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PZ Cussons acquires The Sanctuary brand
PZ Cussons, which manufactures products including Imperial Leather, Original Source and Charles Worthington, has acquired The Sanctuary Spa Holdings for £75m.The deal includes premium beauty and body care brand The Sanctuary and The...
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P&H acquires WH & HM Young
Palmer & Harvey McLane, the UK's biggest wholesaler, has acquired Leeds-based wholesaler WH & HM Young for an undisclosed sum.WH & HM Young is a member of buying group Key Lekkerland and is the second Key Lekkerland member to be snapped up...
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Tesco to open Express stores in China
Tesco is set to enter the convenience sector in China by opening Tesco Express stores in the country.The supermarket giant will open its first Tesco Express store in Shanghai next month, according to the Financial Times.Tesco already...
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In the can
Brazilian shortages lead to beef price hikeAs the demand for beef continues to rise, Brazil is struggling to meet outstanding orders due to a shortage of cattle, and sources in São Paulo see no let-up in the situation. Market...
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Maunder sold to 2 Sisters Food Group
The 2 Sisters Food Group has bought poultry specialist Lloyd Maunder.The group said it had ambitious plans to develop Devon-based Lloyd Maunder into a regional centre of excellence for specialist poultry production.Lloyd Maunder...
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World News - 26th January 2008
Rewe buys 245 Extras from Metro. Cologne: Rewe Group has acquired 245 Extra stores from rival German retailer Metro Group. The sale would double the number of Rewe Group stores in Berlin to 100 and "instantly intensify" its...
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the big 30 Wholesale
The Competition Commission claims there is “no evidence to suggest the financial viability of the wholesale sector is seriously under threat”.
An initial look at our 2008 ranking of the 30 biggest UK wholesalers suggests the commission… -
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Multiples gear up for £77bn non-food heist
Multiple retailers are set for a fresh assault on non food, as the range on offer meant out-of-town hypermarkets were now "destination stores in their own right for non-food goods".With sales in out-of-town megastores (up 6.4%)...
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Record £9m ad spend for new Kit Kat Senses
Nestlé is launching a 165-calorie chocolate bar aimed at women in its biggest-ever confectionery investment.The launch of Kit Kat Senses on 10 March will be backed with a £9m ad spend for 2008. It is Nestlé's single-biggest spend, and as...
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Abel & Cole considers stores as it widens delivery service
Organic home delivery service Abel & Cole has outlined expansion plans it hopes will make it the UK's leading organic retailer.As well as vastly increasing the areas of the country to which it can deliver, the online business is...
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Commission must act to stop consolidation
Sir; The sale of Somerfield is the latest major step in the consolidation of the grocery market ('Asda tipped to buy Somerfield for £2bn', The Grocer, 19 January, p4).Speculation suggests that bidders are three of the existing big four...
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Slashing marketing and ad budgets is a false economy
Battening down the hatches by reducing marketing spend may not be the best way to cut losses. The key is to get your message rightT he latest quarterly diagnosis of marketing department budgets reveals that 19% of companies reported cuts...
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Clark moves to Mars as public affairs chief
Mars UK has recruited Alison Clark, former director of News International, as its UK corporate affairs director.She replaces Jean Harper, who has been promoted to director for nutrition and sustainability for Mars' petcare business in...
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Morrisons expects retaliation after 'astonishing' Christmas
Morrisons is bracing itself for a fightback by its competitors following its "astonishing" performance over Christmas.Like-for-like sales for the six weeks to 6 January were up 9.5%, excluding fuel, eclipsing the 3.1% recorded by Tesco...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Our Top Store award went to Waitrose manager Paul Lambert (left) for his Portishead store this time last year.Our shopper was impressed by the friendly, professional staff and clear layout in the store, and predicted the building and...
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Stores face scramble to update alarm systems
Retailers must carry out expensive upgrades of their alarm systems by 1 April - or face being blacklisted by police.They now have just over two months to install the expensive new audio verification technology police believe is needed to...
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P&H takes a fresh approach
No-one knows better than Chris Etherington how tough life is at the top. Palmer & Harvey McLane may once again have topped off The Grocer's Big 30 annual league table, but its position has looked far from comfortable with a resurgent Booker...