All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2005 – Page 3

  • News

    Bond plan to jack up Asda

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Asda president Andy Bond is to launch a major new year recovery programme against the complacency and inefficiency that he admits have played a large part in the retailer’s slowdown.Addressing City analysts this week, Bond said that Asda’s...

  • News

    It’s time to go for Gold again!

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Are you the best in the business? Have you developed a new initiative that has had a real impact on the market? Do you think your consumer activity is second to none? Then prove it by entering The Grocer Gold Awards 2006, which are sponsored by GS1,...

  • News

    Tesco splashes out with biggest ad spend in run up to Christmas

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is trouncing rival chains when it comes to dominating TV and press advertising space in the run up to Christmas.It spent £12.5m on TV and press ads between the end of October and last week, with Morrisons the next biggest at £9.5m,...

  • News

    ‘State must act on predatory pricing’

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    New legislation to replace the Irish Republic’s controversial groceries order has been attacked as “unfair and unbalanced” by RGDATA, the independent grocers’ lobby. The Bill, published this week (Monday) by trade and enterprise minister...

  • News

    Robert Wiseman steals the show with its opening act

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The opening act of the 10th Robert Wiseman Dairies Neighbourhood Shop of the Year award ceremony certainly caught everyone’s attention.The Viva girls impressed all with a spectacular show of aerial gymnastics. While the women in the audience...

  • News

    McCann retires after 55 years with Fyffes

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    Neil McCann has announced his retirement from fresh produce company Fyffes after 55 years.Fyffes said that McCann was stepping down as a non-executive director, a position he has held since December 2003 when he retired as chairman.McCann...

  • News

    Review of the year 2005

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    It was the year of big government, an ever-bigger Tesco, a bid for Somerfield, and bird flu. The Grocer team flag up the hot storiesYour man of the yearSir Anwar PervezBestway chairman Sir Anwar Pervez was a worthy...

  • Category Report

    The Grocer Top Products Survey 2005

    2005-12-17T00:00:00Z

    The Grocer is proud once again to present, in association with ACNielsen, its chart rundown of the winners and losers in the battle of the biggest grocery brands. Our annual Top Products Survey is a packed 69 pages presenting the latest sales rankings across every major category, backed up by ...