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Asda Hellesdon, Norwich 1 This staff at this Asda Supercentre led by example, helping our shopper to locate items and gladly offering to check stocking information. The store provided a host of special...
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Spotlight: Regional Farm Foods
Good times or bad, local and regionally produced food looks set to remain the number one ethical choice for British consumers, argues Chris Clark, managing director of Regional Farm Foods
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Sainsbury’s pours its last drink online
The retailer is abandoning its drinks website at the end of the month. Where did it go wrong, asks Graham Holter
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Frico updates Edam design
Friesland Foods has repackaged its entire Frico brand cheese range. The Dutch company, which supplies 90% of Edam sold in the UK, said the new packaging emphasised the “heritage and unique craftsmanship” of Dutch cheese. “We have invested heavily in...
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Waitrose shoppers go for brown meat
It seems even Waitrose customers are feeling the pinch, with the retailer revealing this week that shoppers are opting for cheaper poultry cuts. Waitrose said that although customers were still defying the economic downturn to buy free-range...
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Tesco Mobile finds new brand image
Tesco has revamped its mobile phone business and is rolling out a marketing drive to draw in customers. The company has overhauled its tariffs and developed a new brand image to stand out from rival operators, with a cyan blue colour scheme...
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Persistence of kids characters blasted
Suppliers have vehemently denied claims by Which? that they are taking advantage of lax regulations to market unhealthy foods to children. In a report entitled Food Fables – The Second Sitting, Which? accused companies including Kellogg’s, Nestlé...
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Birds Eye takes on sustainability chief
Frozen food giant Birds Eye has appointed Peter Hajipieris as director of sustainability and external affairs to spearhead its first-ever sustainability commitment programme. The Birds Eye View, published this week, sets out targets in nine areas...
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Switch to biodiesel triggers ‘massive’ cost hikes in oils
Vegetable and sunflower oil suppliers are warning of “market mayhem” as crops around the globe are switched towards biodiesel. Soaring demand, exacerbated by flooding in the United States which caused crop reductions of 10%, has already pushed up...
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Marks sets out plan for the Co-op’s big future
Marks sets out plan for the Co-op’s big future Having agreed to buy Somerfield for the knockdown price of £1.57bn, the Co-op boss turns his attention to the task in hand. Mark Choueke reports
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More special offers stocked as shoppers seek bargains
New figures show that credit crunch-hit consumers are buying more special offers in supermarkets, with Somerfield benefiting the most, while multiples are also increasing the number of offers. Promotions accounted for more than 26.5% of multiple...
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Top-Up shop: Week of 19 July 2008
Every week The Grocer’s mystery shoppers also visit convenience stores to check out the price of 10 commonly bought fast-moving food items across all grocery categories
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Availability: Week of 19th July 2008
Asda Chelmsford, Essex 2 With aisle ends piled high with special offers and stocking trolleys parked in the vegetable section, the store had a cluttered feel to it. Checkout queues were long, while a...
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Poundland picks up the pace
Poundland is on course to open 30 new stores this financial year as the value retailer reaps the benefits of the economic downturn. This week Poundland opened new stores in Bangor, north Wales, and Hammersmith, west London. The additions take...
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Henderson offers food-to-go online
Northern Irish Spar wholesaler Henderson Group has launched an online ordering system for its food-to-go offer. The scheme, being trialled at the company-owned Spar store in Great Victoria Street, Belfast, is being run in partnership with...
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Sweet Charity picks Davis to be director
The Confectioners Benevolent Fund - also known as Sweet Charity - has appointed Patrick Davis as its director general. At the start of September, he will succeed Malcolm Carter, who retires after almost five years. "I am honoured to...
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Tesco signs up Lebara Mobile for cheap calls
Tesco has struck a distribution deal with mobile network Lebara Mobile to offer cheap international calls. Lebara Mobile's airtime is now available in 1,900 Tesco stores while Lebara SIM cards will be available at 90 stores from this month. ...
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Co-op's one-stop shop for media buyers
The Co-operative Group has launched a one-stop media centre to make it easier for companies to advertise across all its businesses. The move, which the society claims is the first of its kind for a major retailer, will allow the Co-op Group...
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Noble gains Burnett from Dairy Crest
Dairy Crest's commercial director of foods, Dale Burnett, is to join Noble Foods as group commercial director. His switch follows that of Peter Thornton, who quit as executive managing director of Dairy Crest in March to become chief...