All The Grocer articles in 8 December 2012 – Page 2
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NewsCatering emerges as main concern for OFT in Booker/Makro deal
Booker and Makro’s dominance in catering was one of the main reasons why the £140m deal was referred…
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NewsWaitrose takes Heston down under through new listing with Coles
Australians will be able to tuck into Heston Blumenthal’s popular Christmas puddings this year…
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NewsCity news 08/12/12
Tesco’s decision to retreat from its loss-making Fresh & Easy business in the US gave its shares a rare boost…
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NewsDematic app puts mobile office into hands of site managers
Dematic has launched an app that allows businesses to manage their entire warehouse and distribution operation from…
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NewsGreggs begins trial of gift voucher scheme
Greggs is trialling the perfect stocking filler for sausage roll addicts just in time for Christmas…
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NewsWarbies ends bread export trial to Euro Tescos
Warburtons has pulled the plug on its first overseas venture…
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NewsFerry to the Mersey as Typhoo ships up north
Merseyside-based Typhoo is switching the port it uses to bring tea into the UK, from Felixstowe to Liverpool…
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NewsLeiths gives Asda a 25% Extra Special boost
Asda’s tie-up with Leiths has boosted the size of its Extra Special premium range by 25% compared with 2011…
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NewsMultibuy alcohol ban to be 'tougher' than Scots restrictions
Government plans for a ban on multi-buy alcohol promotions in England and Wales are far more draconian than…
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NewsDoes 'Chicken Jahmene' have The X Factor?
It’s The X Factor final this weekend, and Asda’s ‘Chicken Jahmene’ Douglas takes the stage…
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Analysis & FeaturesPeanut prices rise by 99.1% over four years
Few Christmas foods have been spared from price inflation this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesRabobank report predicts volatile food commodities prices in 2013
Wheat, maize and soybean prices will continue to rise…
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NewsShort selling increases in gloomy food retail sector
Short sellers have homed in on the supermarkets as they look to profit from the gloomy outlook for food retail…
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Grocer 33Tesco South Queensferry, Edinburgh
We’ve had a really big drive in the past month to improve the availability of key lines…
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NewsHard-up consumers cut back on household goods
Cash-strapped shoppers are buying fewer household goods as prices continue to rise.
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NewsOver to you Santa as grandparents reduce Christmas toy spend
Grannies and granddads are expected to splash out less on toys this Christmas.
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Analysis & FeaturesAre we making progress on the UK high street front?
This week, the BRC published the sixth major study to appear since the launch of the Mary Portas Review …
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NewsSainsbury's to increase milk price to farmers
Sainsbury’s will increase the milk price it pays farmers in its dairy development group to 31.59 pence per litre in the new year.
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NewsSainsbury's appoints Angie Risley as new HR director
Sainsbury’s has appointed Angie Risley as group HR director to replace Gwyn Burr, who will exit Sainsbury’s in March.
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Analysis & FeaturesSupermarkets: meet your new worst enemy
Last year, on a bright fresh Easter Saturday morning, something peculiar happened in Portsmouth…