All The Grocer articles in 20 November 2004 – Page 2
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Degrees of merriness
Christmas trading patterns vary wildly for independent retailers. Rod Addy reportsAs the multiples cash in on the run-up to Christmas, the independent sector increasingly views the Yuletide season as a time of mixed blessings,...
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Deli-berations in the spotlight
A new look for its food halls is central to M& S’s hopes of restoring its fortunes. Ronan Hegarty checks out the Basingstoke trialBasingstoke may seem an unlikely place for the start of the great Marks and Spencer recovery under...
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OFT must probe differences in terms
from John Bowden, Wholesale Confectionery & Tobacco AllianceSir; The Alliance is concerned at the latest developments in the Office of Fair Trading’s analysis of the Sainsbury/Jacksons purchase (The Grocer, November 6, p4). It...
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Manoeuvres of a different kind
Dave Chambers, logistics manager of WH & HM Young’s Leeds depotMaking sure WH & HM Young’s customers receive what they order, when they require it, is a far cry from Dave Chambers’ early career as a paratrooper.After leaving...
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Swan managing director ofQuality Spirits International
Quality Spirits International has appointed a new managing director, Nick Swan, at the same time as moving head office to centralise its global operations.With the move from Guernsey to central Scotland, the supplier of branded and own label...
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Uprooting the dream
Will organic find salvation in the local ethos asks Fiona McLellandCommoditisation and price pressure on suppliers from the multiples are threatening organics, claims Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association. On the...
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O’Shea manager for English Village Salads
Geest fresh produce division has appointed Kate O’Shea to the position of general manager at English Village Salads, suppliers of Asda’s whole head salad category.She takes over from Kathryn Gray, who has moved on to become general manager...
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The Saturday Essay
>>the dire consequences of decriminalising theft – francis chaney, finance director, Spar retailer Lawrence HuntYou have to look back at the 1960s to understand why this country is where it is today, with crimes that carry...
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the good fairy
Procter & Gamble is working with Make-A-Wish foundation – a charity that turns the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses into reality – to raise £100,000.Fairy Liquid will encourage consumers to take part in a Fairy ‘Dishes for...
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Gallagher in operations role for KK Fine Foods
KK Fine Foods has promoted John Gallagher from general manager to the newly created role of operations director and Colin Davis from sales manager to sales director.Gallagher has taken on some of the responsibilities of MDLeyla Edwards...
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It’s green for ‘signposting’
As The Grocer has been warning in its Junk the Spin campaign, traffic-light labelling is very much on the agenda as a result of the White Paper.Although traffic lights are not mentioned, it uses the phrase “signposting foods”, which it says...
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UK guns for ‘illegal’ imports
The UK’s pork producers are to launch a press ad campaign claiming “two-thirds of imported pork comes from farms that operate welfare practices that would be illegal in Britain”.The £350,000 campaign will run from mid-January to early February...
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Quorn is off to a healthy new year
Marlow Foods is bidding to alter perceptions and boost sales of its meat-free Quorn brand with a £2m marketing campaign in the new year.The Make Savings Massive campaign, which will run during January, is aiming to grow the £89m brand by 10%...
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Love Hearts makes a TV proposal
Swizzels Matlow plans to put its Love Hearts fizzy sweet stalwart on television for the first time in 20 years.The company intends to spend an undisclosed but “substantial” sum promoting the brand in the run-up to next year’s St Valentine’s...
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Le Riche’s trials self-scanning
Channel Island retailer Le Riche’s Stores is trialling a self-scan system in the Checkers Red Houses store it has just opened in Jersey.The Check+Go system has been integrated into the retailer’s retail software platform, designed by Torex...
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Scally warns over superstores
If the Irish Republic opts for UK-style, out-of-town superstores, in a bid for cheaper groceries, there will be widesparead casualties in the independent sector, according to Musgrave group MD Seamus Scally.He told a parliamentary committee in...
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Sainsbury: can it be resuscitated?
Sales at Sainsbury, once Britain’s proudest supermarket, are flatlining. There are signs that chief executive Justin King is breathing new life into the business. But is he applying the right treatment to restart its pulse? The City gives its...
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Waitrose’s sober ways
Waitrose was named most responsible multiple grocer at the first Responsible Drinks Retailing Awards this week.The company was praised for making it easy for customers to understand the unit content of alcoholic drinks, recommended daily limits...
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Wraps head lunchtime sales at Tesco
Britons are increasingly opting for wraps instead of sandwiches, according to industry research.Statistics released by Tesco show that its egg and cress sandwich, which has been the most popular lunchtime snack for years, has been overtaken...
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