All The Grocer articles in 9 August 2014 – Page 2
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News
O2 Academies to sell Blu e-cigs and allow gig vaping
The owner of UK concert venues such as the Shepherd’s Bush Empire and Brixton Academy is to officially allow vaping…
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Tesco needs to cut SKUs to take fight to Asda, claim analysts
Tesco has considerable scope to cut costs by reducing its growing SKU count, analysts at Brewin Dolphin have said…
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Actimel launches a kids yoghurt drink
Danone has launched a version of its Actimel yoghurt drink targeted at children…
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Heinz relaunches Squeeze & Stir soups
Heinz is relaunching its Squeeze & Stir soup – which has achieved sales of less than £4m in the past year…
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Grocer 33
Store of the week: Waitrose Crowborough
We train people up well, but we follow a culture of leading by example too…
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Grocer 33
Waitrose impresses all round in G33 service and availability
Waitrose Crowborough secured the win this week thanks to having plenty of staff available…
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Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo countline launched by Mondelez
Mondelez is taking Cadbury Dairy Milk Oreo into single bars…
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Tic Tac to get 'biggest-ever' promotion
Ferrero is this week launching its “biggest-ever” Tic Tac on-pack promotion…
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Comment and Opinion
Discounters: a fashion that is here to stay?
“The fashion of this world passeth away.” Seldom has this been shown more clearly than in today’s grocery market…
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Comment and Opinion
Bake Off is back, bringing a welcome pastel hue to the world
With Gaza and Ukraine threatening apocalypse, has there ever been a better time for The Great British Bake Off to return?…
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Co-op Group to create council and senate in governance reforms
The Co-operative Group has unveiled its proposals for the reform of its corporate governance.
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Analysis and Features
It’s not all doom and gloom in emerging markets
A slowdown in growth in emerging markets has hit global fmcg firms hard, but Nestlé’s second quarter performance is cause for hope
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Cheese industry hits back at CASH salt study
Trade bodies have hit back at claims the dairy industry is not doing enough to reduce the salt content of cheese.
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Comment and Opinion
Online is the new reality – like it or not
Ofcom’s annual report on the UK’s media consumption and habits is a must-read for all the major grocers.
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News
Plain tobacco packs consultation: health groups and traders respond
The government’s consultation on draft regulations for plain tobacco packs closes today. Here’s what traders and health groups had to say.
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Tesco dashes are not a trademark, says IPO
Tesco has failed in its bid to register the blue dashed line in its logo as a trademark…
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Morrisons job cuts first wave now imminent
Morrisons’ in-store management restructure, which has left 2,600 staff facing redundancy, is set to kick off in the coming…
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Retailers could lose out under Riot Act reform, warns ACS
Small retailers hit in future by riots such as those that took place in the summer of 2011 may lose out on compensation if their turnover is too high, the ACS has warned.
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Mondelez third-quarter results disappoint as Nestlé flourishes
It was a week of diverging fortunes for two of the biggest names in global food – Nestlé and Mondelez…
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Suppliers angry as retailers keep digging for old debts
The Grocer can reveal some retailers are still digging further back than the agreed two-year limit…