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KMI's Little Me set to go nationwide
Organic babies' toiletries brand Little Me arrives in Sainsbury's this week as part of ambitious expansion plans by new owner KMI . The King of Shaves parent company acquired the £4m Floraroma business, which owns Little Me, last week....
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Julian Graves revisits roots with store
Health food retailer Julian Graves has gone back to its roots by opening a store in the Gloucestershire town of Moreton-in-Marsh where the business started 26 years ago as a market stall. The store is 50 metres from the market where Nick...
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Guinness supply under threat as strike looms
Fears of a possible Guinness shortage have been raised after workers in Dublin threatened to strike over redundancy terms.Staff at Guinness's St James's Gate brewery are to ballot this week on industrial action in a dispute with the...
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UK harvest threatened by shortfalls in labour
The UK fresh produce industry is on the verge of a labour crisis that could lead to shortages of British fruit and vegetables on supermarket shelves this summer.Producer organisations have warned there may be insufficient labour to...
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Morrisons pulls off a hat-trick
Morrisons has clinched the Top Store award for a second week thanks to a faultless performance from its ambitious Dukinfield branch in Cheshire. While the other stores floundered with poor checkout service, spilt milk and shaky availability, the...
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M&S plans online service to shake off top-up shop image
Marks & Spencer plans to develop a full online food delivery service, its commercial director of food has revealed.During a speech in which he sensationally branded the retailer "complacent" and "fat", Jim Waller said online was "the way...
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P&H to unveil initiatives at trade show
Palmer & Harvey McLane, the UK's biggest wholesaler, has three launches planned for its Pro Retail trade show next week. Its direct-to-store scheme, Ace, will be relaunched as Plus Extra, a free scheme that will provide low,...
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Starburst launches twisted new range
Mars is ploughing £2m into the launch of the latest addition to the Starburst range in an attempt to repeat the success of the £8m Choozers sub-brand.Starburst Twisted, available from next week, combines two flavours in one fruit chew ....
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Carbonates keep their fizz... with Coke's help
The carbonated drinks sub-category is making a concerted effort to stem any loss of market share to 'healthier' soft drinks by keeping up the pressure on the promotional front. Carbonates accounted for 55% of activity among the top five...
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Asda launches £5 mobile phone
Asda has launched what it claims is Britain's lowest pay as you go mobile phone at just £5.It is selling more than 50,000 handsets and customers will be able to choose from four different phones. Asda claims it is the fastest growing...
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Co-op clashes with Soil Association
The Co-operative Group is at loggerheads with the Soil Association over its plans for air freighted produce.The Soil Association has called for air freighted produce to meet tough ethical trading standards but the Co-op Group has argued this...
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Faccenda Group factory to close
Chicken processor Faccenda Group is closing one of its four factories because of the soaring cost of animal feed.Its factory in Sutton Benger near Chippenham, Wiltshire, will close following a review, with the loss of 450 jobs, according to...
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Associated British Foods results expected
Associated British Foods is expected to post a pre-tax profit of around £282m, up from £268m, when it unveils its half-year results tomorrow (Tuesday).Analysts are expecting strong performances from its grocery business, British Sugar unit...
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The lucky 13 category winners
Biscuits and Cakes UBUK It was praised for its category management and service levels. It has strong account management and excellent NPD, says one buyer. Meat, fish & Poultry Lyons Seafood The company's...
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Price Survey - 19th April 2008
Sainsbury's tenure as cheapest retailer has been cut short by a resurgent Asda. After just a week at the top of The Grocer 33 price survey, Sainsbury's fell to fourth place, with a £52.64 basket, £1. 27 more expensive than Asda's winning basket....
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What the papers said - 19th April 2008
Marks & Spencer tasted victory last week in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs over £3.5m of overpaid value-added tax on chocolate teacakes. The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of M&S in the dispute, which...
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Marks says Co-op may keep hold of all 900 Somerfields
The CEO of The Co-operative Group, Peter Marks, has not ruled out keeping hold of all of Somerfield if it bought the chain.The society confirmed this week it was in "serious discussions" to buy the retailer. It was conducting due...
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Is the Co-op about to join the grocery big league?
It was the worst-kept secret, but at last, Peter Marks, chief executive of The Co-operative Group, has confirmed what everybody knew: that it is in talks to buy Somerfield, the UK's fifth-largest grocery retailer from its backers: private equity...
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We ask... what about the minimum wage rise?
The rise in the UK national minimum wage from October will cause problems for many small shop owners already struggling to make a living, the results of The Grocer's latest poll indicates.Last month the government announced that...
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GLA and retailers unite to tackle labour abuse
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) and the UK's leading retailers are close to a wide-reaching agreement aimed at stamping out worker abuse in the fresh food supply chain, The Grocer can reveal.Representatives of the GLA and all...