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NewsTesco shoppers will save the planet, says Leahy
The drive to make the world a greener place will be spearheaded by the likes of Tesco and its shoppers, according to Sir Terry Leahy.
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NewsRecord fall in family spending power as inflation takes toll
Inflation combined with widespread freezes on pay has led to a record fall in the average family’s spending power, new data suggests. UK families have £8 a week less discretionary income than this time last year, according to Asda’s monthly Income Tracker.
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NewsOnline and IT take centre stage as Tesco revamps top brass
Tesco has boosted the profile of IT and its online business on its “formidable” new executive committee.
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Sara Lee is target for Brazilian meat group
Sara Lee has emerged as a takeover target for Brazilian beef processor JBS. The US manufacturer, which is currently valued at around $12.5bn (£7.88bn), could be broken up in the event of a takeover, with private equity giant Blackstone reportedly poised to bid for its drinks business.
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NewsQuorn sold to private equity group in £205m deal
Premier Foods has confirmed the sale of its meat-free business in the latest bid by the manufacturer to cut its billion-pound debt. The Quorn and Cauldron meat-free brands have been bought by Exponent Private Equity in a deal worth £205m, with the transaction set to complete by March.
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NewsUgo woos Netto shoppers - by offering them Netto
New discount retailer Ugo is set to be a near carbon copy of Netto. Mimicking its predecessor, the chain launched by Haldanes following the purchase of 20 Netto stores from Asda will have a yellow fascia with black lettering. In place...
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NewsCJ Lang offers £25,000 towards conversions to Spar store fascia
CJ Lang has launched a recruitment drive to sign up more independent retailers to the Spar fascia. The Spar wholesaler is offering up to £25,000 per store to help retailers cover the costs of conversion, refit project management and...
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World News 22/1/11
Shareholders in South African retailer Massmart have voted for Walmart to acquire a controlling stake in the company for £1.5bn. Despite 97% of shareholders approving the deal, unions in South Africa were still...
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NewsYeo bigs up its sales to the tune of £10m
Yeo Valley's groundbreaking 'rapping farmers' ad helped boost sales by almost £10m, The Grocer can reveal. Almost half a million more households bought Yeo Valley products in the 12 weeks to 25 December than in the preceding period...
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NewsGraduate Recruitment: The class of 2011
Many of the retail leaders of today cut their teeth at Mars - and more precisely on its prestigious graduate training scheme. Where will the leaders of tomorrow come from, asks Jessica Twentyman
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NewsCold winter boosts sales of stewing beef by 35%
Sales of stewing beef have gone through the roof as shoppers plump for cheaper and heartier meals during the miserable weather. Last month's snow had a particular impact on eating habits, driving sales of stewing beef up 35% on December...
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Heinz Kitt Green pay row ends as workers accept revised offer
Heinz's long-running pay dispute has come to an end after workers accepted its revised deal this week. Unite members at Heinz's Kitt Green factory in Wigan voted overwhelmingly to accept an improved pay rise of 3.9% for the current...
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New service guarantees app scan info accuracy
A new data management system has been launched this week to eradicate serious flaws in the accuracy of product information held by the supermarkets. Research by GS1 UK, a not-for-profit supply chain solutions and standards organisation,...
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NewsTesco in multi-pronged Asda attack over ‘misleading’ ploy
With Tesco fighting Asda’s 10% cheaper price pledge on a number of fronts, who will be successful? Adam Leyland and James Halliwell report
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NewsAspall sets out stall to make vinegars as popular as olive oils
Cider and vinegar-maker Aspall has launched a campaign to overcome consumer '"fears" about vinegar and make it as popular as olive oil. Aspall, which produces more than half of the UK's £22m speciality vinegar including cider and...
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NewsChina wine could leapfrog Aussie production levels
China's economic explosion will help it leapfrog Australia in wine production, according to wine exhibition organiser Vinexpo. Latest findings from Vinexpo indicate the superpower will jump from the tenth biggest wine producer in the...
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Haldanes hails experience of beefed up team
Haldanes has appointed Adam Hart as a non-executive director and Kristoffer Getchell as IT director.The appointments follow the supermarket chain's acquisition last week of 20 Netto stores from Asda. The stores will be transformed into a...
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Beer prices to rocket as cost hikes hit industry
The price of a pint of beer could rise by as much as 10%, or 30p, experts are predicting, as the soaring cost of barley adds to the above-inflation increases in duty and VAT. As Whitehall announced plans to ban "below-cost" sales of...
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NewsPromotions don’t build loyalty, ‘they leech life out of brands’
Marketers who try to build brand loyalty through price promotions are like "medieval doctors" whose bloodletting tactics inadvertently kill the patient, an influential professor has sensationally claimed. "People believe brands need to increase...
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Commodities: Pressure mounts on price of the British pint
Taxation and the threat of minimum pricing are just the tip of the iceberg for beer suppliers. The cost of key ingredients is rising too, says Robert Miles