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Iceland returns to Ireland with franchise deal
Iceland, the frozen food retailer, is back in the Irish market, almost four years after closing down its stores in the Republic and walking away due to mounting losses.
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Sainsbury’s celebrates best-ever Christmas
Sainsbury’s is celebrating its best-ever Christmas performance after announcing a rise in third-quarter sales of 4.5%.
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Takeaways defy downturn as Domino’s and Greggs boost sales
Domino’s Pizza continues to defy the downturn after forecasting that its full-year profits would be better than previously expected.
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NewsSimply Food, not fashion, is biggest casualty as M&S closes stores
Marks & Spencer will cull 1,200 jobs and close 27 stores – including 25 Simply Food stores – after announcing its worst quarterly performance for more than a decade.
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Promotions the key for Price as Waitrose braced for tough start to ‘09
Waitrose managing director Mark Price has pledged to step up the supermarket’s promotional activity in the opening months of 2009 in response to the continuing economic slump.
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Coors eyes women drinkers with Project Eve
Drinks giant Coors is set to target women drinkers in 2009 after the brewer of Carling set up a group dubbed Project Eve to increase awareness of its brands among female consumers.
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Latest Tesco property deals raise £308m
Tesco has announced two major property deals worth in excess of £300m, as the supermarket giant continues its programme of unlocking value from its vast portfolio of commercial assets.
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Tesco Express exec joins Musgrave GB
Willie Hamilton has joined Musgrave Retail Partners GB as trading director.
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FSA warns industry of fake letter scam
The Food Standards Agency has warned food companies to be vigilant after one business received a letter claiming to be from the body demanding cash in return for breaches of food regulations.
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Poundland, Lidl unveil ’09 growth plans
Budget retailer Poundland has announced plans to open a raft of new stores in 2009 despite the prospect of a drawn-out recession.
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Other Movers 20/12/08
Unilever has confirmed Paul Polman will officially take up the role of chief executive officer on 1 January. Outgoing CEO Patrick Cescau retires from Unilever on 31 December. l Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, has appointed...
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World News 20/12/08
RUSSIA: The Rewe Group has acquired 13 Moscow supermarkets from Russian grocery chain Njam Njam for an undisclosed sum. The stores have been taken on by Rewe Group's Austrian subsidiary Eurobilla, which oversees the group's supermarket business in...
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Kettle Produce to axe 100 jobs as loss looms
Kettle Produce is to cut 100 jobs and has warned it is likely to post a loss in its full-year results.The company, one of the largest UK suppliers of prepared vegetables to the multiples, said it was axing 100 of its 950 staff on the back of...
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An extra £104m of sales crowns Warburtons year
In a tumultous year for the bread industry in particular, and brands in general, sales of Warburtons loaves soared to £577m in value - the biggest rise of the 1,000+ products covered in The Grocer's Top Products Survey 2008. The Bolton-based...
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Job losses to hit 200 in Brakes efficiency drive
Brakes is to make a fresh round of redundancies as part of an ongoing cost-saving drive. By the end of January, 200 staff would have been laid off since October, confirmed CEO, Frank McKay.
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