All The Grocer articles in 14 March 2015 – Page 4
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Analysis & FeaturesPackaging prices plummet across the board
Falling polymer prices – a result of the drop in the cost of crude oil – are driving packing prices down across the board…
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Comment & OpinionMobile phone apps give brands direct route to shoppers
Last week the mobile industry descended on Barcelona to Mobile World Congress…
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NewsFirst Milk appoints Mike Gallacher as new CEO
Gallacher will replace Kate Allum, whose departure from the dairy co-op’s helm was announced earlier this week
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NewsAldi and Lidl increasingly pulling in posh AB shoppers
The discounters have been increasingly attracting upper middle class shoppers, who certainly weren’t using them even two years ago
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NewsIce Co enters growing frozen cocktail sector with Ice & Easy
Ice manufacturer The Ice Co has expanded into the alcoholic drinks market with a range of frozen cocktails…
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NewsPlain 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
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NewsWaitrose 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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsPropercorn 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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Analysis & FeaturesThe 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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Analysis & FeaturesThe 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 & FeaturesFarmcare sets out life after The Co-op
Farmcare will see a return to more traditional mixed farming methods
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Top 50 Independents: 21-30
Cook is climbing steadily as it enters our top 30 for this first time
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Top 50 Independents: 11-20
Who made the top 20 in this year’s Top 50 Independents?
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Analysis & FeaturesThe 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 & Features5 (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 & Features1 (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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Category ReportThe 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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NewsMcCain 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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NewsAsda 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