All The Grocer articles in 14 October 2000 – Page 3
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News analysis: Competition Commission report
Byers on the run as the Rip-off lie dies A huge waste of time and money has finally come to an end with the trade vindicated and Stephen Byers struggling to save face. Now what kind of code of practice can the trade expect to see emerge from the...
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Symbol groups: Costcutter finds ally for Ireland drive
Costcutter has signed up a new franchise partner for Southern Ireland in a bid to fast track its store count in the Republic. Costcutter entered Southern Ireland in February 1998 but to date there are only 24 stores operating under the fascia. The...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: Spirits: girls who don
Scotch is bouncing back; more modern spirits are flourishing; women are key to growth T he UK off-trade spirits market is proving resilient in the face of tough pricing competition in the multiple grocers. Last year, with the help of the...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks:
Tia Maria from Allied Domecq Rsp: £13.99 Why will it sell? Efforts to deseasonalise the brand are working. But to make sure it flies off the shelf a TV ad runs from now until Christmas and there will be saturation advertising outside multiples in...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: spirits
Tool up with UDV Shopper insight is at the heart of UDV's initiatives for 2001, from how they make buying decisions, how they surf' the fixtures and what visual messages work. UDV's work on understanding shopper habits is proving a useful tool...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks
analysis by Tim Palmer Seismic shifts in the drinks market mean that suppliers and retailers will to have to be on the ball if they are going to keep up with consumer trends and capitalise on emerging opportunities. Judging where these trends are...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: CHEESMAN'S HEROES
Branded wines used to struggle to get on to Sainsbury's shelves, but now they are there in force and appear destined for a great future Christmas is looking good, and Sainsbury's wine director Allan Cheesman intends to make sure it is a very merry...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: Cider: BRANDS IN A FER
Eight out of the top 10 brands are growing ahead of a market of which they hold 50% volume share C ider has been struggling to find its feet after a period of under investment and price cutting. Latest figures shows it growing at 1% (in the 12...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: Beer: learning lessons
Eyes are on the supply chain when home's the place to party There is the real prospect that this Christmas could be as big as last year's millennium-fuelled peak according to Bass sales director John Holberry. This would catch out the pessimists...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: Wine: brands bask in t
E-trading is the only cloud on the off-trade's bright horizon T he wine market is rapidly becoming one of the most dynamic sectors of the off-trade drinks business. It is eclipsed in sheer growth rates by premium packaged spirits but as a traffic...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholic drinks: Cider
The old man leaves his Message in a bottle There are few drinks companies that can take the kind of long term view that niche producer Aspall has done in plans to develop a cider brand. The company has been family owned for several...
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The Grocer focus on alcoholc drinks: Independents: a lot to
There are finely tuned fixtures and keen pricing, but who's spreading the good news? T he independent sector has been losing share of the beers, wines and spirits sector to the multiples for years but there are still many opportunities and room for...
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Recruitment: Ageism is out and older workers are in
Challenging ageism must become a priority for the grocery industry as it faces up to the challenges of the 21st century, claims IGD chief executive Joanne Denney. Manufacturers and retailers must put aside the mentality of prioritising the young in...
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Working environment: Worried about the red? paint your offic
October 14 is International Feng Shui Day celebrating the Chinese science which despite being thousands of years old, still has much to say about creating the perfect office environment. Translated, Feng Shui means "the way of wind and water" and...
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Explosive talk about the King
Bestfoods is pumping £3m into a TV and outdoor ad campaign to promote the launch of its instant hot snack product King Pot Noodle. Gayle Peacock, Pot Noodle brand manager at Bestfoods, said the campaign is humorous and "builds on the brand's...
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The Grocer 33: Blisteringly hot weekend brings boost to bangers as the barbecue comes out
Blisteringly hot weekend brings boost to bangers as the barbecue comes out. A sizzling hot weekend meant a rush on sausages for the barbie this week. Sainsbury at Marsh Mills, Plymouth, had run out of them, while the only Asda ones on offer were...
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Beyond 2000
Paul Mullis, industry leader, consumer products, retail & distribution, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young Globalisation has become a major force for change in many business sectors, now it's key in retail. Daily there are newspaper reports of retailers...
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BEYOND 2000
Nick Gill Food shopping is a nothing experience. When we asked what people liked most about shopping, the spontaneous response from most people was "nothing". When asked what they disliked, almost as many said "nothing". * This indifference is...
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