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Tesco may have to remove extension
Tesco has become embroiled in another embarrassing planning battle just weeks before the Competition Commission publishes the provisional findings of its groceries inquiry.An extension to the Bury St Edmunds store may have to be pulled...
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Poor harvests set to hit smoothie prices
The price of the ubiquitous smoothie is set to rocket this autumn, as manufacturers struggle to recover rising fruit costs.Squash prices are also expected to rise, after a disastrous fruit crop in Eastern Europe left blackcurrants up to...
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Martin McColl tipped to seize Smile Stores
The purchase of T&A Symonds by wholesaler Palmer & Harvey McLane has prompted fevered speculation over the future of retail chain Smile Stores.The P&H deal, revealed by The Grocer last month, included T&A's wholesale business, but not...
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star order - Tesco
The winner of this quarter's Star Order award for shopping excellence is Tesco.com, which replaces Ocado as The Grocer's top online retailer. Our Tesco.com shopper said the website was simple to navigate with clear instructions on how to process the...
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The advice shop - listings
How can a small company achieve that elusive first listing?Louis BarnettFounder, Chokolit“We've never gone into any meetings with a tactic - although, of course, we had objectives we wanted to accomplish.The mistake...
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Company Profile - Chokolit
Established: November 2005Speciality: Premium chocolatesThe main concerns for most 15-year-old boys tends to be how their favourite football team is getting on or what video game to buy next, but Louis Barnett has more serious things on...
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Healthy ready meals show growth
The market for convenience food is being fuelled by an increasing demand for healthy ready meals, according to Mintel.Britons spent a record £2bn last year on ready meals, with sales boosted by more healthier ranges, said the market...
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Delta Two closing in on Sainsbury
Quatari-backed investment company Delta Two has offered to increase the proportion of equity in its £10.6bn bid for the supermarket giant, after weeks of negotiation threatened to end in stalemate.More meetings are scheduled between the two...
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Retailers face animal rights threat
Thousands of tubes of Savlon have been removed from the shelves of Tesco, Boots and Superdrug after The Animal Rights Militia claimed they had injected a number of the products with bleach.The group posted an internet message stating...
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Depressing misuse of the Union Jack
Depressing misuse of the Union Jack Jane E Conder Chairman, Ladies in Pigs Sir; I thought I knew my labels, but your little quiz showed me otherwise ('Think you know your...
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Reader survey - environment
Wholesalers are as concerned about their environmental impact as the multiples and major suppliers. But until now they have been less willing to shout about their achievements.All the wholesalers who replied to our survey agreed they had a...
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Tesco signals end to £2 chicken with price rise
Tesco has responded to widespread criticism of cheap chicken by raising the amount it pays its chicken farmers. It has agreed to pay chicken producers an extra 2p/kg - equivalent to a 4% increase - to help counter rising production costs. The move...
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CUP For Outstanding Business Achievement 2007
The Grocer Cup for Outstanding Business Achievement is one of the industry's top accolades. Presented at the IGD Food Industry Awards in London on 9 October, it is given to an individual who has inspired exceptional results and made the biggest...
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our man from drip Don Pumsey - 25th August 2007
Those readers still in possession of their faculties will recall that the cream of British retail (including myself, naturally) have been summoned to Philip Green's yacht in the Aegean sea, to be greeted on board by King Justin. The bitter sense of...
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What the papers said - 25th August 2007
? Shoppers could soon see a new species of fish on the supermarket shelves, according to The Independent. Fishermen, seafood processors and the government have launched a new campaign to reduce the eight million tonnes of fish discarded by fishermen...
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Price Survey - 25th August 2007
It's just like old times in The Grocer 33 at the moment with Asda extending its run as the cheapest retailer to a third week. Asda provided a £40.68 basket, which was £1.39 cheaper than runner-up Tesco, although the rival retailers had the same...
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Hot topic - somehow Tesco is able to appeal simultaneously to ethical and cost-conscious shoppers
Raw material prices are rising fast, and the British farming lobby has done a superb job mobilising consumer and political support. Gordon Brown has instructed retailers not to take advantage of foot and mouth. And, in a move that demonstrates how...
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Asda's boast of growth accelerating ahead of rivals backed by latest data
Andy Bond's boast that Asda has been outperforming its rivals was backed up by TNS Worldpanel and Nielsen figures published this week. Asda was ahead of the pack with sales up 6% in the 12 weeks to 11 August, according to Nielsen. Sales growth at...
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acid test - Extreme Rioja & Roaring Meg
Expert's verdict: 6/10 ?I am not a Rioja drinker, but I was surprised by the number of female red wine enthusiasts who responded well to this at a family gathering. For me it was a little too heavy. The modern packaging is a real departure from the...
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Cuban beer added to Pierhead range
Pierhead Purchasing is adding a brewed-at-source Cuban lager called Cubanero Fuerte to its portfolio of speciality beers. Travellers may already know the classic Cuban lager 'Bucanero' which is brewed at the Bucanero Cevezeria in Holguin. Pierhead...