All The Grocer articles in 30 May 2009 – Page 2
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Makro fightback kicks off with depot refurbs
Makro Cash & Carry is set to revamp eight depots this year in an attempt to reverse declining sales and pre-tax losses of nearly £20m.The chain this week unveiled a "multi-million pound" customer investment programme, which will include the...
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Manufacturer fury over coupons-for-cash losses
A dispute over the growing abuse by consumers of manufacturer coupons may end up in the courts after supermarkets were accused of having policies that were "no different from allowing consumers to shoplift".
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Co-op tells suppliers it wants improved terms
The Co-operative Group is flexing its new-found muscles following its acquisition of Somerfield by demanding backdated trading terms from suppliers.The Grocer has learnt that the society sent an email to suppliers last week asking them to...
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Comment and Opinion
Saturday Essay: Let consumers vote on GM with their wallets
We must bridge the knowledge gap so shoppers can base decisions on science, not scare stories
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C-stores to focus on community status in Independents' Week
Convenience stores are being urged to use National Independents' Week, which starts on Monday, to reinforce their status as a vital part of their communities.This year's campaign is the best supported to date, with thousands of retailers...
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Northern to close Hull as Morrisons talks fail
Northern Foods has announced plans to close its Morrisons ready meal factory in Hull, with the potential loss of 349 jobs.However, CEO Stefan Barden revealed that these losses could be offset by the reopening of its Fenland Foods factory,...
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Stocks of lager and cider may run dry if summer is a sizzler
A beer and cider drought is likely this summer, drinks suppliers fear, because retailers are not keeping enough back-up stock.
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NewsCritical Eye... on hunger hormones and the cheese diet
It’s the time of year when men break into a cold sweat over the prospect of a footie-less summer and women break into one over the prospect of having to squeeze into their bikinis (especially as, this year, they’ll be freezing their nips off in...
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Picture This... The shop floor takes charge
Sainsbury's chief executive Justin King has a plan. Starting next Tuesday, a new C4 series, I'm Running Sainsbury's, will see King hand over the keys to the boardroom to four shopfloor workers on the premise that the best ideas in business often...
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Elbrook goes into mobile food catering
Elbrook Cash & Carry is diversifying into mobile catering in an attempt to mitigate the impact on its grocery business of increased alcohol promotions by the multiples.The wholesaler has launched a service that prepares Indian food for...
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It's serious business, says Yorkshire Tea
Yorkshire Tea has teamed up with cult Sheffield singer/songwriter John Shuttleworth in a £3m marketing campaign to encourage people to "do teatime properly".The Taylors of Harrogate tea business said the quirky TV, radio and online campaign...
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Picture This... Holland's Pies drops burnley
Holland's Pies boss Neil Court-Johnson said he had no regrets over the company no longer sponsoring high-flying Burnley as they enjoy life in the Premier League next season. The pie-maker took staff to Wembley to watch Burnley clinch promotion in...
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Campaign Trail: Red Bull feels the power
Battersea Power Station will roar back to life on 22 August as the venue for the Red Bull X-Fighters World Series Finale. Twelve of the world's best freestyle motocross riders will perform gravity-defying tricks as they battle it out for the world...
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Coles swipes Buffin for finance director position down under
Australian retailer Coles has continued its recruitment drive in the UK with the appointment of Tony Buffin as finance director. Buffin was European managing director of Groupe Aeroplan, which manages the Nectar scheme, having been promoted...
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Outsourcing: is it outdated? Del Monte broker, he say no
Why did it go so wrong for food broker Jenks? And does its collapse pose questions about the viability of outsourcing, asks Ronan Hegarty
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Comment and OpinionEditor's Comment: Big four's resilience is extraordinary, but Foley is the prime mover
Our annual exercise in quantifying power (see Power List 2009, p42) isn’t easy. And this year’s Top 10 list of multiples was particularly challenging. One might expect the recession to act as a Darwinian exercise in natural selection. Yet the...
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Farms expect boom in PYO berry sales
Farm retailers are bracing themselves for a surge in pick-your-own as shoppers look for quality bargains.With the PYO strawberry season starting, UK sales are expected to follow the US trend of strong growth, according to the National...
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Profiles and QandAs
Careers File: Muscle your way to the front but don't backstab your peers
I'm in a management position for a large multi-national brand owner. I'm doing OK but I can't help but notice that the aggressive, thick-skinned, devil-may-care, least likeable people seem to be on the fast track.
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Bed and beer blamed for Tesco attack
Rare drama in otherwise sleepy Andover last week when a Rolls Royce ploughed into the local Tesco's windows, demolishing checkouts and terrifying shoppers - most of whom would only have seen such an impressive vehicle on Pimp My Ride.
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Asda sizes down with Co-op buys
Asda is set to open three of its smallest-ever stores after buying them from The Co-operative Group, which has been forced by the OFT to shed 133 stores following its acquisition of Somerfield. The stores - located at Wellington in Somerset,...
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