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Free Portas training course for four indies
Four independent retailers are being offered the chance to attend three free masterclasses designed by Mary Portas.
The free training, worth more than £1,000 and provided courtesy of Skillsmart Retail and the National Skills Academy for… -
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Probe ‘not a threat’ to Unilever-Sara Lee deal
The City has dismissed suggestions the European Commission's extended probe into Unilever's proposed purchase of Sara Lee's European personal care business could thwart the deal.In May, the EC said initial investigation of the £1bn...
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Retail Prices: Deep price promotions woo the stay-at-home salad fans
Promotional activity has brought down the price of salad staples, while the shift to new season has pushed up the cost of root veg, reports Simon Mowbray
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Ex-president Finch lashes out at NFRN
A former president of the National Federation of Retail Newsagents has launched an astonishing attack on the federation.Colin Finch, a newsagent from South Wales who was president of the NFRN between 2007 and 2008, blasted the federation...
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Government is scaring shoppers, says Marks
The Co-operative Group's CEO Peter Marks has accused the government of needlessly denting consumer confidence and making the economy and trading conditions worse.Unveiling the society's half-year trading figures, which showed a 1% dip...
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NewsTales of Titania: Grannies, granola and Peter's Sunday puff
How much granola can the UK stand? I only ask because we had yet another double-barrelled girl in here last week with an absolutely super (dahling!) recipe, which she wants to launch on the oat-soaked public. She was going to call it Gran-tastic...
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Study probes need for a higher-welfare label
A new label for 'higher-welfare' chicken could be on the cards after a poultry industry group commissioned research into whether a new term needs to be created for broilers that fall in between baseline industry standards and organic or...
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In for a pound: an interview with Jim McCarthy
They’re cheap, but Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy’s new stores are cheerfully paying dividends. Peter Cripps reports
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NewsSlave labour
They are the slaves of the food sector – illegal immigrants often being paid a pittance at suppliers to some of our biggest retailers. As the coalition turns up the heat, Elinor Zuke asks: is enough being done to stamp out the abuse?
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News'Home of brands' Landmark to push own-label after strategy re-think
Landmark Wholesale has launched a major push on its core own-label products as part of a new strategy to help give wholesalers and retailers a point of difference over the major multiples.
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NewsSeabrook sets its sights on southern expansion
Seabrook Crisps plans to build a multimillion-pound factory to help it boost sales to £200m by 2022 and expand distribution beyond its northern heartland.
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NewsWaitrose adds Amersham to c-store roster
Waitrose is pressing on with its convenience store expansion after today securing a site in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.
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Findus nabs Nestlé man for new Nordic role
Findus Group has set up a dedicated Nordic business unit and hired a senior executive from Nestlé to head up the new division.
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NewsM&S salads panned in new salt report
Marks & Spencer salads have been slammed for their high salt content in a new report.
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Cost-cutting threatens food poisoning ‘time-bomb’
Britain could be facing a “food poisoning time bomb”, according to a new report that claims food manufacturers are slashing spending on hygiene and safety training.
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NewsBooker launches round-pound cake range
Booker has launched a new range of value cakes priced at £1.
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NewsVimto sales hit £50m milestone
Vimto’s ‘Seriously Mixed-Up Fruit’ campaign has helped the brand to annual sales of £50m for the first time.
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NewsWaitrose secures sixth c-store with Hornchurch opening
Waitrose has signed a deal to open its sixth convenience store in Hornchurch in November.
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NewsDefeat for cereal giants over Dispatches sugar claims
Ofcom has thrown out complaints by Nestlé and Kellogg’s over a TV documentary that criticised the amount of sugar in leading breakfast cereals.
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NewsSeafish research chief Williams to fill in top role
Seafish has appointed Dr Paul Williams as interim chief executive.