All The Grocer articles in 26 February 2011 – Page 3
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News
Warburtons loaf on trial at Poundland
Poundland is trialling a mid-size Warburtons Toastie loaf that has been exclusively developed for it by the manufacturer.
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NewsPicture This...Sainsbury’s and mandara spa relax
Sainsbury's is hoping to bring a bit of Bali to Britain's bathrooms via an exclusive deal with Mandara Spa. It will stock a range of its health & beauty lines, which boast names such as Tropical Blooms and Amber Heaven, in 400 stores from next...
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Comment & Opinion
Second Opinion: We need a plan, Mrs Spelman
Ministers must get a grip on food policy. Why not continue Labour’s work, asks Tim Lang
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NewsDoH agrees to include frozen food in Healthy Start vouchers
Fruit and veg consumption among kids and mums-to-be is expected to get a boost after the Department of Health agreed to include certain frozen foods in its Healthy Start vouchers. Healthy Start supports low-income and disadvantaged...
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NewsAldi ups the ante with its first Fairtrade range
A resurgant Aldi has opened a new front in its war with the supermarkets. This week, the discounter launched its first range of Fairtrade products in time for Fairtrade Fortnight, which kicks off on Monday. The five-strong range consists of...
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Chains apply pressure over planning policies
The government is coming under intense pressure from large retail chains to relax planning laws on out-of-town developments, The Grocer has learned. According to a senior planning source, Asda has joined forces with leading retailers...
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NewsTesco launches new assault on Asda
Tesco has launched a new offensive in its war with Asda. In an echo of Asda’s price guarantee scheme, shoppers can enter the details from their Tesco receipt online. If their shopping would have been cheaper at Asda, they will receive a Tesco voucher worth double the difference.
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NewsAsda’s Price Guarantee is branded ‘ineffective’
Industry analysts have branded Asda's Price Guarantee ineffective after the supermarket reported a mere 0.6% increase in full-year sales. Despite like-for-like sales in the fourth quarter increasing by 1.6% and Asda narrowly...
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UK gets a fresh taste for French cuisine
French food is the fastest growing cuisine in the UK, with sales of Gallic-inspired ready meals and desserts up 16% in the past year.
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ShakeAway is saved by last-minute deal
Milkshake bar chain ShakeAway has been rescued from closure following a private equity buyout. Newly formed SPN Acquisitions has signed a deal to buy 15 of the chain’s UK-owned bars and 25 franchises, although 15 stores will still…
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Comment & Opinion
Price wars... what are they good for?
Too much messing about with computers, it said. No one is going to want to go shopping, come home and start faffing about with the internet to see if what they have already bought might have been cheaper elsewhere, it cried.
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NewsOcado expands its horizons with West Country deliveries
Ocado is to begin delivering in the West Country and southern Wales from tomorrow. The online retailer will service the new markets using from its Bristol distribution hub, plans for which were first announced in October. Ocado said the launch would enable it reach one million extra households.
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Comment & Opinion
Terry, we hardly knew ye
Elvis has left the building. Okay, so Sir Terry Leahy is probably few people’s idea of a rock star. But for UK grocery, his long-awaited exit represents as seismic a departure as when rock and roll died on a Las Vegas toilet in 1977.
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NewsCamelot denied in commercial services bid
Camelot will not be allowed to offer bill payments and mobile top-ups via its National Lottery terminals. The National Lottery commission today handed victory to PayPoint in its long-running battle to prevent Camelot offering commercial services via the terminals.
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NewsM&S to open 'greenest store yet' next month
Marks & Spencer has announced plans for what it called its “most sustainable UK store” in Sheffield. The new site marks the first “sustainable learning stores” the retailer will use to develop its expertise in sustainable techniques as part of its ‘Plan A’ commitments.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Gok Wan to design Tu women's range
Sainsbury’s has signed up TV fashion guru Gok Wan, star of How To Look Good Naked, to design a new women’s clothing range under its Tu brand. The first clothes in the new range will hit shelves in the autumn.
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NewsASA bans Delia Smith’s Christmas cake ad (three months late)
Delia Smith’s Christmas cake advert for Waitrose has been banned by the advertising watchdog for deceiving viewers about the amount of extra ingredients consumers would need to buy.
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Comment & Opinion
Time is of the Essenta
Yesterday PayPoint claimed victory in its long-running battle to stop Camelot muscling in on its turf by offering commercial services via its tills. And there was more good news for the payment provider today, having bagged a seven-year gig to replace the Post Office dishing out welfare payments.
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NewsBudweiser brewer AB InBev powers on in 2010
Cost savings and drinkers in key markets shifting to higher-priced beers helped AB InBev to a strong performance over the past year.
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NewsPayPoint completes dream week with government welfare contract
The government has handed PayPoint a seven-year contract to provide welfare payments. The contract, which begins in 2012, is worth £20m per year and will be shared between PayPoint and Citibank.
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