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New-concept Thorntons put on hold
Thorntons has shelved plans to roll out its new concept store after chief executive Mike Davies admitted the timing of the trial during a recession had not been "ideal".
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Sainsbury’s takes up TV star’s store host tip
Barbara Bentley, the plucky saleswoman who starred in the TV show I'm Running Sainsbury's, will see her vision for the supermarket rolled out across all 500 stores from 1 December with the introduction of store hosts. The hosts will have...
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It takes a thief, reckons Tesco
Not all supermarket workers are recently released psychotics on parole, of course. Just some of them.But it emerged last week that Tesco has hired a real-life former shoplifter (boo! hiss!) to star in staff training videos designed to...
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Patak’s takes aim at Sharwood’s with national ad debut
Patak’s is hoping to knock Sharwood’s off its pedestal as the leading ambient Indian sauce brand with a £5m marketing campaign, new products and a packaging revamp.
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First gangmaster prosecution in cockling trade
The Gangmasters’ Licensing Authority has achieved its first prosecution of a gangmaster in the shellfish industry.
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Tesco Telecoms adds 100 jobs in Liverpool
Tesco has announced the creation of 100 new jobs in Liverpool with a new customer service hub for its phone and broadband business.
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John Lewis value range to counter supermarkets’ non-food
High street stalwart John Lewis is to strike back at supermarkets’ non-food offers with its first-ever range of budget products.
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Tesco to net students with fish finger sandwich
Tesco is to launch a ready-made version of a student staple: the fish finger sandwich.
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World News 5/9/09
Carrefour has reported a half-year loss of 58.1m (£50.9m) against profits of 747m (£654m) in the same period last year.
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Other Movers 5/9/09
Booker CEO Charles Wilson started a one-year term as president of Sweet Charity this week. Wilson, formerly vice-president, replaces Cadbury's sales director Dave Pogson.
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Top 100 fmcg advertisers defy 9% ad spend slump
The UK's biggest-spending fmcg brands have upped advertising expenditure in the last year, according to new research produced for The Grocer by Billetts. The Top 100 fmcg Advertisers increased ad spend by 2.2% in the 12 months to 30...
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Cheap and cheerful: carrot sales up 14%
The affordability and versatility of carrots have helped sales of the vegetable rise 14% in the past year.The market is now worth £260m [TNS 52w/e 9 August], with a 1% year-on-year increase in consumption to 3.8 million occasions [TNS,...
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Economy to blame for FrieslandCampina's 15% drop in sales
Yazoo manufacturer FrieslandCampina has blamed a 15% fall in turnover on the economic crisis and falling demand for dairy. The Dutch co-operative giant this week reported revenue down 15% to 4.1bn for the first half, with operating...
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Tesco trials reduction of unauthorised sick days from 3% to 2%
Tesco staff who take two and a half or more unauthorised sick days every six months are being issued with disciplinary warnings.
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NewsGrocer 33: 'Grand' staff secure win for Morrisons
Two retailers offered strong availability this week, but Morrisons' Chapel-en-le-Frith store pipped Asda's Dundonald store to the post thanks to superior customer service and a clutter-free store.
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Brakes bags £45m Scots frozen contract
Brakes has won a contract worth £45m over the next three years to deliver frozen food to local authorities throughout Scotland.The win means the foodservice giant will be supplying education, social work and civic catering in 28 of...
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NewsAcid Test: Brewdog Tokyo* Beer
Does the UK's strongest bottled beer taste of anything more than the bitter tang of controvsery?
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Strike action looming in Cadbury wages dispute
Strike action across Cadbury's UK factories moved a step closer this week after workers voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of industrial action in a preliminary ballot.Unite union officials said workers could down tools within weeks after...
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Arla pay plan prompts threat of strike action
Staff at Arla Foods UK are considering strike action over proposals for a company-wide pay freeze.The Danish dairy giant last month proposed a pay freeze for the 3,000 unionised and non-unionised employees across its UK operation as part...
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NewsEditor's Comment: New Nescafé ad shows the defiance of the leading fmcg brands
Nescafé's new £43m ad campaign, Coffee at its Brightest, sounds at first like an inflation-adjusted update to the absurdist 1985 film Brewster's Millions.