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Bold approach to cleaning up in the household aisles
Bold took first place in the household category last weekend with 29% of total recorded activity, 11 points ahead of the year's overall category leader Persil, which was pushed down into third. Bold was on offer in Morrisons and Tesco...
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"CEO Justin King will be rallying the troops this week. But store managers will miss the plasma TVs they almost owned"
Simple journalist that I am I've never quite understood why the Qataris were prepared to pay a 36% premium to the share price for Sainsbury's, and a 32 times multiple on the supermarket's improving but still modest profits of £380m after...
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Needs aren't met by supermarkets alone
Needs aren't met by supermarkets alone Jerry Marwood Managing director, Spar UK and chairman of the Association of Convenience Stores Sir; The Competition Commission has...
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Ambient lines take the lead in pasta sales
Ambient pasta and pasta sauces are bucking the general trend by growing faster than their counterparts in chilled, new figures show. TNS Worldpanel figures produced exclusively for The Grocer show the dried pasta sector grew 4% in value...
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blinded by ambition
It's hard not to be impressed by the grocery retailers' high-profile efforts to reduce packaging waste in the next five years. But there's a problem with the plethora of bold strategies - they are all different. And it's making life increasingly...
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Nisa board brings in objective angle
Nisa-Today's has completed an eight-month search for its first independent directors as part of its drive to deliver improved corporate governance for members. The buying group has appointed Ian Black and Mark Pullen to the holdings board...
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In Brief: White takes on IT; Landmark elections; Metro's chairman; Ricard role splits; Ardo gets Schlosser
White takes on IT PepsiCo's chairman Mike White is to take on global responsibility for procurement and information technology, but will also continue in his role as chief executive officer of PepsiCo international, which controls the company's...
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Heinz UK promotes Armstrong to run global supply taskforce
Heinz UK's logistics director David Armstrong has been promoted to the new role of project director for the group's global supply chain taskforce. He will be part of an initiative that was created in January to improve capital efficiency...
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Asda bosses are set to trifle with truffles
Brace yourself for a price war on truffles. Not the sickly chocolate kind - but the genuine gourmet fungi.Asda is planning to grow "rare" Perigord Black truffles near Cridling Stubbs, which is apparently off the M62 in Yorkshire, and not...
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Shop Profile - Rippleglen, Grabbing a new audience - fast
Store numbers: 173 Staff: 1,000 Turnover: More than £100m Start date: 1979 Speciality: Confectionery, tobacco & news (CTN) Rippleglen is making news as well as selling it with its move into the ultra-competitive convenience sector. Three months...
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A very warm Welsh welcome - Q&A and Availability
Most bigger supermarkets struggle to recreate the sort of welcoming atmosphere that corner shops offer. Not Sainsbury's in Roath, Cardiff, however. It not only managed this feat but provided the only full basket this week, earning it our Top Store...
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Bad weather helps red meat sales rise
Red meat sales soared during the cold, wet summer, according to new consumption data from the MLC. Shoppers spent an additional £50m on roasting joints and steaks during the summer, taking overall sales for beef, pork and lamb to £641m in...
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Rose says ban on covenants would help M&S expansion
A ban on grocery retailers selling or letting land under restrictive covenants would give a major boost to M&S's expansion, according to chief executive Stuart Rose. Last week, in its provisional grocery inquiry findings, the Competition...
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Sovio to fight ban on its low-alcohol range
Sovio Wines is to challenge a ruling that has banned the sale of its low-alcohol sparkling wine range. The FSA's Wine Standards Branch (WSB) says the brand contravenes EU wine-making rules, which ban the use of certain processes to reduce...
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Home-grown oats go into Co-op bars
The Co-operative Group has launched a range of cereal bars made with oats grown on its own farms. The products join a growing list of lines, including peas, pumpkin and onions, that have been repackaged and branded with the retailer's...
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Doh! Bernard Matthews was too 'stuck in the past' for Bart
Bart Dalla Mura quit Bernard Matthews last week over frustrations about the slow pace of change at the company, a close source to the former UK chief executive has claimed. He left unexpectedly after less than a year in the job, without...
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GB berry sales soar despite wet summer
Sales of UK berries brushed aside the poor summer weather to post value growth of 38% this year, new industry figures have revealed. British Summer Fruits, which represents more than 90% of UK berry growers, said supermarket sales of...
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Clipper Teas bids whittled down to five
Clipper Teas, the organic and Fairtrade hot drinks supplier, is to be sold off, it is understood. Clipper's founders Lorraine and Michael Brehme had received 10 bids and were whittling these down to a shortlist of five, a source close to...
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edwina's blunder
According to Scared to Death, the modern "scare phenomenon" started in the US in the 1970s and first reared its head in Britain in the 80s following a raft of food poisoning incidents. The most memorable scare was prompted by Edwina Currie's...
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Nisa rebels seek election to board
The rebels who derailed Nisa-Today's proposed merger with Costcutter have launched a controversial bid to win seats on the buying group's board. Papers seen by The Grocer show that former leading lights in the Nisa Members Association,...