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NewsShoplifters look out - Facewatch is on to you
Leading retailers have signed up to a new crime-fighting database that is set to dramatically increase the number of shoplifters who are caught. Billed as a Big Society-style fight-back to store crime and an answer to
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NewsFocus On Lunchbox: The lunchbox grows up
The lunchbox category used to be all about the kids. This year, adults are driving sales and their agenda includes health and premium quality as well as convenience, says Nick Hughes
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NewsNew Percy Fox role for marketer Owen
Diageo-owned distributor Percy Fox has promoted Jonathan Owen to the new role of head of customer marketing. Owen moves up from the role of business sector manager for Tesco and will be responsible for "providing vision and solutions to...
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NewsMorrisons trial puts wine next to fresh fruit & veg
Morrisons has put its wine aisle next to fresh produce in trial move to capitalise on the rise in popularity of scratch cooking and dining at home. The retailer is carrying out the trial at its 'fresh lab' concept store in Kirkstall in...
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NewsMorrisons wants more girls on top
Morrisons has called on its suppliers to employ more women in senior management roles. At a leadership event held yesterday, the supermarket chain asked its suppliers to sign up 1,000 women to a national initiative called Pearls, which…
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NewsWaitrose running late on web improvements
Waitrose has come in for more fierce criticism over its online delivery site, after it failed to deliver a series of planned updates to fix problems that have plagued the site since it launched four months ago.
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NewsPangasius lines removed from retailers’ shelves
Morrisons and Asda have withdrawn a number of pre-packed pangasius lines, it has emerged. Asda said it had withdrawn three pre-packed lines of pangasius after internal testing had found "issues with the quality of the fish". The lines...
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NewsMcBride to close Burnley site
McBride has announced plans to close its Burnley factory next March. Production at the site, which makes trigger sprays, all purpose cleaners, and liquid sachets, will move to its Bradford, Manchester and Hull sites under the plans.
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NewsNew Lurpak variant gets olive oil infusion
Arla is extending Lurpak – it's biggest UK brand – into the spreadable olive oil market.
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NewsOlympic Special: Guerrillas in the midst
It’s less than a year until the Games commence and the official sponsors are already gearing up to make a splash. But does trouble lurk in the water, asks Helen Gilbert
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NewsCarlsberg completes UK capture of Staropramen
Carlsberg has secured the UK rights to Czech beer brand Staropramen. The 5% premium lager, owned and produced by StarBev, joins San Miguel and Tuborg in Carlsberg’s roster of ‘world beers’.
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NewsBadger cull pilot gets Defra green light
Farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after limited badger culls to combat bovine TB were given the go-ahead yesterday. Pending the outcome of a Defra consultation, pilot schemes will run for a four-year period, starting in two areas of the southwest of England.
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NewsButchers brand Dewhurst set for high street comeback
Dewhurst, once Britain’s biggest chain of butchers, is set for a to return to the high street – as a brand of fresh meat.
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NewsCarling gets major makeover to jazz up ‘boring’ lager market
Carling has been given a dramatic new look by brand owner Molson Coors in a bid to reinvigorate the lager market.
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NewsDairy Crest buys cooking oil maker MH Foods
Dairy Crest has swooped to buy cooking oil and salad dressing maker MH Foods. The deal is worth £13m and hands Dairy Crest control of the Fry Light cooking oil brand.
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NewsSainsbury’s adds non-food to smartphone shopping
Sainsbury’s shoppers can now buy the supermarket’s complete range of non-food via their smartphones. The retailer launched the mobile version of its general merchandise shopping website on Friday.
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NewsGreene King bolsters board with Sainsbury’s heavyweight Coupe
Sainsbury’s commercial director Mike Coupe has been appointed to the board of brewing company Greene King. Coupe, who is responsible for trading, marketing, IT and online at Sainsbury’s, becomes a non-executive director role at the Old Speckled Hen maker on 26 July.
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World News 16/7/11
France: Carrefour has warned its half-year profits will drop 23% to 760m because of weak sales in its domestic market. The retail giant, due to report first-half figures next month, said sales were down 3.3% in the first six...
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NewsAnchor hits 125 with big giveaway
Anchor is offering shoppers the chance to win up to 125 prizes every day for 125 days, to celebrate the brand's 125th anniversary. The on-pack promotion which kicked off on Monday will give shoppers the opportunity to win a selection of...
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NewsMakro: 18 months to turn around business
New directors at Makro Cash & Carry UK have 18 months to turn the business around, staff at the loss-making wholesaler have been warned. Directors from Alix-Partners have told parent company Metro Group that they expect to post a...