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The beginning ofthe end?
Convenience chains could become a target again for the major multiples after the Competition Commission found Tesco's and Sainsbury's move into c-stores had done independent retailers no harm. The commission's surprise verdict in the...
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Dunnes to expand in bid to fight off Tesco
Dunnes Stores, the main rival to Tesco in the Irish Republic, is planning to open 42 new stores over the next two years, taking the family-owned chain's total estate to 160. Twelve stores will open next year, with a further 30 scheduled...
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Winterton blasts superstore voting
The Electoral Commission has been urged to stop allowing supermarkets to set up in-store polling stations on the grounds it undermines small retailers. Tory backbencher, Sir Nicholas Winterton made the plea this week during a House of...
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Nestlé gift vouchers to boost Easter egg sales
Nestlé hopes to gain a major chunk of the Easter egg market with the lure of massages and golf lessons included in the price of a £4.99 egg. The Experience eggs come with a pamper voucher in an Aero gift set or an activity voucher in a...
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Freshers goes crackers with leading brands
A new cracker range that unites a selection of established brands with soft cheese Laughing Cow is being launched this month through predominantly own label supplier Freshers Foods. The first lines in the ambient Spreadies range contain...
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Freeman defends his findings from centre of storm
The Grocer So. No mention of a smoking gun. What happened to those 11 million emails you were supposed to be examining during the last months of your inquiry? Did they turn into a damp squib then? Peter Freeman The background was the...
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River Cottage chain to grow
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall does not plan to expand his new grocery chain beyond the West Country. The TV chef opened his first branch of River Cottage Stores in Axminster, Devon, two months ago, and is planning more. But the business was...
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The Challenge
Unilever's Lipton Ice Tea brand is the best-known rival to Mangajo although the majority of the products are made from black tea rather than green tea and are marketed as a mainstream source of refreshment rather than a niche product....
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Super-abundant choice is insane
Excessive food supply creates social, medical and environmental problems. It's time to end the culture of far too much choiceThe Foresight report on obesity published last month should end the yah-boo debates about whether rising obesity...
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Cigarettes ditched at Lidl in Scotland
Lidl is to stop selling cigarettes in its Scottish stores in a bid to enhance its healthy credentials. From next week, tobacco will no longer be stocked in any of its 78 outlets north of the border, bringing the offer into line with the...
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Still Fanta launched as Coke steps up NPD
Coca-Cola is investing more than £9m in non-Coke product launches as it continues to consolidate its position in categories such as juice, sports and energy drinks. A still juice range will join the existing Fanta portfolio, a 50% juice...
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Company Profile Mangajo
Launching a tea-based chilled drink in a country that stalwartly regards tea as something that should only be served hot doesn't seem like the most sensible approach for a start-up company. And indeed, in its early years green tea drink company...
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Test may view discounters as ineffective competition
Attempts by Aldi, Lidl and Netto to expand could be hampered by a Competition Commission proposal to introduce a 'competition test' for new store developments. The idea, mooted in the provisional findings, would mean any proposed new...
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We don't need rich shoppers - Q&A
With attractions such as the Mary Rose, HMS Victory and a trendy shopping centre a mile away, Waitrose in Southsea, near Portsmouth's historic waterfront, may not be on the tourist trail but its colourful flower displays, enticing fireworks range...
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'Unconscionable' emails revealed
Tesco has slammed a proposal by the Competition Commission to appoint a regulator to enforce a new, tougher code of conduct. In its provisional findings, commission chairman Peter Freeman said he believed the code "was effective in terms...
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Less reliance on meat sends exports towards record high
The August outbreak of foot and mouth may not hit exports as hard as feared - because Britain has widened its exports to such a degree it is no longer as reliant on beef, according to Food from Britain. Exports in the first half of the...
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They've started so they'll finish
T esco's planning tactics have come under fresh scrutiny recently, thanks to a seemingly innocuous decision to build a small extension to the back of its Bury St Edmunds store. Unfortunately, the development didn't comply with the...
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Red grape supply short as sales rise
Soaring demand for red seedless grapes is creating major supply shortages and could lead to a rise in prices. Red grapes have traditionally held a 20% share of the seedless market but that is heading towards the US average of 50%,...
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Petfood sales grow as shoppers pamper pets
Petfood sales are holding up despite a fall off in pet ownership as people spend more on pampering their furry friends - or putting them on diets. Volume sales of petfood dropped 2.2% in the year to 12 August, according to TNS Worldpanel...
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Out of japan
History Alex Hannon had previously worked for Ernst & Young and with probiotics drink company Yakult when it launched into the UK in 1996 before deciding to establish her own company. She had studied in Japan for two years, where...