All The Grocer articles in 8 March 2014 – Page 3
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News
PayPoint calls attention to 'engineer' telephone fraudsters
Retailers are being scammed out of thousands of pounds by fraudsters posing as engineers, PayPoint has warned…
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News
John Campbell made Britvic GB & Ireland FD
John Campbell, Heinz’s former finance director for UK & Ireland, has resurfaced as Britvic GB & Ireland finance director…
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News
Urban Eat enters mainstream c-store sector with Kerryfresh deal
A sandwich brand with a cult following among students is pushing into the mainstream convenience marke…
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News
Brakes to open cash & carry as part of 'multichannel' offer
It is common for cash & carry operators to move into delivered wholesale but now foodservice giant Brakes is doing the opp…
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News
Waste-aware Brits cut back on fruit & veg in pricey 2013
Brits bought 91,000 tonnes less veg and nearly 40,000 tonnes less fruit in 2013…
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News
MPs bemused at lack of cash trail for Portas Pilots
The government was this week accused of losing track of £2.3m of taxpapers’ cash earmarked to save the high street…
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News
B&J Supplies joins scramble to establish online pound shops
B&J Supplies is the latest company to attempt to bring the £1 discount model online…
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News
E-cigarette players vow to fight 'unworkable' EU clampdown
The UK’s electronic cigarette industry has moved to allay fears that the nascent market for e-cigs will be stymied within …
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco should focus its price investment on fruit & veg
Milk is not an incremental category. Fruit & veg is. Let’s hope Tesco’s price investment is focused there then…
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Comment and Opinion
Brakes moving into cash & carry? What's going on?
Brakes is opening its first-ever cash & carry. It’s an interesting move for the delivered foodservice giant, and one that’…
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My Alternative CV
Phillip Oppenheim on The Cuba Mountain Coffee Co & Chelsea FC
I had to cold call receptionists pretending I had complimentary tickets for film premieres to get sales leads…
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Comment and Opinion
Mornflake is quality NPD!
Mornflake Superfast Pots offer consumers the classic breakfast cereal and milk ‘eat’ on the go…
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Comment and Opinion
Ditch the dumb discounting! Go for smart offers
Recent research from IPM confirmed our fear many UK retailers are still relying on heavy discounting strategies…
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Comment and Opinion
Food poverty is a disgrace
The issues raised around food poverty by Dan Crossley last week in his Saturday Essay really hit a nerve with me…
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Analysis and Features
How much will the milk price war cost Tesco?
With supermarket milk wars back in the headlines, how much will this latest round of price cuts cost the retailers?
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Analysis and Features
Can pound shops work online?
A raft of new pound shops have launched online, but how transferrable is the model?…
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Analysis and Features
Nascent e-cigs market dashed as EU's ruling 'misses point'
E-cigs: so near to the tipping point, has the EU’s 11th hour change to tobacco directive scuppered all the good work?…
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Analysis and Features
Business rates: will the door really open for a shake-up?
The BRC may say the BIS inquiry is a “nail in the coffin” but diverse solutions present no quick fix for high streets…
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Analysis and Features
Surge in straight 'save' deals as brands keeps it simple
On the face of it, all is quiet on the promotional fixtures front – but there are plenty of changes below the surface…
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The Big Interview
Jack Monroe: The Big Interview
In 2011, single mum Jack Monroe hit rock bottom and attempted suicide. Then she started a blog featuring cheap recipes