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Price Survey - 15th December 2007
Asda remains the cheapest retailer in the run up to Christmas - but Tesco put up a strong fight, consigning Morrisons, the usual runner up, to third place. Asda's £41.79 basket, which was just 35p cheaper than Tesco's, boasted seven of the cheapest...
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Ethical food and drink sales up 17%
The average UK household spent £190 this year on ethical food and drink, up 17% on last year, according to the Co-operative Bank's latest Ethical Consumerism report.The value of the ethical food and drink sector rose from £4.1bn to...
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top products survey 2007
Fat can still be healthy in the eyes of the consumer. That is one of the clear messages coming through in The Grocer's Top Products Survey 2007. Increasingly informed about health and diet, and prepared to spend more money on our groceries -...
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Responsible drinking adverts under attack
Diageo has defended its responsible drinking TV campaign against claims the ads make binge-drinking look fun.A three-year study conducted by Bath University concluded that ads showing the perils of drinking too much, meant as a...
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Court slaps alcohol marking order on Somerfield store
A Somerfield store must have all of its alcohol products marked by police so they can be traced back to the store if they are found in the possession of minors.The condition was imposed this week by a licensing panel at Brighton and Hove...
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Promotional offers hit an all-time high
Supermarket promotions have reached record-breaking levels in 2007 with a third of all goods filling our shelves sold on special offer in the past month, The Grocer can reveal.In the last month, to 1 December, promotions hit an all-time...
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Animal disease bills prompt Defra to slash Wrap funding
The government plans to slash funding to green organisation Wrap in a move that has stunned retailers and suppliers as much as environmentalists.Defra is to reduce the environmental body's budget by at least 25% next year, threatening...
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Tesco third-cheapest retailer behind Asda and Morrisons
Morrisons has beaten Tesco on price to become Britain's second-cheapest supermarket behind Asda over the past six months.While Asda's average weekly basket came out cheapest at £44.51, the half-year review of The Grocer 33 shows...
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Letter of the week - Farm welfare and Asda sour grapes
If Asda's Chris Brown had taken the time to read Compassion in World Farming's Supermarket Survey Report properly he would have seen that it is based on well-respected and accepted scientific evidence and research - not assumptions ('Welfare survey...
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We ask... how's Christmas trading looking?
Expected to be open Manchester retailer?Being situated on a busy street means a lot of people walk past each day and many people will expect us to open on Christmas Day as well. We are going to be open but we don't expect sales...
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The warmest family welcome - Q&A and Availability
With the Christmas rush gathering momentum, our mystery shoppers reported scenes of frantic restocking at the retailers this week, but only Asda in Radcliffe, Lancashire, provided a full basket earning it our Top Store award. In addition to having...
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Six-month price, service & availability review
Asda's low prices have dominated The Grocer 33 for the past six months but it's Morrisons not Tesco that is challenging it, however, to be Britain's cheapest retailer. In the first half of 2007, Tesco came closest to stopping Asda's run...
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Online pricing data available
Price comparison website mysupermarket.co.uk is making pricing and availability data gathered through its site available to the industry.Manufacturers, retailers and market analysts will be able to access the database, which contains a...
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Has the OFT got this milk price probe badly wrong?
Trading rules have been broken but we need to ask how much shorter supply would have been this year if the multiples had not taken action says the MD of Wyke FarmsSurely the OFT's job is to act in the interests of the consumer and a...
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Store visit Judges Bakery, Hastings
On the face of it Judges, originally founded in 1826, is simply a traditional bakery in a seaside town. But looks can be deceptive. This independent store is, in fact, run by the founding duo of Green & Black's chocolate and the head...
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Irish stores face ban on below-cost booze sales
The Irish government is set to ban the below-cost sale of alcohol by supermarkets, forecourts and off-licences -and may also restrict the hours at which drink can be sold in the off-trade.The new measures will be introduced early in the...
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Tesco bids for Czech chain
Tesco is bidding to become the largest grocery retailer in the Czech Republic after putting in a €200m (£144m) bid for the Plus discount chain, according to reports.Czech daily newspaper Mladá Fronta Dnes said Tesco had put in the...
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Wal-Mart Canada gets Cheesewright as boss
The departure of Asda's chief operating officer David Cheesewright on 4 January will come as a huge blow to the retailer, say analysts. Cheesewright is taking over as president and CEO of Wal-Mart Canada from Mario Pilozzi, who is...
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New premium bottled water from Norway
A bottled water from Norway that claims to have an "unmatchable crisp taste" is coming to the UK, supported by a £2m marketing push.Isklar, which means ice-clear, is set to hit supermarket shelves in the spring, positioned at the premium...