All The Grocer articles in 8 September 2001 – Page 2
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Clash over sales growth figures
Contradictory figures from two leading retail sales monitors have added to the confusion over whether an economic downturn is on the cards. The latest monthly update from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG reported slowing overall retail sales...
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Christmas cliffhanger
So here it is. But will this Christmas be a merry one for retailers? And will any of them end up having fun? On the face of it, supermarket chains and independent retailers alike should be rubbing their hands with glee as they prepare for this...
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Getting young consumers to ditch their hip, caffeine packed
The £1.3bn market continues to decline down 1.4% year-on-year [TNS] and the worry is that unless the brakes are applied, the downward spiral will continue. Youth orientated marketing aiming to reverse the decline in the number of 16 to...
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Friskies launches crusade to convert dogfood buyers from tin
Simon Mowbray Friskies Petcare is aiming to revolutionise the dogfood market with the launch of the first meat to be sold in cartons. The firm, a subsidiary of Nestlé, has signed an exclusive two-year deal with Tetra Pak and hopes the resulting...
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multiples refuse to rule out Sunday browsing'
The major multiples stretched the Sunday trading laws to their limits last Christmas Eve, opening half an hour early to allow shoppers to "browse" before the tills swung into operation. While this may not have been in the spirit of the law, which...
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First Quench boosts top team
Off licence operator First Quench has plundered talent from Somerfield, Wal-Mart and M&S to boost its senior management team. Robert Plummer joins as trading director beer/cider, tobacco and minerals. He joins from Somerfield where he was trading...
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Record profits boosted
by former Somerfields Waitrose is set to announce record interim profits when the John Lewis Partnership announces its results for the first half of the year this week. Waitrose md David Felwick told The Grocer sales for the first half were up 13%...
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blood and cuts
The £12.99 case of beer used to be the Christmas exception, but walk into any supermarket nowadays and you can pick up a cut price premium brand pack. Last year, shoppers were treated to a swathe of offers from the multiples in the run-up to the...
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it's the big time
Reports over recent years of the increased levels of spending at Christmas are not exaggerated. While their focus tends to be on spending on presents, the value of food and drink categories increases enormously and, in the final two weeks before...
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The hot beverage market consists of tea, instant coffee, gro
In the 52 weeks to June 24, 2001, the total market saw a year-on-year decline of 1.4% in value, tea being the main loser as buyers move out of the market. This goes against the general trend in packaged groceries which saw a rise in value. ...
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Embrace change or get left behind'
Anyone in the news supply chain who does not embrace change is going to get left behind, according to Mike Greene, chairman of both the Association of Convenience Stores and its news group, the Association of News Retailing. This week all elements...
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Lyons fills Bakers' shoes
Burton's is replacing its Bakers Selection biscuits with a relaunched Lyons range which sports new packaging and includes several new varieties. The company said the Lyons brand had "more consumer recognition" than Bakers Selection. Available...
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n Manor Bakeries' Nicki Johnson has become Leading Edge Memb
Exerting influence to make it happen Learning the best way to go about influencing colleagues and customers is a huge challenge for the grocery industry's newest recruits. That's why it was the topic for this year's Leading Edge Member of the Year...
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Percol Rocket Fuel ground coffee and tea bags from Food Bran
Rsp: £1.49 for a 125g pouch of ground coffee and £1.29 for 50g pouch of 20 teabags Why will it sell? These caffeine packed drinks in jazzy, resealable pouches are designed for daytime stimulation. It is just the kind of product that would appeal…
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Last weekend my husband invited three of his Arab friends to
One of Victor's friends enquired if we were eating organic food. No', I replied, this is not classed as organic.' I was then asked to explain what made organic produce better than what we were eating. I have to say I was momentarily at a loss. It...
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Southern Comfort goes for modern and masculine appeal with r
Southern Comfort has been given its first major redesign for 70 years. Guinness UDV has thrown out the old look in favour of a new one which aims to give it a more modern masculine appeal, as well as more presence on the shelf and behind the bar....
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PC Format marks tenth anniversary and celebrates routing its
September 2001 marks the 10th anniversary of Future Publishing's PC Format magazine. The birthday edition of PC Format (issue 127) is packaged in a promotional, translucent anti-static bag and features an in-depth look at the computing market both...
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Co-op/council alliance launches Store to Door
Oxford, Swindon & Gloucester Co-op has teamed up with social services at Oxfordshire County Council to launch a new home shopping service for the elderly and housebound. The society beat off competition from Tesco, Sainsbury and Iceland to win the...
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Scrivens takes over as managing director of Perkins Foods af
Following Fresh-Pak's integration with Perkins Foods, md Simon Scrivens has been appointed md of Perkins Foods. Scrivens' remit will include Perkins' Manchester Simply Fresh Foods and Scunthorpe Deli Fresh Foods. Scrivens also joins Perkins Foods...
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