends. The new online service, which is available free to all members, creates a bespoke planogram which is based on the store...
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Dasani inquiry
Coca-Cola ignored senior buyers’ concerns over its attempts to flog ‘tap water’ brand Dasani as a premium bottled H2O.Now industry experts are warning that the newcomer could become one of the quickest marketing flops in British retailing...
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Fairtrade hits at ‘dead end’ slur
Fair trade organisations and retailers are enraged by a report from the Adam Smith Institute that claimed fair trade was doomed to failure and offered “cures that are worse than the disease” because it ignored market realities.The report,...
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Disco deal
Ahold has reached agreement with Chilean retailer Cencosud on the terms of a $315m sale of its controlling stake in the Argentine supermarket chain Disco.But Ahold said it would first need to address certain Argentine and Uruguayan court...
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TV debut for the gecko
South African wine Kumala is launching its first TV ad campaign next week.Brand owner Western Wines is pumping £700,000 into a 20-second commercial for its flagship brand. The ad will appear in the Midlands and Central TV regions and features...
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Doubting the dilutable
Buyers have expressed doubts that consumers will be able to differentiate Britvic’s new Robinsons for Milk dilutable squash from milkshake lines.Rolling out next week, the soft drinks specialist’s new line, which contains 10% fruit juice, comes...
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Sainsbury’s mango scrum down
Importers are getting creative in a bid to boost mango consumption in the UK.Birmingham-based importer Minor, Weir and Willis, the UK’s biggest handler of fresh mangoes, is set to work closely with Sainsbury to organise a number of instore...
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PG Plunger drops out of sight
Unilever is pulling the plug on its PG Plunger loose tea concept after sales failed to reach the company’s expectations.The product had been a bold move by the food giant to inject some life into the flagging hot beverages market, which last...
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Kitching goes Dutch in new Interbrew role
Steve Kitching, managing director of take home sales at Interbrew UK, is moving on to become country manager for the Netherlands.He has worked in the UK business for the last 18 years. He joined Whitbread’s take home division in 1985, working...
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Excelling in their field
Innovation, diversification and commitment are the hallmarks of the NFU Excellence Awards national winners. Julian Hunt reportsTake a carrot grower, a cheese producer and a farm shop retailer, and what do you get? Three of the...
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Spotlight on Fairtrade products
>>TESTING HOW STORES PERFORM ON A THEMED SHOPPING BASKETOne week into Fairtrade Fortnight and our shoppers went in search of goods that guarantee a profit for their producers in the developing world.No retailer checked in...
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Named: the first five Safeways to switch
Morrisons has revealed the five Safeway stores which will initially be integrated into its estate at the start of a £1.5bn conversion programme.After taking control of Safeway on Monday, Morrisons said medium-sized stores would be rebadged as...
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Be a more flexible friend
In her first monthly column for Careers File, Christine Hayhurst outlines some smart ways to encourage mothers back to work, enabling them to balance career and home commitmentsDuring the recent TV series of ‘I’m a celebrity, get me...
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Get ready for the great rush
The Adminstore deal has been waved through. Brace yourself, says John WoodThe steady trickle of takeovers in the c-store sector has long been a concern to independents and their advocates, but the OFT’s decision to wave through...
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Standardsin harmony
UK companies will move a step closer to global data synchronisation with the launch of the UK’s first standards compliant data pool this year.Owned and operated by standards body the e.centre and developed by Global eXchange Services, the pool...
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Wotsits hots things up
Walkers is ploughing £4m behind Wotsits and Square Crisps in a bid to take both brands to a wider audience.Wotsits is getting a new Flamin Hot variant and improved Really Cheesy flavour, while Square Crisps is getting new pack designs and...
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Lidl looks to luck in Ireland
Lidl has launched an outdoor poster campaign to woo Irish consumers following the recent slippage in its share of the Republic’s grocery market.
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We must keep our position of strength
from Shamus Lehel, Wootton Post Office, Londis, BedsSir; Now that even the new independent directors appointed by KPMG have reached the conclusion that Londis should be sold, we should all get geared up behind our company and push for...
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Smoke is lucrative
Smokers bring twice as much business to independent retailers’ stores as non-smokers, helping to boost turnover by 34%.These are the key findings of Gallaher’s annual category review of the tobacco market, out this week. According to the...
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The role of new media in the P-O-P mix
from Martin Kingdon, director general, POPAI UK and IrelandSir; I was interested to note that Tesco says of Tesco TV that “advertisers believe it is the first media format to work in the ‘last 10 feet’,” encouraging customers to...
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