All The Grocer articles in 2 September 2000 – Page 2

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    Jewish Chronicle: Holidays of a lifetime

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The Jewish Chronicle is to run two in-paper promotions during the Jewish New Year period. The New Year issue is dated Friday September 29. The first promotion, which runs through the issues of September 8, 15 and 22, is based on a three week token...

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    SHOPPING CENTRES RANKED

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Information Services company CACI has launched the latest version of its Retail Footprint analysis of more than 3,000 UK retail centres. The analysis covers how much money a store is likely to make, what its product mix should be, and advice on...

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    Raining cats and hot dogs

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    How about this for a promotional mechanic? Hot dog maker Schneiders developed a machine to shoot free hot dogs into the crowd at Toronto's SkyDome during baseball matches. While the prototype worked well, the real thing went to pieces, so to...

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    Training: Smoothing the furrows in cashflow

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    A practical six-point plan developed by financial consultants BDO Stoy Hayward for better cash management in horticulture is a key part of Millennium Managers' Weekend on October 14 and 15. The self-help management group has organised the event to...

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    Tasting panel: CA'QUILA

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    TARGET CONSUMER Robert Crainey, 18, is a social sciences student from Croy, near Glasgow. I sometimes drink alcopops ­ Woodys is my favourite ­ but I've only tried tequila once and it didn't agree with me. This one looks quite appealing, though....

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    Multiples: Musgrave will help drive Budgens Local franchise

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The roll-out of the Budgens Local franchise operation could be accelerated following Musgrave's acquisition of 28% of Budgens' shares. Musgrave is Ireland's largest food distributor and operates 500 franchised stores throughout Northern Ireland and...

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    Brussels report: Milk powder mountains levelled at last

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    A booming world market and declining domestic production has allowed the EU to clear its once huge stocks of skim milk powder and slash export subsidies. Intervention stores, which traditionally have held at least 100,000t of SMP and often over...

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    Industry code of practice: Brown unveils groundbreaking' co

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Exclusive Clive Beddall Attacked by cynics as "PR fluff" in advance of the Competition Commission verdict on supermarkets' profitability, the new industry code of trading practice for buyers and sellers was given a ministerial stamp of approval by...

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    Clicks not bricks: Memory like a fish?

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Goldfish, it is said, have only a four second memory and so do some retailers ­ despite vast reserves of loyalty card data. But the internet will make it much easier for all staff to have full consumer histories always at hand. Claire Murphy...

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    Clicks not bricks: Speed junkies

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Can rapid reaction home delivery companies repeat the success of Stateside operations? Gillian Law talks to some of the ambitious start-ups determined to stick with it until profits start to appear The customers stagger in bleary eyed and unwashed...

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    clicks not bricks: Going the distance

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    What factors give an ambitious start up venture the best chance of success? Julian Hunt assesses the outlook for Last Mile Solutions Here's an interesting recipe: take three former Goldman Sachs bankers; add a couple of top notch guys from the M&S...

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    The National Lottery: Branson team move to soothe retailers'

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    As uncertainty continued to cloud the future of the National Lottery, the favourite to win the franchise moved to reassure existing lottery retailers. Any retailer with a Camelot lottery terminal will automatically receive a People's Lottery one,...

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    The Grocer focus on Scotland: Beer

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The challenge to Irn-Bru Scotland's soft drinks market is hotting up with the debut of fresh contestants and the range expansion of popular brands. Irn-Bru continues to be Scotland's leading carbonates brand, outstripping even Pepsi and Coke, and...

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    The Grocer focus on Scotland: BEER: eye on the ball

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Tactics are straightforward for giants and niche players but middle ground players find strategies trickier says Tim Palmer Success in the Scottish brewing industry can be a question of size. Biggest of them all is Scottish Courage, which until...

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    The Grocer focus on Scotland: bakery

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The right sort of indulgence Scotland's sweet tooth and strong baking tradition stand it in good stead in the race to produce tempting and innovative sweets, cakes and other baked goods. Clare O'Brien reports Scotland is the home of baking. It's...

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    The Grocer focus on Scotland: Bakery

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Warburtons: baked in Scotland Although its roots are in Bolton, Warburtons has made significant inroads into Scotland since it entered the market in 1995. Warburtons claims a 13% share of the Scottish bread market ­ and year on year growth of...

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    Waitrose backs British bacon

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Sir; I was disappointed to read the weekly shop page in last week's The Grocer (page 33, August 19) in which you state that eight unsmoked rindless rashers of bacon cost your shopper £2.59 in Waitrose, when the shelf edge barker displayed a cost of...

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    The Grocer focus on Scotland: FISH: salmon leaps back upmark

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    The Scottish salmon industry is working to restore its image for superb quality following the ISA scare and is also adding value with organics, innovation, and convenience says Nicky Holmyard Over the past few years the Scottish salmon industry...

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    New vegetables: Prepared salads' baby leaf boom

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    Market wants interesting shapes, colour and flavour' A whole new range of baby leaf salads may soon add their weight to the expanding prepared market, according to breeder Elsoms Seeds. Its open day at Spalding introduced a new trial category...

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    The Grocer focus on Scotland: Wiseman award: where the custo

    2000-09-02T00:00:00Z

    It's a challenge finding ways to appeal to shoppers. The Robert Wiseman Neighbourhood Shop of the Year award manages to find plenty of star contenders every year The Grocer and Robert Wiseman Dairies are gearing up for the fifth year of the...