All The Grocer articles in 22 November 2008
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Clock ticking for Woolworths carve-up
The prospects of a buyer emerging to revive Woolworths’ retail business look slim as the clock starts ticking for administrators to seal a rescue plan.
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P&G buys into Ocado with £5m stake
Procter & Gamble has taken a symbolic first step into UK retail by snapping up a surprise £5m stake in online grocer Ocado.
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NewsRelief as meat inspectors call off strike threat
Meat hygiene inspectors have called off a planned strike, just hours after announcing that a walkout would take place next week.
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Greencore hails ‘resilience’ as results conclude costs fiasco
Greencore chief executive Patrick Coveney has hailed “a resilient response to a challenging year” after the convenience food giant announced a rise in sales of 13% to €1.31bn.
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NewsPub gloom over duty hike as VAT cut sets retailers scrambling
As retailers rush to adjust prices following the pre-Budget reduction in VAT, pub operators have reacted with dismay to a simultaneous duty hike on alcohol.
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Battle for shoppers sends supermarkets’ ad spend soaring
Increasingly fierce competition between supermarkets has driven up their spending on television advertising – as a host of traditional big-spenders rein in their outlay in response to the slowing economy.
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Owner slaps £200m price tag on Cobra beer
Cobra, the Indian-themed beer popular in UK curry houses, has been put up for sale by its owner with a price tag of £200m.
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New platform for Sainsbury's payments
Sainsbury's has told suppliers it is the “best supermarket to do business with” following the launch of a new early payment scheme. At its supplier conference this week, the retailer launched what it said was an ‘industry first’ payment management...
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John West names Thorpe its new MD
John West has appointed as its new managing director the man said to have helped turn around the canned fruit sector. Stephen Thorpe, previously MD of Mission Foods, replaces Ian Meadows, who has been transferred to work on group initiatives...
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Hilco 'could wind up Woolworths stores'
Hilco, the turnaround specialist in talks with Woolworths to buy its retail business, is likely to sell off the stores and wind the business up, analysts have claimed. Verdict Research's Nick Gladding said he did not believe Hilco would run...
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Lancashire takes on the sausage giants
Northern retailer Booths has launched a limited-edition Lancashire Sausage to celebrate Lancashire Day on 27 November.The sausage, made from local pork, black pudding and beer, was designed to bring together flavours from around the county....
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Every Lidl helps, except this one
Forget mere accidental melamine contamination - one Lidl store in Sweden is in trouble for deliberately poisoning discarded food. The genius plan was hatched to stop those pesky homeless types feasting on expired lobster ready-meals and...
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Mitchell quits Innocent for private equity role
Innocent Drinks UK MD Jamie Mitchell is set to leave the company to explore new opportunities in the world of private equity.He would not give full details of his plans, but said he was talking to private equity firms about potential...
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Processor Dunbia exposed for selling mutton as lamb
Dunbia, the northern Irish meat processor that labelled Brazilian beef as British, was also cautioned for selling mutton as lamb, it has emerged .An investigation by The Grocer has discovered that Kenny Swann, MD at the Dungannon plant, was...
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Comment and Opinion
Our man from DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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Union probes double shifts at Waitrose
Waitrose has been asked to attend a formal meeting with shopworkers' union Usdaw after migrant workers were found to be doing double shifts in its warehouses, sleeping in cars in between.The retailer has launched an investigation after Usdaw...
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Knight the latest exec to leave DFB
Rob Knight has quit as non-executive chairman of Dairy Farmers of Britain, becoming the latest high-profile departure.Knight's resignation closely follows the exits of commercial director David Potts and non-executive director Philip...
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Silk Cut menthol launched
Tobacco giant Gallaher has responded to the growing trend for Menthol cigarettes by launching a Silk Cut variant. Gallaher's head of communications Jeremy Blackburn claimed menthol was one of the fastest-rising trends in tobacco and now...
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Don't let the crunch steal Xmas
As consumers rein in their spending, retailers are hoping for a festive sales boost before the recession kicks in during January and February. The outlook remains tough, says Noli Dinkovksi, but the grocers could come out on top if they...
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Gissing: why Waitrose and Ocado are not competitors
The John Lewis Partnership has moved its stake in Ocado to the pension fund. Should the online delivery company be delighted or nervous, asks Chloe Smith