All The Grocer articles in 27 October 2007 – Page 4

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    Price Survey - 27th October 2007

    2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

    This week Asda announced it would be making £150m of price cuts in the run-up to Christmas but its winning basket this week proves its prices are already the lowest. Asda was the cheapest retailer for the fourth consecutive week with a £45.94...

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    Asda puts £150m into festive cuts

    2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Asda is pumping £150m into what it claims is its biggest-ever set of festive price cuts. CEO Andy Bond said the retailer had decided on the reductions after research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) indicated this...

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    Reader Survey

    2007-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Source: Email poll of wholesalersAn exclusive survey of the UK's leading wholesalers carried out by The Grocer has delivered a damning view of the Competition Commission's provisional findings of its 18-month long groceries inquiry. All...

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    Don't try to justify your gut feelings, just go with them

    2007-10-27T00:00:00Z

    Rely on your gut feelings the next time you have a decision to make. The brain is so connected with the stomach that the choices you make are bound to be the right onesAll the CEOs I know can tell stories of how they had a negative gut...

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    Wholesaler Profile DCS Europe

    2007-10-27T00:00:00Z

    DCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international hockey player and an award-winning entrepreneur, he has become used to success.So when he set about finding a new...

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    Climbing the ladder - Andy Walsh

    2007-10-27T00:00:00Z

    What was your first-ever job? I was commis chef at the Pembroke Hotel in Blackpool. Give us a quick run-down on your career to date. I worked as a chef for 13 years for Copthorne, Hilton & Marriott groups, ran the fine dining Dysons Restaurant...

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    We ask... is the Commission right about wholesaling?

    2007-10-27T00:00:00Z

    ?This is a very depressing subject. It almost seems like a waste of time saying anything. I have been in this industry for 20 years and I have seen the independent sector decline as a result of the rise of big multiples. It's obvious buying...