All The Grocer articles in 18 October 2014 – Page 2
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NewsPetty Wood signs up sugar-free Slim Fruits confectionery brand
Petty Wood hoping to secure listings in UK supermarkets for sugar-free Aussie confectionery brand Slim Fruits…
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NewsWaitrose blames labelling breach on website glitch
Waitrose has been forced into a major fix of its website after The Grocer discovered it was failing to display the price p…
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NewsBooths reduces fresh stock waste by 20%
Booths has reduced the amount of fresh stock wastage it produces by 20% since adopting a forecasting system…
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NewsFuller Longer range to be rebranded as Balanced for You by M&S
Marks & Spencer is being forced to rebrand one of its biggest selling food ranges, Fuller Longer…
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NewsCeleb make-up artist Abby Ireland revamps Tesco cosmetic range
Tesco has revamped its original own-label cosmetics range for the first time in 16 years…
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NewsCarte D'Or targets UK festive ice cream logs market
Unilever is expanding Carte D’Or into the ice cream logs market…
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Comment and OpinionPrawn sandwich brigade line up for Roy Keane's book
Infamously aggressive former Manchester United midfielder Roy Keane has a new book out…
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NewsMusgrave trials new Budgens concept store in Dorset
Musgrave has opened the first of four new trial stores for its Budgens fascia after a wide-ranging review…
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Comment and OpinionSilence is deafening at the supermarkets
An eerie silence has descended over grocery. One supplier called Tesco “leaderless” this week…
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Comment and OpinionTesco executives admit they have no idea what's gone on
How Tesco must wish that everything would go as smoothly as the Strictly Come Dancing event it put on…
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NewsCostcutter launches secure online portal Activ Hub
Costcutter has launched the latest phase of its drive to help members harness technology to enhance their store operations…
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Analysis and FeaturesFyffes-Chiquita merger looks increasingly likely to get thumbs up
The saga of the merger between Fyffes and Chiquita to create the world’s biggest fruit company could be entering the finishing straight.
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NewsSert-MST forced to 'realign' in face of supermarket price war
Sert-MST is retrenching and “realigning” in the face of cut-throat competition between the major multiples…
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NewsPrice wars knocks 15p off average four-pinter of milk
Supermarket price wars have reduced the average retail price of a four-pint bottle of milk by 12% in less than nine months…
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Analysis and FeaturesMorrisons committed to convenience stores, despite setbacks
When Morrisons group property director Terry Hartwell resigned last month it was no surprise to see him replaced by…
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Analysis and FeaturesChange for the better? P&H reflects on 'transformation'
“Transformational.” That’s how Palmer & Harvey describes the past 18 months…
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NewsSelfridges launches a beer-filled advent calendar
Selfridges has unveiled a Christmas tree-shaped beer-filled advent calendar…
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NewsHigh-profile Costcutter retailer Paul Cheema joins Nisa
High-profile Costcutter retailer Paul Cheema has left the symbol group for Nisa.
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Comment and OpinionDaily Brunch with Ocado: flat TV and a missed opportunity
Daytime TV has a well-deserved reputation for vacuous repetition, and the first episode of Daily Brunch with Ocado…
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NewsFuel vouchers driving more traffic to the supermarket pumps
A third of motorists have switched to supermarket filling stations this year…