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NewsWhy has Aldi lost its appeal? Perhaps because it’s pricey
AWhat's happened at Aldi? A year ago sales were rocketing, but now the engine has started to stutter. The answer may be in its pricing, reports Peter Cripps
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Offers all around, but savings have shrunk
Shoppers have more money-off deals to choose between than ever before but the size of the savings is shrinking fast, according to exclusive research carried out for The Grocer. The number of promotions in supermarket featured space, such...
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Diageo makes Almond Baileys brand director
Diageo GB is on the hunt for a new marketing director after promoting Philip Almond to a global role.Almond will become the global brand director for Baileys, one of Diageo's leading spirits brands, which ships more than 95 million...
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Alpen’s Alpine look gets a makeover to boost shelf standout
Weetabix is overhauling the Alpine imagery on its Alpen range and launching the brand's first TV advertising campaign for five years. In a bid to improve shelf standout, it is replacing the mountain silhouette on the Swiss-style muesli...
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NewsRetail Prices: Stores show there’s always room for a few more deals
The supermarkets have done it again. Despite the volume of deals putting the squeeze on stores' featured promotional space, retailers have managed to fit yet more high-profile offers onto their shelves.
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Gray appointed the new retail director of Henderson Group
Northern Ireland wholesaler and retailer Henderson Group has appointed Nigel Gray as its retail director.Gray, who started in his new role last week, was formerly Marks & Spencer regional manager for Northern Ireland and the Isle of...
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Tangerine’s sweets get halal approval
Barratt Sherbet Fountains, Dip Dabs, Black Jacks and Fruit Salads are among 150 popular sweets brands to have gained halal approval.Tangerine Confectionery has received the Halal Seal of Approval for its Barratt, Mojo, Princess and…
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Brand owners back Diageo in Pimm’s copycat court case
Food and drink brand owners are hoping Diageo's decision to sue Sainsbury's for copyright infringement will open the floodgates for further lawsuits and stop supermarkets' "increasingly audacious" infringements in their tracks.
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NewsCampaign Trail: Fairytale world blossoms
A dreamlike world forms the platform for a £2m TV campaign for Blossom Hill designed to engage with its 30 to 45-year-old female audience on a "deeper and more emotional" level. Showing now, the commercial features a group of girlfriends boarding an...
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Premium boom prompts Waitrose range shake-up
Waitrose will introduce hundreds of new premium products over the next year as it aims to maintain the growth achieved since the introduction of budget range Essential Waitrose.The retailer wanted to dominate the market for quality food,...
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Top fruit quality boosted by new Mansfield depot
Sainsbury's and Waitrose's apples and pears will have improved environmental credentials after a leading supplier to the stores completed an £8.5m storage and grading facility.FW Mansfield & Son's one hectare complex in Chartham,...
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British deals threaten to kill off booze cruise
The traditional British booze cruise has been all but sunk by cut-price supermarket drink deals and the pound's weakness against the euro, The Grocer can reveal.
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Shoppers ditch European bottled water for British
Bottled water sales have slumped 6% over the past year as people turn away from the once-dominant European brands to British or turn on the taps.Overall category sales have fallen 6.1% to £576m and 3.8% by volume, reveals the latest...
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Quality Test: Own-label plain naan bread
A good naan should be crisp on the outside, soft inside, and pleasantly yet subtly seasoned. Sainsbury's tried a different approach, with a soggy and artificial offering. It didn't work.
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Meat chiefs say cancer claim will not hit sales
Industry figures have derided the republishing of "old" evidence linking processed meats to cancer, insisting sales will not be damaged by the negative publicity. The World Cancer Research Fund continued its long-running campaign against...
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Picture This... Face of iceland is left out in the cold
Iceland had just finished filming its next ad campaign with Kerry Katona when allegations emerged that she had abused cocaine and it was forced to drop her. The frozen food specialist is now going back to the drawing board to see how much of the ads...
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James outlines vision for ‘community hubs’
High-profile independent retailer Jonathan James is launching a consultancy service he believes will help set the blueprint for the "next generation" of convenience stores.Independent by Design, which is set for a soft launch in October...
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UK confectionery prices won’t soar in wake of sugar hikes
Fears that soaring sugar prices will prompt price hikes on confectionery are unfounded, say experts.The cost of sugar has shot up more than 80% year-on-year as a result of flooding in Brazil and droughts in India the world's biggest...
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Potato farmers fear dickeya disease will wreak havoc in UK
Fears are mounting that a disease that has devastated potato crops across Europe could take hold in the UK.
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Nectar says it won’t offer double points
Nectar, the loyalty scheme used by Sainsbury's, has ruled out any retaliatory increase of its own following the launch of Tesco's double-points Clubcard 2. While he said Tesco's new offer, as predicted in The Grocer last week, was "a...