All The Grocer articles in 14 March 2015 – Page 4
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News
Ice 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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News
Aldi 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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First 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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Comment and Opinion
Mobile phone apps give brands direct route to shoppers
Last week the mobile industry descended on Barcelona to Mobile World Congress…
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Analysis and Features
Packaging 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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Grocer 33
Morrisons wins G33 service battle as Aldi trails in last
It was Aldi’s third guest retailer appearance this G33 year, and it came last. At the crowded Edgbaston store…
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Preston Riversway: Grocer 33 store of the week
David Potts’ reputation is second to none and if he puts stores first then my life will be easier…
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News
Media bites 13 March: Morrisons, Waitrose, BHS
Not unexpectedly, Morrisons’ near £800m loss yesterday gets plenty of coverage with most of the focus on the £1.3bn property write-down and the closing of 23 convenience stores.
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News
City snapshot: Waitrose's weekly sales tick up after annual profit fall
There was some cheer for Waitrose bosses this morning as its weekly sales ticked up slightly after their recent flatlining
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Analysis and Features
Tobacco display ban for independent retailers looms
They had three more years than supermarkets to prepare, so are indies ready for the tobacco display ban?
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Category Report
IFE category report 2015
Hard on the heels of last summer’s Brazilian World Cups, brands from Brazil and its Latin American neighbours will have their strongest ever presence at IFE this year
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News
Waitrose commits to Tesco price match promise in the face of plummeting profits
Waitrose has reaffirmed its commitment to continue matching Tesco on branded goods in 2015 despite its profits plunging by almost a quarter in the previous year.
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Comment and Opinion
Milk debate set to get raw again
The industry is worried that any problems arising from raw milk consumption might affect wider perception of milk
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News
Yowk! The new invention promising the perfect runny egg
Yowk is a pasteurised egg, sold in a pot with dried bread soldiers, salt & pepper and a spoon
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News
Arla brings Icelandic culture to UK yoghurt market
Arla Skyr is available now in Asda stores with further roll-out planned, having previously only been available in independent Scandinavian-themed shops
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Supply chain managers blast 'bullying' supermarkets
Consumers want to know the goods they are buying are procured in a fair and transparent manner
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News
Laughing Cow launches snacking cheese range for adults
The new snacks were “perfect for satisfying after work and pre-dinner cravings”
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News
New The Co-operative Group TV campaign to focus on nostalgia
Focusing on nostalgia will be a change of tack for the society, which in recent years has been aiming to attract younger customers
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Spar retailer James Hall tops up cream cakes range
The cakes are made at the company’s Clayton Park bakery, which it acquired in 2010.
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Category Report
Focus on Toys
Licensed and pocket money lines are driving growth as supermarkets prove they aren’t toying around…