All The Grocer articles in 15 September 2001 – Page 3

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    igd

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Report reveals the Continental giants are having a hard time maintaining margins Discounters struggle to boost share in the UK The hard discounters continue to find it tough to make any real headway in the UK grocery market, according to a report...

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    Somerfield reshuffles its senior team

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Somerfield has denied it will be working more closely with buying group Nisa-Today's after a management reshuffle promoted former Nisa-Today's director Keiron Mayes to deputy buying director. The multiple surprised the industry in January when it ...

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    M&S marches on meal solutions

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Rod Addy Marks & Spencer has launched its largest ever assault on the UK food sector with the introduction of more than 600 new products. The beleagured chain, which is relying on improving food sales to bolster its flagging business in other...

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    There should only be one

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    Why are this country's cash and carry operators and delivered wholesalers so reluctant to form a single buying organisation that would have real clout with suppliers? Despite the compelling business case, nobody seems willing to champion this...

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    putting sparkle

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    back into bubbly Champagne George Goulet is aiming to put some sparkle back into its UK sales by relaunching with new packaging. Two new wines ­ a Blanc de Blancs and a Blanc de Noirs ­ are also being added to the collection, which includes Brut...

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    raised stakes

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    n Simon Mowbray reports on the hi-tech war being waged between smugglers and customs officers in a multi-billion pound racket Like a scene from a James Bond movie, an overall-clad worker presses a button to get at the highly illegal stash of...

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    smaller,

    2001-09-15T00:00:00Z

    not bigger Increased miniaturisation of appliances drives technological advance, as manufacturers can't simply make batteries bigger. "There's only so much space for batteries inside an appliance," says Duracell's Suren Raymond. "So you have to...