All news articles – Page 2858
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NewsTesco wins latest round in advertising battle with Asda
Tesco has hit back at Asda in the supermarkets’ long-running tussle over price-based advertising.
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NewsImperial rides out decline in cigarette volumes
Imperial Tobacco expects to post a 3% rise in total sales for the year.
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps Taste the Difference premium line
Sainsbury’s has re-launched its Taste the Difference premium own-label range.
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NewsCarling brewer under fire for delaying supplier payments
Molson Coors has come under fire from small businesses after trebling the period it waits before paying suppliers.
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NewsAsda overhauls own-label in bid to up quality
Asda has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its own-label range – and pledged to “drive as hard on quality as it does on price”.
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NewsKellogg’s puts spotlight on Cornflakes with M4 Torch stunt
Kellogg’s is making a monumental effort to catch the attention of motorists along the M4 with a 23-metre high ‘box’ of its Cornflakes.
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NewsTesco boosts pharmacy business with Viagra
Tesco is aiming to stimulate growth in its pharmaceutical business by selling Viagra.
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NewsTesco’s Greenergy ponders Total forecourt swoop
A leading fuel supplier partly owned by Tesco is considering a move for the 500 forecourts put up for sale by Total.
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NewsDiageo gets into festive spirit with £47m spend
Diageo is investing a record £47m in its Christmas marketing and predicts recent innovations will boost overall festive spirits sales by 5% to £833m this year.
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NewsOcado broadens offer with own-label range
Ocado is to launch a new 1,000-strong own-label range as it looks to broaden its offer and boost its appeal to Sainsbury’s and Tesco customers.
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NewsWalmart to open smaller stores in US
Walmart is looking to tighten its grip on the US retail market by opening a series of smaller stores.
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World News 18/9/10
Tesco is preparing to open a chain of franchise c-stores in South Korea. The retailer has been trialling 18 franchise stores in the country, its largest market outside the UK, and will expand the model to other countries.
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NewsGrocer 33: Half-price Häagen Dazs helps Morrisons
With the greatest number of items on promotion (15) Morrisons had the cheapest basket this week. Half-price Häagen Dazs and the cheapest pineapple (£1) helped it move three places up the table.
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NewsGrocer 33: Sainsbury’s speed and stock success
This week's winner is Sainsbury's in Portsmouth, which offered a quick and pleasant shop with no items out-of-stock.
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Winehouse owner BIG aims to open 50 stores
A new independent off-licence chain has opened 15 stores in former Threshers and plans to grow its estate to 50 in the next two years.BrandInvestGroup, set up this year, has spent over £1m opening the 15 stores in Scotland under its two...
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Campaign Trail: Absolut’s manifesto for re-premiumisation
Struggling vodka brand Absolut returned to TV this week with a second run of its Absolut Manifesto campaign. The ad, on air till the end of next month, forms part of Pernod Ricard's strategy to "re-premiumise the brand".
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NewsAcid Test: Hovis Hearty Oats
With a bullish first year sales target of £30m, Premier billed this oat-laden loaf as the fmcg launch of 2010
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Francis set to ‘lead UK frozen category agenda’ at Findus
Findus Group has poached Heinz's Leala Francis as director of UK category management. Francis joins the frozen giant's UK leadership team on 4 October after five years with Heinz UK, most recently as national account controller for...
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Moy Park appoints agriculture director
Moy Park has appointed David Gibson as its director of agriculture. Gibson has been with the company for 26 years and will be responsible for the whole division across Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He will be based at...
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Asda stumbles in chilled fish as rivals surge ahead
Asda is the only one of the big four retailers to have shown a year-on-year decline in sales of chilled fish over the past year, according to data from Kantar Worldpanel. Value sales of chilled fish at Asda have fallen 0.3% and volumes...