All The Grocer articles in 8 December 2007
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News
Self-scan theft costs £200m
Shoppers who steal items when using self-scan checkouts are costing retailers more than £200m a year.A poll by security company G4S found 7% of adults had failed to scan the barcode of an item when using self-scan checkouts."While...
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Vin & Spirit to be sold at auction
Vin & Spirit, the company behind Absolut Vodka and owned by the Swedish government, is to be sold at auction.Analysts expect the company to be sold for between $6bn-$7bn (£3bn-£4bn), with Pernod Ricard, Diageo and Fortune Brands touted as...
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Responsible drinking ads 'not effective'
Industry funded responsible drinking advertising campaigns are not effective, researchers have claimed.Adverts such as the Diageo funded campaign 'The Choice is Yours' launched last month are ineffective because drunken antics are seen by...
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Online store relaunch for Wing Yip
Specialist Oriental wholesaler Wing Yip has relaunched its online service to make it easier for customers to prepare Oriental food.The company's recipe development chef, Chef Lin, has devised a cookery school feature that includes tips...
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Local retailing
Many small shop owners believe their more personal service puts them in a different league to the multiples, and means they can still thrive by offering products and services catering specifically to the local community. Chris and Sue...
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Profiles and QandAs
Scott rises to joint MD of Tiptree jam-maker
Walter Scott has been promoted to joint managing director of jam-maker Wilkin & Sons following the retirement of former joint MD Peter Wilkin. Scott takes up the position in January, working alongside Ian Thurgood.He joined the...
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recycled festive pinnie for waitrose staff
This apron took a lot of bottle to make. Eleven, to be precise. Produced from 500ml recycled plastic bottles, the eco-friendly festive pinnie is being worn by Waitrose staff in stores up and down the country until 24 December. To make the aprons,...
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Flora to end marathon link
The race is on to find a new sponsor for the London Marathon after Flora said it was to end its 14-year association with the event.Brand owner Unilever will remain sponsor for two years, then w ill re-focus on communicating the...
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The Tesco US empire starts to take shape out West
In the ultimate show of faith, it wasn't until this week - a month after the first Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market stores opened - that Sir Terry Leahy flew out to inspect them. Sir Terry believes the franchise, led by CEO Tim Mason, the...
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Profiles and QandAs
Defra staff rush on redundancy offer
Defra staff are said to be clamouring to take early retirement after they were offered up to three times their annual salaries plus a bonus to leave their posts. In a cost-cutting exercise dubbed in some quarters as "the most generous...
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Experts meet for debate over non food
Gain an insight into the fast-changing retail scene at The Grocer's Non-Food in Grocery Conference on 23 January. The one-day event at London Marriott Hotel, Kensington, will look at business strategies for food and non food. It promises to be...
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Profiles and QandAs
Shop Profile David Sands
You won't hear David Sands muttering about the tough trading environment for the independents. And why would he? The David Sands chain of 24 c-stores in Fife, Perthshire and Kinross-shire - which has just been named Responsible Drinks...
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Comment and Opinion
Letter of the week - Data 'inadequate for requirement'
It is misleading to suggest that the Competition Commission has failed to understand properly the Experian/Goad data used in our inquiry or that we rejected more suitable data ('Experian advice ignored', The Grocer, 1 December, p4). We chose not to...
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Soup cup debut from Yorkshire Provender
The Yorkshire Provender Company is launching a microwaveable chilled soup in a single-serve cup, which it claims is a first in the fresh soup category.The range of single-portion on-the-go soups come in a double container. A...
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Profiles and QandAs
Northern Foods hires CSR head
Paula Widdowson, commercial director of Improve, is to leave the food and drink sector skills council later this month to join Northern Foods as director of corporate social responsibility.Widdowson has been a member of Improve's...
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Opinion - "Sensationalism over food price rises, especially when they are seasonal, has a dangerous effect on consumer confidence"
FRUIT AND VEG PRICES UP 23% screamed the headline in the Daily Express. I didn't know whether I was more surprised by the story itself or the fact that grapes, cherry tomatoes and strawberries had replaced Princess Diana and Madeleine McCann as the...
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Comment and Opinion
GM crops remain commercial folly
Why are arguments still being made in favour of GM crops when the public and - thankfully - the industry are so opposed to them?As his parting shot before retiring from his post, the government's chief scientist, Sir David King, treated...
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Coca-Cola workers in 'sick day' protest
The entire workforce at a Coca-Cola plant in the Irish Republic rang in sick in a one-day protest over its planned closure and the redundancy terms .A total of 250 workers - the same number as took the "sick day" - will lose their jobs...