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Fresh Produce Price flash
The price of our basket of fruit and vegables fell for the third consecutive survey following two rises. It is now 1.1% less expensive than five weeks ago. However, it is 6.8% more expensive than one year ago, and 6.5% cheaper than at the...
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Shop Profile Harry Tuffins
Key figures in the convenience and independent sectors have been advocating local sourcing for a number of years. It is an area, claim smaller retailers, where they can put one over on the multiples. Or so they say. Yet actual examples...
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Inquiry turns the screws
Once again the Competition Commission has promised to turn the screw on suppliers as it mounts another bid to uncover evidence of a 'waterbed effect' in grocery. The Commission, which has been under pressure to reconsider its position on...
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Local sourcing
Harry Tuffins is not the only independent retailer to take the initiative on food miles, but shining examples of local sourcing are still often the exception rather than the rule. Among symbol groups, MBL has led the way with a growing...
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Price Survey
Asda is yet again the cheapest retailer, having taken that title for 10 out of the 13 weeks of 2007.It produced a £42.68 basket in The Grocer 33 pricing survey this week, which was due in part to an ongoing promotional deal on Radox...
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reader survey
Locally sourced products are becoming more important to the majority of The Grocer Top 50 independents. As the issues of provenance and food miles become more prevalent, retailers are looking to respond. In our latest reader panel survey 68% of...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedSainsbury's Local The Brecks, RotherhamWelcome Lenzie, Glasgowspar Starbeck Avenue, Newcastle-upon-TyneTesco express Elm Park, BristolBP Shop Dorking, SurreyHow they...
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This year's winners
Frozen foods: McCain FoodsBy switching its chip recipe to sunflower oil McCain has successfully re-launched its brand and dispelled some of the bad health myths around frozen chips. In a bid to give its consumers clarity on the...
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this year's winners
Personal care: Unilever UKMale grooming brand champion Lynx has undergone a major relaunch since the beginning of the year, which has involved improvements to the fragrance formulation, streamlined packaging and a feisty...
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In the can
Fruit Pineapple is the big exception to the year-on-year drop in canned fruit sales. The theory is that canned sales are buoyant because pineapple in its natural state is far from consumer-friendly. So a statement from the Thai...
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Eat Natural in £1m marketing spend
Healthy snack bar producer Eat Natural has embarked on a £1m marketing campaign, its biggest brand support package to date. The activity, which includes advertising in consumer and trade press - a first for the company - kicks...
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New look for 1999 vintage
Prestige Champagne Dom Pérignon has ditched its traditional green and gold livery in honour of the release of the final vintage from the 20th century. For the 1999 vintage only, the Champagne will be packaged in matt black and silver, an...
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Availability - 24 March 2007
Asda Oldbury, West Midlands 1 This store had no Radox Herbal Bath in stock but was tidy and free of shelf-stackers. Our shopper said the store was well-merchandised with helpful staff. A sufficient number of checkouts were open...
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Price Survey - 24 March 2007
Asda has provided the cheapest basket for the sixth week in a row. The retailer produced a £43.44 basket in The Grocer 33 pricing survey this week - this was thanks in part to promotional deals on Radox Herbal Bath and Kleenex For...
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wine buyers star in new waitrose ad
Waitrose's wine buyers have been given a starring role in the retailer's latest TV campaign. The 30-second advertisement features five of Waitrose's Masters of Wine and a sizeable gathering of its branch specialists, all of whom are seated at a...
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In Brief: Nisa seeks directors; Warren joins Uniq; FSA adds to board; SMP appointment; New role at Rustler
Nisa seeks directors Nisa-Today's is looking for two independent non-executive directors to join its Holdings Board to improve the buying group's corporate governance. Non-executive chairman Edwin Booth is currently drafting a job...
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Labels: they're at it again
Plans are afoot to create yet another consumer-facing mark for food and drink - this time to flag up that a product meets official advice on healthy lifestyles. The government has written a letter addressed to "interested parties" to...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Morrisons in Bredbury, Stockport, won the Top Store award this time last year. Store manager Chris Menon (left) put its success down to a strong focus on availability, stating it was a number one priority for shoppers. Since then Menon has moved...
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spotlight "Our aim is to be the premier supplier of apple compote to UK retailers"
?The development of new processing techniques that add shelf life without preservatives has encouraged Northern Ireland company Davison Canners to branch out into new products. Originally an apple grower and processor for food service and...