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Sainsbury's streamlines structure in HQ cull
Sainsbury's is to restructure its business into three main streams – fresh food, grocery and non-food – as part of a reorganisation that will lead to the loss of around 200 jobs at its Holborn headquarters.
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NI's Tayto snaps up premium crisp maker
Northern Ireland snack group Tayto has snapped up struggling crisp maker Jonathan Crisp for an undisclosed sum.
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Co-op secures sale of 90 Somerfield stores
Waitrose and Tesco are among a host of retailers that have snapped up stores from the Co-operative Group following its £1.57bn acquisition of Somerfield.
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Gantry ban 'will sink 15,000 shops'
More than 15,000 small shops could go under if the government’s proposals to hide tobacco under the counter become law.In a worst-case scenario, it could leave 75,000 people unemployed – two-and-a-half times the jobs lost when Woolworths...
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World News 17/1/09
USA: In one of his final speeches before he hands the reins to Mike Duke, Lee Scott, the outgoing president and chief executive of Wal-Mart, has spoken about the big issues facing US retailers. Last week Wal-Mart issued a surprise profit warning…
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Other Movers 17/1/09
Andrew Kuyk has been appointed director of sustainability and competitiveness at the FDF and replaces Callton Young whose two-year secondment with the FDF has now finished. Sainsbury's spirits, Champagne, sparkling, fortified, and French...
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BA move into delivered lifts sales by 10%
Welsh wholesaler BA Cash & Carry has boosted its sales 10% by moving into delivered wholesale.So far the wholesaler has recruited 300 regular customers to its BA Direct Wholesale service, which was launched last March with four trucks...
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Retailers to push up age challenge scheme to 25
UK retailers are being urged to increase the age at which alcohol buyers are asked for ID from 21 to 25.The Retail of Alcohol Standards Group (RASG) said the Challenge 21 initiative, which encourages shop staff to ask for ID from anyone who...
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NewsGrocer 33: No lowlights - Sainsbury's wins top spot
A full trolley, short queues, helpful staff and “no lowlights” helped Sainsbury's in Stirling net our top store award, finds Joanne Grew
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco close behind Asda with 47p gap
In a week of intense pricing activity, Asda again provided the cheapest basket
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Retailers accused of derailing pig welfare
Retailers have been accused of failing to support pig farmers and undermining efforts to improve welfare standards in a scathing new report.While the report, issued by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select committee this week,...
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Acid Test: Wrigley's Extra Ice Mints
The panel gets its laughing gear round Wrigley's latest effort to freshen the nation's breath
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NewsNow Booths gets in on the tertiary brand act
Upmarket northern supermarket chain Booths has taken a leaf out of Tesco’s book by launching a range of tertiary discount products. The ‘discounts brands’ range includes more than 170 lines, from Enliven shampoo to Bokomo cereal, and...
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Ad of the Week: Andrex fakery is hardly a shock to the cistern
The Andrex puppy is unquestionably among the elite of animal advertising – alongside the PG Tips chimps, the Milka cow (did we ever find out why it was lilac?) and the sadly extinct Hofmeister bear, whose hatted head may now hang above the desk of...
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Does every little help when it comes to ad campaigns?
Tesco's Real Basket Results ad campaign has infuriated rival Asda. But is it also in serious danger of confusing consumers, asks Chloe Smith
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Milk Link adds two flavours to Moo range
A new range of extended-life flavoured milks has been introduced under Milk Link’s Moo brand.The new products, which come in Choc ‘o’ Nana and Strawberry Sundae flavours, will be sold in the chiller cabinet alongside fresh milk. Current Moo...
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NewsAdvertising: Supermarkets splash out on Christmas ads
Supermarket advertising was one of the few sectors to grow in 2008. The trend continued in the lead-up to Christmas, finds Richard Hemming
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Trouble ahead for dairy market as demand falls
The global dairy market is set for a troubled year as increased production meets weakening demand, a major US report has warned.Recession in the US, Japan and the EU would dramatically reduce global demand for dairy products, claimed the US...
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Kirwan appointed MD at Anglo Beef
Tom Kirwan is set to take over as managing director of Anglo Beef Processors in April, the meat giant announced this week.Kirwan will replace Richard Cracknell, who has held the top job at ABP since the group was formed in 1986. Cracknell...
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Today's Group appoints ex-Midcounties man MD
Bill Laird is to replace Rodney Hunt as managing director of Nisa-Today’s wholesale arm Today’s Group.Laird is a former COO of Midcounties Co-operative Society and owns management consultancy business Future First.The Today’s Group...