All The Grocer articles in 18 August 2001 – Page 2
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Persil Black Velvet fills black hole in UK laundry
Lever Fabergé is bringing out Persil Black Velvet, a liquid detergent for dark clothes, to fill one of the few gaps left in the UK laundry market. The new liquid, which is a main wash biological detergent, will be on shelves next week. It has...
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Symbol groups: Quix resourcing boosted
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents says it is struggling to cope with the flood of orders from members to join Quix, its new symbol group. The 50th Quix conversion since the scheme was rolled out 18 months ago is due to open next week....
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Brandwatch profile tobacco
Top tobacco brands advertised by media £k Jul '00 - Jun '01 Total Press Direct Mail Total ...
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Trading conditions: Despair grows at thugs and bureaucracy
The raft of new legislation, the amount of paper work that independent retailers are faced with and the expansion by the major multiples into convenience trading has made retailing more demanding than it was 10 years ago. That was the view of...
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Dairy: EU butter storage scheme reaches peak
Privately owned stocks of butter held under the Private Storage Aid Scheme are peaking at near record levels. Across the EU, PSA stocks at the beginning of August had reached 162,000 tonnes, including 7,400t in the UK. This was 13,000t more than at...
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Canned fruit: Importers switch sources as pineapple shortage
Thailand running at 50% of capacity; civil unrest and port congestion in Philippines Availability of pineapple is causing serious problems for importers. They have been trying to cover shortages in Thailand and the Philippines by switching to...
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Co-operative Group: Three in One divi card is a hit with sho
The launch of a new variation on Co-operative Group's Dividend card has proved a hit with more than 200,000 customers signing up. The Three and One Dividend card, which earns 3% back on all Co-op branded and fresh goods and 1% on all other...
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Law of the land: Carola Godman Law, farmer
A friend of mine had a group of city schoolchildren on his farm. They were lucky enough to be present when a hen laid an egg in a hay wrack. Far from being delighted, one young fellow exclaimed in disgust: "Gawd, that's the last time I eat one ...
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Sheepmeat: Welsh get more cash to help sales of lamb
Wales uniquely dependent on light lamb sales to continental markets More money for lamb promotion is being made available by the Welsh Development Agency as the industry in the principality struggles to cope with the deepening crisis caused by FMD....
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Cleaning clout of Fairy goes into scourers and sponges
Hands that do dishes are to get new help with the washing up as the famous Fairy brand is extended into sponges and scourers. The 41-year-old brand, synonymous with washing up liquid and protecting housewives' hands, has three products in the...
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First impressions: Comfort Vaporesse
Unilever's Vaporesse which is poured into a steam iron offers reluctant ironers' a way to make life easier. Our guinea pig takes up the challenge. Paul Soanes is joint managing director of brand experience agency iD The reason why I retired...
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Commission on the Future of Farming and Food: Curry declares
Exclusive Clive Beddall The farmer and former meat industry executive charged by Tony Blair to head the Commission on the Future of Farming and Food has given a swift retort to consumer group critics who claim he will be unable to take an...
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The Grocer focus on speciality & fine foods: trends & develo
Dickinson & Morris claims that consumer interest in the provenance of food has helped boost the speciality sector. Each of its pies are baked without a supporting hoop or tin to give it a distinctive shape, while its sausages are made with premium...
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United States: Wal-Mart warns of impact of slowing economy o
Wal-Mart's healthy first half figures were overclouded by a warning that second half performance would be at the lower end of expectations as US shoppers felt the pinch of a slowing economy. In a conference call, chief executive Lee Scott said: "It...
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Slap in the face for newsagents
Sir; Federation of Wholesale Distributors director general Alan Toft is spot on in his criticism of the Daily Telegraph (The Grocer, August 11, p9). The Daily Telegraph's campaign to denigrate the work done by Customs & Excise was encouraging...
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The Grocer focus on speciality & fine foods: They're feeling
More than 300 exhibitors will be showcasing an extensive menu of premium food and drink products to deli and fine food retailers at the Speciality & Fine Food Fairs in Leeds and London in September. Small individual producers, such as traditional...
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The Grocer focus on speciality & fine foods:
analysis by Sheila Eggleston - Market is a moveable feast - Regions will take centre stage - FFB mission should add cash - Fringe products are missing a trick Defining the term speciality is getting trickier as the spectrum of food and drink...
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Marks and Spencer: M&S to trial Indian franchise stores
Marks and Spencer is to tackle India with plans to open two trial franchises in October. The company has formed a partnership with Planet Sports for stores in Bombay and New Delhi, scaled down from the usual 40,000 sq ft to 8,000 sq ft, and selling...
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Sainsbury: SIXTY STORES TO GET HOME SHOP
Sainsbury aims to put its expanded cookware range into 60 stores in the next two years. The Home Shop is now in 22 stores and will go into Harrogate and Burton-on-Trent next month; the range is usually introduced when shops are "reinvigorated"....
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Playful personality gets squashed
Toffee Crisp's crunchiness is the focus for a new ad campaign featuring a new animated character. Named Toffee Crisp Cheery Chocolate Chum, the character stars in three ads, in a bar, a cinema and at a pool table. These start on September 3. Each...
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