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NewsMorrisons retail boss Gunter announces retirement
Morrisons’ veteran group retail director Mark Gunter is to retire next year. Gunter, who oversaw the integration of Safeway after Morrisons acquired the rival supermarket in 2004, will step down from the board this year at June’s AGM. He will then retire in June 2012.
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Kerry Group accused of pushing up prices after acquiring rival
Customers and rivals of frozen ready meals giant Kerry Group have accused it of trying to take advantage of its dominant market position to force through price rises after quietly snapping up a major rival this month. Kerry moved to buy...
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NewsWatchdog raps Asda over misleading Guarantee ad
Asda's original Price Guarantee ads, which aired from April last year, have been smacked down by the Advertising Standards Authority for being misleading and untruthful. And the retailer could face further run-ins with the watchdog.
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World News 29/1/11
Diageo has struck a deal with Hanoi Liquor Joint Stock Company to boost its presence in the Asian market. The spirits giant has agreed to acquire a 23.6% stake in Halico from VinaCapital Vietnam Opportunity Fund,...
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Retail Prices: Cuts are not enough to stop inflation hitting 2.1%
Food and drink inflation is no longer possible to ignore – and it’s the price of booze that is most to blame, reports Ronan Hegarty
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NewsWelsh chain CKs sustains loss of £23k
CKs Supermarkets has vowed to push on with its expansion plans despite falling into the red. The chain bought four stores from The Co-operative Group in July 2009 and although the purchase boosted sales by 16.8% to £29.4m in the year to...
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NewsCan Greencore still win a pizza the action after Boparan bid?
Ranjit Singh Boparan’s swoop on Northern Foods has thrown the Essenta merger into disarray. Where now for Greencore, asks Hannah Stodell
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NewsBlossom Hill returns to promos with holiday giveaway activity
Diageo's wine division Percy Fox plans to end winter gloom and brighten up the wine category with Blossom Hill's £1.2m Taste the Sunshine campaign. The press and outdoor activity will break on 15 February and marks a record spend for...
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NewsKinder Surprise gets bigger toys and ad spend from Ferrero
Ferrero is spearheading plans to dramatically boost its UK presence with a £14m campaign for Kinder Surprise, including the first TV ad for the brand in seven years. A £4m TV ad breaks on 7 February highlighting the introduction of 100...
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The great ex-Capes adds beef to Ugo
It seems like quite a while since the discounters were on the up. But 25 years? Perhaps not. Still, nostalgia fans as well as lovers of authentic British beef will have been chuffed at the capture of Geoff Capes as the bearded face and...
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NewsRowse’s homemade TV ads to be chosen online
They won't win any Oscars for their performances, but the Rowse staff taking part in a novel advertising campaign for the brand will be hoping that they can at least win a few customers. In what it claims is a marketing first, Rowse is...
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NewsHendrick’s jumps on the adventure bandwagon
Ever further and faster seems to be the spirits industry's latest motto, as high-flying Hendrick's gin joins the ranks of brands promoting adventure in new marketing campaigns. The First Drinks brand is launching a global series of...
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NewsYorkshire Tea shares joy of a proper brew with Brits in America
Yorkshire Tea has swapped the Dales for the desert highway as part of a new campaign that pokes fun at the bad quality tea Brits have to put up with abroad. The Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate company has invested £3m in the...
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NewsTop of the Flops: When entertainment exclusives go bad
Tesco’s Coronation Street album is just the latest embarrassing flop for the retailer, so why is it persevering with its entertainment exclusives, asks Suzy Bashford
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Delay to display ban in England ‘looks likely’
In the week Scotland delayed the introduction of a tobacco display ban, The Grocer has learned that a delay in England is also likely. A senior lobbyist revealed that a decision to delay the ban south of the border was imminent.
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NewsBlueberry is now second most popular fresh berry
Blueberries have overtaken raspberries as the UK's second-favourite fresh berry off the back of supermarket promotions and unfavourable weather conditions for other berries.
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NewsCourtauld list is still missing big grocery names, says Wrap
Some of the biggest names in grocery have still not signed up to the Courtauld Commitment to reduce packaging waste. This week, the Waste & Resources Action Programme revealed the names of 12 new grocery players that have lent their...
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NewsFWD lobbies bobbies with new criminal log
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors is building the first national database of crimes against wholesalers. The federation plans to use its criminal intelligence database to lobby the police to pay more attention to crimes against its...
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NewsDab and mackerel get new boost from Hugh
Less than three weeks after Hugh's Fish Fight hit TV screens, Sainsbury's is to almost double its distribution of dab and Young's is adding battered mackerel to its portfolio both under-utilised fish featured in the C4 series.
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NewsFocus On Meat Free: Veggie brands feel the pinch
Long-term discounts on own-label meat-free products and the continuing struggle for retail shelf space have dented sales of many branded vegetarian products. Beth Phillips reports