All The Grocer articles in 14 March 2015 – Page 3
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News
Waitrose fixes glitch that gave shoppers money back at tills
The glitch occurred when the tills failed to remove promotions on products reduced at the end of the day
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News
Murco name to vanish from forecourts
The forecourt operator said that from 1 April, BP would supply 136 forecourts, Jet would supply 68, and Texaco 78
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Analysis and Features
El Niño uncertainty triggers food commodity supply fears
Scientists have confirmed the presence of El Niño, and that it is to be relatively weak, but cannot yet tell producers the duration
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Britvic appoints Unilever's Kevin McNair as GB marketing director
McNair joined Unilever in 1996 as a graduate trainee and has worked for the consumer goods giant ever since
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My Alternative CV
Pippa Murray, Pip & Nut, on B*Witched and Ryan Gosling
I describe my job as nut butter connoisseur and Chief Squirrel…
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News
Asda seeks to avert driver shortage crisis with £1m scheme
Asda are on track to have transferred 100 warehouse employees over to driving within 12 months
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McCain Foods debuts in frozen mashed potato
The mash is joined in freezers by four other new products including limited-edition American BBQ Wedges
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Category Report
The Top 50 Independents
A record 14 indie forecourts featured in this year’s ranking, with their combined sales rising 19% to £2.9bn
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Analysis and Features
1 (2) MRH GB
Forecourt operators are the new force in independent grocery retailing, and nothing signifies this more than MRH’s elevation to the number one spot for the first time
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Analysis and Features
5 (8) Euro Garages
Based predominantly in the North, the team has done it the simple way: offering drivers very good reasons to pull over
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Analysis and Features
The Top 50 Independents: 6-10
6-10 in our Top 50 Independents sees a big, big climber enter the top ten
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Analysis and Features
The Top 50 Independents: 11-20
Who made the top 20 in this year’s Top 50 Independents?
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Analysis and Features
The Top 50 Independents: 21-30
Cook is climbing steadily as it enters our top 30 for this first time
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Analysis and Features
Farmcare sets out life after The Co-op
Farmcare will see a return to more traditional mixed farming methods
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Analysis and Features
The Top 50 Independents: 31-40
Asiana, formed by Asian entrepreneur Sam Sangha in 2003, returns to our list after a year of impressive growth in its supermarket and wholesale delivery business
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Analysis and Features
The Top 50 Independents: 41-50
Founded five years ago, forecourt/c-store operator High Noon hit the headlines in June 2013 after it claimed to be selling the cheapest petrol in the country. It also won The Grocer’s Independent Retail Chain of the Year in 2014
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News
Propercorn rebrands and expands range
The new packs feature the brand name in larger, bolder letters with a less busy popcorn graphic
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Morrisons store estate value in £1.3bn writedown
The cut in the value of its store estate is down to the reduced price that Morrisons could raise if it sold its property assets
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Waitrose and Co-op gear up for Mother's Day demand surge
Waitrose said in the past week it had seen gift cards rise 57% year-on-year, while Mother’s Day gifts were up 41%
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Plain tobacco packaging plans flawed by security loophole
Key tools in the fight against illicit tobacco will become illegal because plain packaging regulations will forcibly remove them from packs