All The Grocer articles in 20 October 2007 – Page 3

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    Recommendations: encourage impulse buys

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    ?Engage the shoppers with the fixture to encourage incremental and impulse purchases through the use of eye catching and emotional in-store marketing and fun merchandising.?Many shoppers have feelgood associations with this...

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    It's business as usual post-FMD say Kiwis

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand lamb bosses have ruled out any lessening of competition in the UK when the New Zealand lamb season opens in January - while insisting they won't take advantage of the export restrictions imposed by FMD and bluetongue on British...

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    In Brief: Fresh sales manager; Fresh sales manager; New MD for YP; Walker runs depot

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Fresh sales manager  Patrick Pace has been appointed sales manager of Fresh and Green, an eco-friendly cleaning brand set up by celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson and operated by Clean and Green UK. Pace will co-ordinate the national distribution...

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    Nothing is too much bother and Q&A

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The Tesco superstore in Maryhill Shopping Centre in Glasgow has claimed this week's Top Store Award, catapulting the retailer into joint first place on our Service Champs ranking. Our shopper was impressed by the high level of customer service,...

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    Booker depots will be open for longer

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Booker is promising longer and more accessible opening hours as it aims to live up to its promise of becoming the "back store" for independent retailers. Now Booker's 172 depots will open at 7:30am from Monday to Saturday and from 9am to...

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    Ecover bids to clean up in personal care sector

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Ecover is launching into the personal care market in a move to fuel growth as the sector's giants ramp up environmentally driven innovation. In a two-pronged strategy it will introduce a four-strong range of shampoos, soaps and shower...

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    INQUIRY BETS PLEASE

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    After 18 months travelling the country, sifting through millions of emails, sending out surveys, travelling the country and listening to submissions, the Competition Commission is expected to publish the provisional findings of its grocery...

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    Campaigners say Cambridge local shops beat Tesco prices

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Local shops are cheaper than Tesco's convenience stores, campaigners have claimed. Residents campaigning against the opening of a Tesco Express store in Mill Road, Cambridge, carried out a basket comparison test on 21 grocery items at...

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    Irish fury as FMD export ban lifted

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    An Irish farm leader has described as "incredible" the EU decision to sanction UK exports of fresh beef and sheepmeat from last weekend, when the lifting of an earlier ban had to be reversed within days. Malcolm Thompson, president of the...

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    Moore takes helm as Aspall expands

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Vinegar and cider producer Aspall has appointed Peter Moore as MD as it bids to double the size of the business over the next five years. Moore joins from PJ Smoothies, where he was also MD. The position at Aspall has been newly created...

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    We ask... is crime a problem for your store?

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    New crime figures from the British Retail Consortium on violence against shop staff make depressing reading. They show violent acts against staff are up 50% in the past year and the number of incidents per store has risen 18%. Last year, retail...

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    Meads takes over from Hewlett at Asda online

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The head of general merchandise at Asda.com Gordon Hewlett has left the company to become a commercial manager in the multi-channel retailing department at Woolworths. Hewlett, who joined Asda three-and-a-half years ago from Tesco, has...

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    Asda backs British beef in plan to double sales

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Asda has revealed the scale of its ambitions in the beef category following the launch of its quality-focused Beef Link scheme last week. Senior beef buyer Jim Viggars said that Asda planned to more than double the volume of beef it sold...

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    Natural approach boosts Britvic sales

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Sugar-free and better-for-you products helped soft drinks manufacturer Britvic record a 3.7% increase in branded sales growth to £702.5m for the 52 weeks to 30 September. The company behind drinks such as J2O, Fruit Shoot and Robinsons,...

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    My Alternative CV: Lorna Cousins, marketing communications manager, Bernard Matthews Ltd

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    What's your nickname? Have not got one now, but due to being 4 ft 11", not surprisingly, I used to have the original nickname 'Titch' at school  Who was your first teenage crush? Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot in Curiosity Killed the Cat - must have been the...

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    Almond prices soar despite bumper crop

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Almond prices are soaring ahead of the peak Christmas season, despite a record 1.3 billion pound Californian harvest and concerns over salmonella contamination. The news comes as retailers such as Julian Graves report growing consumer...

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    Bosses carry the burden of tobacco age limit changes

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    The government's failure to raise awareness of the tobacco age limit change has created a new legal minefield for retailers to navigateThe day of the UK's tobacco age limit change has been and gone with little more than a passing...

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    Simple ways to protect staff against violence

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    John Hannett General secretary, Usdaw Says: There are many simple things an employer can do to protect their staff. 1) Carry out a risk assessment and share experience with other local businesses. 2) Think about how the store layout can make it...

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    Kellogg's rapped for Special K advert

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Kellogg's has been rebuked for "misleading" nutritional claims in a TV ad for Special K Sustain. The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint from viewers about a voiceover claiming the product contained "extra protein and...

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    Sainsbury's hits out at Tesco swingometer ad

    2007-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury's has launched a stinging attack of Tesco's £4m 'swingometer' price comparison campaign, describing it as "inaccurate" and misleading. During the campaign, which ran from July to September, Tesco boasted that 4,251 products...