All The Grocer articles in 24 January 2009
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Other Movers 24/1/09
John Dunsmore, recently appointed chief executive of Magners maker C&C Group, has been named non-executive director of pub group Fuller Smith & Turner. He was chief executive of Scottish & Newcastle between November 2007 and May 2008
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World News: 24/1/09
THE NETHERLANDS: Ahold has revealed full year sales up 3.3% to €25.7bn, with particularly strong growth in the fourth quarter of the year. The retailer, which operates 12 chains including Stop & Shop in the US and Albert Heijn in the Netherlands,…
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Project 10 steps up bid to alter attitudes to alcohol
A drinks industry initiative to change social attitudes to alcohol has pledged to deliver a “significant and sustained campaign” over the next five years.
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Somerfield reports sales growth of 3.7% for Christmas period
Somerfield has emerged as a surprise Christmas winner, posting like-for-like sales growth of 3.7% in the three weeks to 3 January. The figure, which is well ahead of Tesco's 2.5% growth, comes despite a smaller marketing budget than its...
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The Big 30: Who's holding the best hand?
The Grocer’s annual The Big 30 league table of Britain’s wholesalers reveals which companies have played their cards right over the past 12 months and which have been dealt a losing hand. Peter Cripps sorts the jacks from the kings
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Fluctuating petrol prices, food inflation, the squeeze on lending - it’s fair to say the credit crunch has made it a whole lot harder for wholesalers to compete effectively with the multiples over the past year.Throw into the mix duty fraud (cash & carries claim it deprived them of up ...
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Cook makes loss of £328k after building factory
Upmarket frozen ready meals retailer Cook has fallen back into the red.The south east-based indie reported a pre-tax profit of £32,000 in 2007 - its first pre-tax profit in its 11-year history - but it posted a loss of £328,000 in 2008,...
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda makes it a hat-trick at the top
Asda yet again provided the cheapest basket this week, securing itself the cheapest retailer title for the third week running thanks to a whopping 26 cheapest or joint-cheapest items.
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NewsGrocer 33: Shoppers fill four baskets
A chatty checkout assistant, no out-of-stock items and plenty of tills open helped Morrisons' Banbury branch net our top store award this week. It was a close call, however, as four of the five retailers boasted no out of stocks
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Vion restructure puts up to 820 jobs under threat
Up to 820 jobs are at risk at Vion after the meat producer announced a restructure of its UK business.The Dutch food giant said the competitive marketplace and over-capacity in the UK meat sector had prompted the restructure of its abattoir...
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Careers File: Do branded and own-label sectors really require different abilities?
Guy Moreton says the downturn will boost sales for value lines at all retailers
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Comment & OpinionAd of the Week: Three trees, two dead birds and one confusing commercial
Toilet roll is surely one of the more ironclad categories in a resilient sector - barring some dramatic change of shoppers' bathroom habits or an unlikely evolutionary leap altering our anatomy. Which is lucky for SCA, whose latest Triple...
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NewsAdvertising: Baileys is the Christmas big spender
Despite Diageo’s efforts to extend Baileys’ appeal beyond a Christmas treat, the festive period remains a crucial time for sales
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Third Party: Retail media comes of age during recession
When every promotional penny matters, a fast and accurate measure of sales uplift is crucial, says Martin Hayward
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Comment & OpinionSecond Opinion: Obama must tackle food agenda
The President must put ecology and health at the heart of food policy, says Tim Lang
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Will Mandelson's business aid plan get credit flowing?
Some in the grocery trade are questioning just how effective the Government's Working Capital Scheme is likely to be, reports James Ball
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Carling aims to woo women by flagging up its calorie count
Coors Brewers will be highlighting the calorie count of its Carling 30cl bottles when it relaunches them this summer.The company hopes the packaging – which will state the beer’s 99-calorie count – will tempt more women into supermarket beer...
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NewsCommodities: Take heart grocers, a weak pound is not all bad news
The outlook may be mixed at best for the UK economy, but the weak pound could be very good news for food and drink, says Mintec's Andrew Larkham
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Fund offers businesses an alternative to banks
A new investment fund designed to plug the “funding gap” for promising small businesses has been launched.
The £10m fund will offer high-growth consumer businesses up to £2m investment and advice from a panel of industry experts, all…