All The Grocer articles in 13 May 2017 – Page 2
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News
Calls for sweets and chocolate to face sugar levy
Action on Sugar says it is wrong that confectionery should escape a tax
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Media Bites 12 May: Aldi, Morrisons, Deliveroo, EU fishing policy
The Guardian has published a story based on The Grocer’s exclusive interview with Aldi CEO Matthew Barnes. Plus, a bumper pay rise for Morrisons CEO David Potts; and Deliveroo bows to pressure to change contracts for UK couriers.
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City snapshot: Inflation eases back as supermarkets continue price battle
Inflation eased in April as the big four supermarkets continued to battle the discounters and keep prices low, the lastest Grocer Price Index data suggests. Plus, an exclusive interview with Aldi CEO Matthew Barnes; the latest annual BDO food and drink report; and Eagle Eye wins a three-year contract with John Lewis.
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The Big Interview
Matthew Barnes Big interview: 'Is Aldi plateauing? Nonsense'
Amid talk of turnarounds at the big four, there have been lots of questions asked about Aldi. In an exclusive interview with The Grocer, Matthew Barnes speaks out on like-for-likes, price gaps and his ambitious plans for store growth
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Simplee Aloe to boost category awareness with £1m funding
Drinks startup Simplee Aloe has secured almost £1m in venture capital funding
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Kerrygold sales boom boosts revenues at Ornua
The Irish butter brand topped €900m in global sales, with the US reporting 20% volume growth
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Iceland sounds alert over fake orders sting
Iceland has issued a warning to suppliers over fraudsters placing bogus orders by impersonating the retailer
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Seven months after #Marmitegate, Tesco finally puts price up
Tesco has hiked the price of Marmite seven months after its public refusal to bow to brand owner Unilever’s demands
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Aldi: 'massive opportunity' to quadruple store numbers
Aldi believes it could almost quadruple its UK store estate to 2,600 stores
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Comment and Opinion
Are you sabotaging your success? Seek out your blind spots
Rob is a CEO of a medium-sized organisation which has an ambitious and exciting plan for growth. He came to executive coach Jennifer Baker for some urgent careers advice
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Comment and Opinion
Negotiation isn't a dirty word
Negotiation has been around since the dawn of trading and yet it’s the main topic of the news today
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Comment and Opinion
As Aldi flourishes in the UK, what can we learn from it?
Aldi has flourished in the UK in recent years. Sales continue to grow, up 18% in the latest three months from Kantar
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Comment and Opinion
Eat the Week with Iceland: Simon Rimmer stuck in advertorial
I feel for poor Simon Rimmer, I really do
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Diageo hit by £107m diverted profits tax bill
The taxman has demanded £107m from the drinks giant for the financial years ending 30 June 2015 and 30 June 2016
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Morrisons Dunwoody Way, Crewe: Grocer 33 store of the week
“Availability is a really key focus for us and something we are digging deep into every day as a whole team”
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Comment and Opinion
Does the Labour manifesto contain pro-business appeal?
Wading through the draft manifesto it is clear that Labour is promising exactly the sort of measures trade bodies have been screaming for
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Morrisons Crewe wins G33 service battle with huge score of 94
In the entrance lots of customers were looking at “impressive” summer displays – though the floor “needed sweeping”
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Inflation drops as big four strive to contain cost hikes
The big four are still trying to limit the extent to which they are passing on higher costs to consumers, data indicates
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M&S adds travel-based food ad to 'Spend it Well' campaign
Ad is part of an integrated approach across retailer’s food and non-food divisions
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Tesco buys thousands of small lettuces from G's to avoid waste
The smaller icebergs would normally be ploughed back into the ground as they sit outside standard supermarket specs