All Household articles – Page 28
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Focus On Barbecue: Fuel for the fire
Cleaner and greener are the watchwords in the barbecue fuels market.
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Energizer revamps packs to end battery confusion
Energizer is urging retailers to simplify the layout of the battery fixture and take inspiration from its revamped pack designs.Existing battery fixtures were generally a "confusing purchase area" for shoppers, said Energizer, and added...
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Picture This... Gü velvet: the dark side of puds
Gü debuted on TV this week with a darkly sensuous ad straight from a David Lynch film. A woman out walking her dog follows some eerie music coming from a house.
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NewsFocus On Household: The right tools for the job
Specialist products are cleaning up as house-proud consumers entertain at home more often and adopt a make-do-and-mend mentality. Rachel Barnes reports
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Focus On Household: Four to watch
Reckitt Benckiser is launching what it claims is a world first this month, with the new Finish QuantuMatic, an auto-dosing dishwasher detergent system (rsp: £9.99 for dispenser and 12-wash refill; £7.99 for twin refills).
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Focus On Household: Loo roll - where next?
The figures speak for themselves when it comes to toilet roll. Although it doesn't quite have total penetration, 95.6% of households buy it.
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Focus On Household: Throw in the towel? No way
Kitchen towel has been one of the downturn's worst-hit household categories.
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Focus On Household: Green is down but not out
Any product that charges a premium has had to fight to defend its position over the past year. Green cleaners are no exception and some have not fared as well as others.
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Focus On Household: How to gel with consumers
The laundry aisle is a complicated place, says Unilever category manager for laundry James Griffin.
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Focus On Household: Make it, flog it, coin it
The swine flu epidemic may not have been as devastating as initially predicted but that didn't stop products with a clear "germ kill" message benefiting from the paranoia that swept the nation.
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Oven cleaner sales lifted by home dining
Sales of oven cleaner are up 26% in value and volume as consumers cook at home more and look to prolong the lifespan of their ovens [Kantar Worldpanel 52w/e 29 November 2009].
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Binifresh clip set to tackle bin hygiene
A device that clips inside wheelie bins and releases a spray to ward off rats has won listings at Asda.Binifresh (rsp: £14.95) contains a canister of anti-bacterial and Citronella-based pest repellent that releases a spray inside the bin...
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Charmin’s new identity backed by £10m spend
The pope may be Catholic, but it seems bears no longer head into the woods to do their business or at last the Charmin bear doesn't. SCA is replacing it with a koala in a £10m overhaul that will also see the toilet paper rebranded as Cushelle.
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NewsProcter & Gamble snaps up Sara Lee's Ambi Pur
Procter & Gamble has agreed the €320m (£289m) acquisition of air freshener Ambi Pur from the Sara Lee Company.
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Cornish Rattler turned into drink for surfer dudes
Cider producer Healey's is revamping its Cornish Rattler Cyder brand to emphasise its surf culture provenance in preparation for national distribution next year.The new-look bottle, rolling out in February, will feature the silhouette of...
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Andrex rolls out seasonal toilet paper
Kimberly-Clark is introducing Christmas designs on its Andrex toilet rolls for the first time.The Winter Collection, in four-roll packs (rsp: £2.20), comes in completely clear packaging another first for the brand with six different...
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Unilever axes Persil washing up liquid as it cuts SKUs 40%
Unilever has ditched Persil washing up liquid as part of its strategy to cut 40% of its SKUs by the end of the year. Customer services director Simon Bailey said it was on schedule with the rationalisation programme first revealed by The...