All The Grocer articles in 8 October 2011
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News
World News: 08/10/2011
US: Costco will increase its standard annual membership fees in the US and Canada by $5 to $55 from 1 November while fees for executive membership, held by roughly half its 22 million members in North America, will rise from $100 to $110. Costco…
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Comment & Opinion
The G33 is hardly a typical basket
I’d like to point out my distaste with the propaganda you are sprouting with your Grocer 33 figures. This survey is hardly a typical basket.
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News99p Stores eyes up a frozen food fight
Single-price discounter 99p Stores is taking on frozen food specialist Iceland by selling frozen food for the first time.
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Profiles
Reviewing sickness absence could also lead to healthier performance
The first sign of mince pies hitting the shelves says it all. Business is desperate to grasp on to anything that may drag it out…
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ProfilesThe Human Angle: Julia Scales, Senior account manager, The Antique Wine Company
What’s it like to work for your company? Every day is different there are new challenges ahead every morning.
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NewsCrusha adds desserts range to brand mix
Milkshake mix brand Crusha has expanded into ambient desserts. The Crusha kids desserts range, rolling into mults now, consists of two pot products Fruit Jelly Pots (rsp: 49p) and Milkshake Puds (rsp: 49p) and two kits for kids to make…
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NewsAlpen adds ‘bits’ to porridge with its muesli-inspired range
Muesli and snack bar brand Alpen is expanding into the burgeoning porridge category. Alpen Porridge, which contains rolled oats, Alpen wheat flakes, raisins, nuts and fruit pieces, is pitched at adults and will be available in three…
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NewsLads’ breakfast Fuel listed in Tesco after speedy development
A lads’ breakfast cereal that was developed in just six weeks is going on shelf in Tesco on Monday.
Granola brand Fuel, which is aimed at active young men, is rolling out to 459 Tesco stores in two varieties Fruit Loaded and 70% Cocoa… -
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Lidl set to roll out bakeries to all stores
Lidl shoppers could soon be snapping up bargains amid the heady aroma of freshly baked bread. The German discounter is poised to begin rolling out in-store bakeries across all of its 580 UK stores after successful trials in Newcastle. A…
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InterviewsAllan Leighton talks tough
Allan Leighton knows all about tough calls in challenging times. So are today’s grocery leaders getting it right?
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Multichannel strategies must also be flexible
Retailers need to evolve in line with changing consumer habits, says Alistair Stewart, as Carrefour has now acknowledged
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NewsNisa launches alternative fascia Loco to nurture smaller indies
Nisa is launching a new symbol fascia called Loco. The fascia, which has Loco written in red and green on a white background, with a green leaf over the o, is being launched at the buying group's annual conference in Malta today as a...
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: Rosalind Chapman, the founder of Transformulas
Rosalind Chapman, the founder of Transformulas, on paperwork, needles and Pretty Woman
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Analysis & FeaturesThe amicable split of Nisa-Today’s starts here
Nisa-Today’s CEO Neil Turton and Today’s Group MD Bill Laird talk exclusively to Beth Phillips about the implications of the buying group’s separation
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NewsSelsey lobstermen to apply for PGI status
A group of lobster fishermen from the English south coast is set to apply for PGI status for Selsey lobster in a bid to secure a premium for their catch. Selsey lobster, caught off Selsey on the West Sussex coast, is said to have a…
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News
Asda puts full entertainment range online
Asda is taking on the likes of Amazon and Play.com with the launch of a new entertainment store on its Asda Direct website. The retailer has made its entire entertainment range available via the new store, which replaces a standalone…
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NewsSeeWoo woos Asda with sauce - and oil
The wholesaler SeeWoo has gained its first supermarket listing with Asda, as it strives to become a “category champion” for oriental foods. Three SeeWoo products have made it on to Asda shelves: a chilli oil from its Way-On brand and…
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco isn't 'back'. It never went away
Terrible Tesco’s results? If a 0.5% decline in like-for-like UK sales signals the worst trading performance in 20 years…
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Analysis & Features
Putting the sparks back into Marks
Marc Bolland is on a mission – to completely revamp the Marks & Spencer estate in two years. He shows Guy Montague-Jones how at the retailer’s flagship Kensington store
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Comment & Opinion
Critical Eye... on a balls-up at the Bake Off
Food porn? Pah. Why have that when you can have the real thing? The finale of The Great British Bake Off (9.30pm, BBC2, Tuesday 4 October) didn’t just boast lingering shots of winner Jo Wheatley’s white chocolate and raspberry pistachio meringues….