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NewsShapland stuns Sainsbury’s with shock summer exit
Darren Shapland, Sainsbury’s influential group development director, is to leave the retailer this summer. Shapland, who has worked at Sainsbury’s since August 2005, will leave on 13 July, to “pursue a number of personal interests”.
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NewsRevealed: the IT whizz who caused Tesco’s Double trouble
The computer whizz who played a key role in Tesco's decision to abandon its Double the Difference deal has been unmasked by The Grocer - and revealed he now has Asda in his sights. David Whitehouse, 32, a Middlesborough-based web developer...
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World News 7/5/11
GERMANY: Metro Group, the parent company of Makro Cash & Carry UK, has posted a 1% rise in first-quarter sales to 15.5bn. Profits rose 6% during the period to 145m, buoyed by the retailer's ongoing restructuring programme. Sales at Metro Cash...
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NewsIrn-Bru ad kicks off nationwide activity
AG Barr has unveiled its first marketing push for Irn-Bru aimed at consumers outside Scotland. The £3m campaign part of a £15m annual investment in the brand kicks off with a TV ad that breaks on Monday and will run for three months....
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NewsGü launches its first national TV ad and single-serve desserts
Gü is launching a range of individual single-serve puds as part of a major brand revamp that will be supported by its first national TV push. Gü Singles mousses (rsp: £1.19) are being launched after a trial of two single-pot products...
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NewsBoparan ‘likely to sell’ ageing Holland’s plant
Ranjit Boparan is more likely to sell Holland's Pies than spend the millions required to update its Accrington production plant, according to senior industry sources. The Northern Foods-owned factory, which has been in operation since...
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NewsWeetabix aiming to revive Minis brand
Weetabix Minis have been rebranded as Crispy Minis in a bid to turn around flagging sales. Following a 13% year-on-year sales slump to £17.9m [SymphonyIRI 52w/e 26 March 2011], the 13-year-old brand has been repackaged and given a £4.8m…
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NewsRoll reversal leaves Asda with red faces
They say the first casualty of conflict is the truth. Things get confused when the flak starts flying and meaningful communication becomes impossible. It's called the 'fog of war'. So as Asda's scrap with Tesco over prices gets bloodier...
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NewsExit Schofield: now the City awaits a recovery strategy
Robert Schofield is bowing out of a debt-ridden conglomerate. Without category focus, who can turn it round? And how? Hannah Stodell reports
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NewsFocus On Back To School: The kids smarten up
A bargain basement approach to uniforms has depressed sales value but now Mintel is forecasting a return to growth as schools demand better quality, as Sonya Hook reports
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Focus On Back To School: Innovations
According to Pritt producer Henkel, the glue stick category is worth more than £13m and in 2010 just under 25% of that was driven through the two months of back to school (August and September).
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Focus On Back To School: Shopper ethics can’t be ignored
Ethical uniforms hit the headlines in 2009, when a state school in Hampshire insisted that all students wear a compulsory 'eco-friendly' uniform.
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Focus On Back To School: Non-uniform year-round opportunities for retailers
Back to school is not just about school uniforms. Pencil cases and their contents are an important part of the market as are lunchboxes and juice bottles and more importantly, they sell well all year round.
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NewsStarbucks back in growth as customisation hits new level
The turnaround at Starbucks has involved a more thoughtful approach to growth, says UK MD Darcy Willson-Rymer. Adam Leyland reports
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NewsUPBox stops trading as backer withdraws
The owners of gourmet lunchbox makers UPBox are hopeful of getting the business back on track after the company ceased trading last Thursday following the withdrawal of one of its two backers. Founders Ines and Nick Alfille will meet...
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NewsChains take strain as demand soars over bank holiday period
As temperatures soared, grocery retailers claimed to cope well during the four-day Easter and Royal Wedding bank holiday bonanza but The Grocer has learned that demand for party and BBQ essentials in particular pushed supermarket supply chains to...
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NewsSlump in beef supply set to send prices rocketing
Brits may soon have to pay more for their burgers, as a 10-year low in UK beef supplies threatens to send beef prices soaring. UK beef production is forecast to fall 3.7% on 2010 levels to 875,000 tonnes, driven largely by a decline in...
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NewsLeigh gets tasty role at Green & Black’s
William Leigh has won a MasterChef meets The Apprentice-style contest to become the new taste assistant for Green & Black's. Leigh, a food writer from South London, was selected from thousands of applicants who took part in a...
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NewsSwaine reveals former Threshers stores boom
Rhythm & Booze owner R&M Swaine has hailed the turnaround of the 34 former Threshers stores it bought when First Quench Retailing collapsed into administration. At the end of its financial year [30 June 2010] like-for-like sales...
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NewsBrothers canned pear cider for festivalgoers
Brothers is launching its Festival pear cider in cans for the first time this month as part of a wider move into the format. Festival cider will be available in 12-packs of 440ml cans (rsp: £12) and follows the launch of Strawberry in...