All The Grocer articles in 27 January 2001 – Page 3

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    Easy path through pricing jungle

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Grocer Club members should look carefully at their product pricing because a raft of changes have already entered the system and there are more to follow. From January 1 the VAT on sanitary protection products was reduced from 17.5% to 5% and users...

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    First impressions: Fox's Some Like 'Em Hot

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Fox's predicts its Some Like 'Em Hot range, designed to be eaten hot or cold, will take biscuits into new usage occasions. David Myerson (with four year old son Alex) is managing director of Hurricane Brand Design Consultants in Oxfordshire...

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    Profile: Juliet Ntwirenabo Uganda's leading tea farmer

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Uganda’s tea lady Juliet Ntwirenabo is a product of her country’s fledgling enterprise economy. Anne Bruce met her on a visit to England. Accrediting a tea farm as organic is a lengthy and complicated process, even if the farm in question has…

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    Global retailing: Tomorrow's world

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    The IGD explores the directions retailers with global ambitions (and those without) must go to compete in a shrinking world Our world is shrinking and the retail world is no exception. The top 200 grocery retailers control about 31% of worldwide...

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    Leeks: Shortage may go on

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Bad weather has hit leek production, leading to higher prices in store. According to Nick Allpress, chairman of the Leek Growers Association, yields are already down by 18% to 35% and quality is poor. And he warns that frost damage could knock the...

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    Wholesale: P&H sheds light on grey row

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    A controversial advertising campaign by Palmer & Harvey McLane for grey market soft drinks has reignited debate over pricing differentials on branded consumer goods. In the ad ­ which appeared in this magazine ­ the delivered wholesaler...

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    Tasting panel: RAW SPIRIT MIX ICE

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    From Imperial Drinks Company. Part of a premium packaged spirit range sold in aluminium bottles. It has a high rate of sale in leading edge on-trade outlets and listings in grocery multiples. Price: £1.29 Abv: 5.5% TARGET CONSUMER Sarah...

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    Irish multiples: Tesco widens lead in Republic

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Dunnes Stores, once the dominant player in the Irish Republic's I£6bn-plus grocery sector, has now slipped to third place, according to latest market share figures. A leaked version of confidential research carried out by Taylor Nelson shows that...

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    Multiples: JS rejigs retail team

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Sainsbury is planning to give its store managers more responsibility and autonomy as part of a major shake up of its retail operations. A spokeswoman said the retailer was simplifying its organisational structures and processes to improve both the...

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    Wok and roll launch for noodles

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    Batchelors used this week's Chinese New Year celebrations to support the launch of its new multicultural East West Noodles range. Activity included a TV campaign (above) that plays on the fusion of Eastern and Western culture, poster ads and a...

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    Magazine scene: Teen market

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    What you really, really want is to ignore those Spice Girls The teenage and young women's magazine market can be a complex one for retailers, with a raft of magazines all targeting slightly different age groups. The teenage market consists...

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    Science not soundbites, please

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    It's been a bad week for organics. First came the Iceland bombshell, in which the freezer-chain-turned-innovative-supermarket-group admitted it had dropped a marketing clanger by going overboard with the concept during the last six months of 2000. ...

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    Sumo size servings

    2001-01-27T00:00:00Z

    RVP Foods frozen Chinese food brand Oriental Express is introducing larger portions to satisfy heftier appetites. The new format ­ TakeAway Double Deckers ­ weighs in at 700g. This includes RVP's Chinese TakeAway products Chinese Curry and Sweet &...