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Store visit - Flâneur
Established: 2001Total Number of lines: 2,500Speciality: Fine foodExtras: 60-seater restaurantIn a retail environment where a shop selling a range of chutneys with checked cloth on the lids, a good selection of olives and the odd...
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Tesco brain drain continues
Tesco has been dealt a further blow with the loss of another senior executive.Julia Reynolds, director of Tesco's central European clothing business, becomes the latest senior executive to leave the retailer. She is to take on the...
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Tesco to transport wine by canal
Tesco has announced plans to transport its New World wines by canal.The retailer will run barges three times a week along the Manchester Ship Canal, transporting 600,000 litres of wine to a bottling site less than half a mile away where it...
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Break up rumours boost Unilever
Shares in Unilever rose 13p to finish on £16.21 yesterday amid rumours that the consumer goods company could be planning to demerge its operations.Traders speculated that Unilever could separate its food and non-food businesses in the same...
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Ocado eyes northern distribution centre
Online retailer Ocado is reportedly planning to open a distribution centre in the north of England.It is looking for a 20-acre site capable of delivering about £1bn worth of orders a year to allow it to expand across the north of England and...
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London commuter belt boosts online shopping
People living within commuting distance of London are more likely to shop online for goods than other areas of the country.Overall home shopping spend increased by 15% last year, according to research company Experian, with two-thirds of the...
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Spice Girls set for Tesco ad
The Spice Girls are reportedly set to feature in a television adverting campaign for Tesco.Tesco is close to signing a deal to sponsor the group's upcoming reunion tour and is keen for them to feature in two “tongue-in-cheek” pre-Christmas...
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London float for Whyte & Mackay
Scottish distiller Whyte & Mackay is reportedly preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange.Its owner, Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya, has asked advisers at investment bank Citi to evaluate options to bring Whyte & Mackay to the stock market,...
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Nectar gets firepower to analyse 10 million
Sainsbury's loyalty card is set to "leapfrog" Tesco's by analysing the shopping habits of millions more consumers than its rival, according to the man who used to run Clubcard.This summer Peter Gleason left Dunnhumby, the company that...
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What the papers said - 13th October 2007
Members of the Sainsbury family will block the Qatari bid for the supermarket unless a deal is struck with the group's pension fund trustees. The Telegraph reported the family fear Sir Philip Hampton, the retailer's chairman, plans to recommend a...
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non-food - 13th October 2007
? Buying a games console is no longer as clear-cut as it once was. The arrival of three next-generation consoles, each offering a unique entertainment proposition, has broadened choice for the consumer, but has made choosing new hardware more...
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Price Survey - 13th October 2007
Asda is the cheapest retailer for the second week running, after weeks of battling for the top spot with Morrisons. This week the retailer won The Grocer 33 price survey with a £38.39 basket, just creeping ahead of rival Morrisons' £38.85 total....
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Task Force exposes £200m meat losses
The red meat industry in Northern Ireland is losing more than £200m per year, according to a new report for the Red Meat Task Force.Retailers and processors in the province make an annual profit of £20m each from sales of red meat, but...
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Abel & Cole talks open
The founder of organic veg box supplier Abel & Cole is reportedly looking for a buyer for the business.A deal could value Keith Abel's home delivery business, which has been successful in the south east of England, at £50m. Abel would...
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Feta supplier taking advantage of PDO
A Greek dairy supplier has unveiled plans to shake up the Feta cheese category and capitalise on its new Protected Designation of Origin status.FAGE, the Greek dairy giant behind the Total Greek Yoghurt brand, has introduced a new...
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South Africa focus will target ethical drinkers
Constellation Europe is planning significant investment in the South African wine industry in an attempt to tap into the European market for ethical products.The company has announced its intention to buy Flagstone, a premium South...
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Carlsberg packs out the booze aisle with offers
Carlsberg continues to maintain its lead in the beer, wine and spirits category, recording 25% of promotional space in the major retailers last weekend.
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McVitie's ordered to alter packaging
United Biscuits has been ordered to change the packaging for its McVitie's Fig Rolls before launching them in Ireland. Manufacturer Jacob Fruitfield Food Group, which has a 35% share of the Irish biscuit market, was granted a High Court...