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NewsTop Products 2009: Survival of the fittest
With the recession weighing down on the industry, only the fittest can bear the strain. But deep discounts and trusted brands mean grocery is muscling on. By Catherine Dawes
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Grocer 33: Full basket puts Waitrose in first place
A full basket, no queue and helpful staff made Waitrose in Rickmansworth the clear winner this week.
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NewsGrocer 33 Six-Month Review: Asda in the lead for price and service
There may have been a sustained battle on pricing and promotions between the major retailers this year, but it's been a one-sided one.
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Careers File: To make new year’s resolutions stick, repeat for 66 days in a row
It's that time of year again. We spend it eating and drinking far too much and falling down far too frequently. And then we head into the new year full of good intentions about getting fit and healthy again. Well, that's my routine any way.
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Tesco and Asda go abroad for turkey crowns
Tesco and Asda are sourcing turkey from abroad despite ample British supply. A Tesco spokesman confirmed 5% of its fresh and frozen turkey was sourced from France, while Asda admitted that 2% of its offer was from Brazil. In both...
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Saturday Essay: We need more action on alcohol duty fraud
That's why the Federation of Wholesale Distributors is urging HMRC to use its powers to tackle the issue, says James Bielby
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Ad of the Week: This is The Oxo Factor
Farewell to The X Factor for another year. Our Cheryl remains the nation's best-loved convicted Geordie brawler, Simon Cowell has banked another billion and the probably-gay one beat off the possibly-gay one to seal his Faustian pact with...
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Tesco court bid to halt Dunnes comparison ads
The price war between the big two of the Irish grocery sector, Tesco and Dunnes Stores, has spilled over into the courts.Tesco took exception to 'price comparison' ads being run by its rival in the Irish national newspapers and headed...
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Retailers tagged in new blueberry ads
The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association is adding retailer 'tags' to its Blueberries from the South TV adverts to tell shoppers where the fruit is stocked. Adverts carrying the strapline 'Get some blueberries in your life. In-store now',...
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Stores worry banks will pull ATMs after series of ram-raids
Independent retailers in Northern Ireland fear banks could take away their ATMs after the latest in a spate of 19 outrageous smash-and-grab raids. Last week, a mechanical digger was used to steal an ATM from the exterior wall of a...
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NewsMonkey business? Cadbury has already upped its prices
Kraft warned this week that an independent Cadbury would mean pricier chocolate and it appears it already does. Cadbury has pushed through a raft of hefty product cost price rises this month, The Grocer can reveal. The confectioner,...
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My Alternative CV: Angus Peterson, Birds Eye
Angus Peterson, general marketing manager at Birds Eye, on fish fingers, John Barnes and models
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M&S suppliers angry at bid for promo cash
Suppliers have reacted angrily to a demand for a contribution to M&S's pre-Christmas promotional campaign. In a letter to food suppliers sent by head of food John Dixon and seen by The Grocer, M&S asked suppliers to support its...
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Nom appoints Sabin as first sales director
Nom UK has appointed its first sales director.John Sabin has joined the dairy company from Uniq where he was commercial director. He has also worked for Müller.He will head up a sales team of 23 people in his new role,...
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NewsAsda shows it can do nice as well as cheap
The UK's leading supermarkets have stepped up their game to keep shoppers spending. Queues are shorter, shelves are fuller and basket prices are cheaper, The Grocer 33 six-month review has revealed. The Grocer 33, the only independent...
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Extra Light tries to avoid trouble by going Lighter
Flora Extra Light has been renamed Flora Lighter Than Light in a bid to circumvent new EU food labelling rules but lawyers warn the move may not be enough to stave off litigation.From 19 January, a new annex on health claims in the...
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Baker leaves Duchy but remains central to Prince’s interests
Andrew Baker, the chief executive of Duchy Originals, is to leave his post after handing over nearly all functions of the job to Waitrose management.Baker has now been employed by the Prince of Wales as a consultant on a range of other...
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Retail Prices: When promotions became the new normal for brands
The major fmcg brands ramped up their promotional spending in 2009, boosting the total number to 82,000, up 44% on 2008. James Ball reports