All The Grocer articles in 29 October 2011
Previous issues.
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Comment and Opinion
Justin King isn’t dead, but there's a new king at Sainsbury’s
I think the Gok Wan clothing range will have a more material impact on Sainsbury’s bottom line…
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Analysis and Features
Turkey shoots up as suppliers struggle against grain prices
As producers feel the strain of another year of rising grain costs, consumers could find it more expensive to gobble turkey this Christmas. Juliz Glotz reports
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News
Memorial service to be held next week for John Halewood
A memorial service is to be held on Monday (7 November) for Halewood International founder John Halewood, who died three weeks ago.
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News
P&G rolls out virtual store
Procter & Gamble has become the latest global giant to roll out a virtual store for customers, in a glimpse of a potential future bypassing traditional retail.
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Grocer 33Morrisons, Swansea
The Grocer 33 is a weekly mystery shopping survey, tracking price, service and availability at the five leading grocery retailers: Asda, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose. Each week the winning store manager is interviewed by The Grocer.
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NewsBillionaire Weston gives up seat on Fortnum & Mason board
Galen Weston, the billionaire Canadian whose father bought Fortnum & Mason in 1951, has stepped down as a director of the elite department store.
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NewsKraft to vote in May on post-split identity
A shareholder vote in May will decide the name of Kraft Foods’ spin-off global snacks business, which will house UK operations including Cadbury.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Beckham to take over from Oliver
David Beckham is the new face of Sainsbury’s, fronting its Active Kids campaign and Paralympic Games sponsorship.
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News‘Nudging isn’t working’: MPs round on Responsibility Deal
MPs have launched a scathing attack on the government’s Responsibility Deal, branding voluntary agreements with the food and drink trade inadequate.
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NewsChosen by Prue: cooking school tie-up for revamped Extra Special
Asda is claiming to be the first supermarket to hand over the future of an entire range to a leading cookery school in a revamp of its Extra Special own-label range.
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NewsHeineken names new head of UK marketing
Heineken has handed the reins for its UK marketing to Jacco van der Linden. He is currently marketing director at the group’s Nigerian Breweries subsidiary, a role he has held since 2008.
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NewsImperial profits grow again despite sliding tobacco volumes
Imperial Tobacco relied on growth in emerging markets as profits improved by more than 4% over the past year. Operating profits at the Lambert & Butler maker grew to £2.64bn, while price hikes contributed to a rise in total sales of 3.7% to £29.22bn.
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NewsDrinks trade slams Scots pricing plan as new bill gets first airing
Drinks producers have lined up to criticise Scots plans for a minimum price per unit of alcohol. The Minimum Pricing (Alcohol) (Scotland) bill was published today, paving the way for a minimum tariff to be imposed on each unit of alcohol in drinks north of the border.
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News‘Terrible’ SEO: how do people find Waitrose online?
Waitrose’s £10m website isn’t just infuriating existing shoppers - it’s also virtually invisible to new ones.
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NewsShoppers cynical over latest pricing initiatives
The supermarkets are falling over each other to convince shoppers they offer the best value for money and the lowest prices, but exclusive research for The Grocer reveals their claims are largely falling on deaf ears.
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News
Two in and Kelly out as Premier overhauls top brass
Premier Foods chief operating officer Tim Kelly is to leave the company following a management reshuffle.
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Profiles and QandAs
Halewood’s widow takes over at helm
Judy Halewood has been confirmed as the new chairwoman of Halewood International following the recent death of her husband John Halewood.
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NewsTesco undercuts Flora with Kerry lookalike
Kerry Foods is going head-to-head with Unilever with a new functional spreads brand that echoes the look and feel of Flora. Exclusive to Tesco, Smart Health is available in two variants - standard and light - and comes in 500g tubs, with...
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NewsFirefly to land on Morrisons shelves soon
Natural drinks brand Firefly is expanding into Morrisons next month. The brand’s peach & green tea, grapefruit & passionfruit, and lemon, lime & ginger drinks (rsp: £1.60 for 330ml) will roll out to 300 stores in November. The…
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Analysis and FeaturesSEO: Are grocers failing online?
Never mind the back end. Search is the most important component of successful e-commerce. But exclusive research for The Grocer reveals that some of the supermarkets are ill-equipped for the fight. Rob Brown reports