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M&S has the most respect
Marks & Spencer is the most highly regarded company in the UK, according to a survey of nearly 2,000 consumers by the CBI.The retailer topped the list, gaining twice as many mentions as second-placed John Lewis Partnership. Tesco and...
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Doing well? We think not say pig producers
Britain's pig farmers have slammed the British Retail Consortium for telling BBC Radio York that producers were "doing perfectly well".The National Pig Association has received dozens of angry calls about the comments by a BRC...
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premier's vat tussle
Premier Foods has been dealt a major blow after the High Court referred a VAT dispute involving its Hartley's Fruit Bars back to tribunal.The company, Britain's largest food manufacturer, faces a tax bill of nearly £200,000 if it loses...
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Sleeping soundly
Migrant labourers working in food processing and packaging plants all over the country are sleeping on the premises, according to Fire Brigade officials. The shocking revelation is part of a string of abuse claims being investigated by both...
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Accommodate various ways of getting what you desire
Accommodating, compromising, competing, collaborating or avoiding. Which approach will work the best in negotiations?Thomas Kilman, the eminent psychologist, identifies five different personality types that resolve conflict. These are:...
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Anti-additives campaigners set up website
A consumer website has been set up to name and shame companies that use so-called "temper tantrum" additives.The site, www.actiononadditives.com, lists more than 275 food, drink and medicine products - brands and own label - that it...
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Climbing the ladder - Stephen Waugh
What was your first ever job? Working for NatWest in the City - my school said I should have a 'proper' career. Give us a quick run down on your career to date After banking and a short career in retail sales, I started as a field representative...
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Commission: Tesco sale has not set a precedent
The Competition Commission has said the forced sell-off of a Tesco-owned supermarket this week did not make it more likely that the groceries inquiry would result in a large-scale divestment of stores.On Wednesday, the commission ruled...
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Spar c-store of the future is unveiled
Northern Irish Spar wholesaler Henderson Group has unveiled the first new shop to emerge from Spar's Stores of the Future initiative.The 4,600 sq ft forecourt site in Lurgan features Spar's latest thinking on what busy shoppers on the...
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Gü planning Europe-wide expansion for its desserts
UK company Gü is taking its dessert brand nationwide in France ahead of a wider European expansion.Sales across the Channel already account for 20% of the company's total volumes, worth €6m (£4.3m) at retail, after debuting in 2006 and...
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Reader survey - Competition Commission
An exclusive survey of the UK's leading wholesalers carried out by The Grocer has delivered a damning view of the Competition Commission's provisional findings of its 18-month long groceries inquiry.All the wholesalers who responded to our...
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Wholesaler Profile - DCS Europe
Depot numbers: 1Turnover: £88.8mGrowth year-on-year: 7.2%Type of operation: Delivered wholesaler/manufacturerDCS Europe chief executive Denys Shortt has never been one to take defeat lying down. As a former England international...
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Northern Foods acquires Ethnic Cuisine
Northern Foods has acquired oriental foods manufacturer Ethnic Cuisine for an undisclosed sum.Ethnic Cuisine supplies chilled ready meals and snacks to Sainsbury's and Brakes, and at 31 March 2007 had gross assets of £13.9m and revenue of...
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Scottish & Newcastle shares fall
Shares in Scottish & Newcastle fell 9.5p to finish on 729p yesterday after investors were left unimpressed by the brewer's plans to become “leaner, tougher and faster”.The plans, which come as S&N continues to fight a takeover approach from...
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M&S in India talks
Marks & Spencer is reportedly in talks with several companies in India about setting up a joint venture in the country.The retailer already has 12 stores in India as part of a franchise agreement with Planet Retail Group but a separate joint...
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What the papers said - 17th November 2007
Supermarkets sell beer at a lower price than bottled water and risk fuelling the binge-drinking crisis, according to the Telegraph. The paper said that Tesco, Sainsbury's and Asda were selling lager at 22p a can, significantly less per pint than...
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Price Survey - 17th November 2007
Sainsbury's was a challenger for the cheapest retailer title this week, but its price cuts were still not enough to stop Asda securing its seventh victory in a row with a £38.74 basket. Tesco and Morrisons have been tussling for the second-cheapest...
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Retail theft costing UK £3bn a year
The UK has the highest value of shrinkage in Europe, with retailers losing £3.83bn a year through stock loss from crime and wastage, new figures revealed this week.Theft is the main cause of shrinkage, costing the UK about £3bn a year,...
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Acquisition takes Poupart into cherries
The Poupart Group has acquired specialist cherry importer and marketer, Norton Folgate. Poupart chairman Laurence Olins said Norton Folgate would sit comfortably alongside BerryWorld, OrchardWorld and Poupart Citrus, focusing on specific...