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Butter Mints lead Werthers activity
Bendicks of Mayfair has launched a major programme to reinvigorate its Werthers brand in a bid to reverse sliding sales for sugar confectionery.It is introducing Werther's Original Butter Mints as a new permanent line this month - two...
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Elizabeth Shaw adds lines to lift its image
Elizabeth Shaw is bringing out a raft of new products and giving its posh range of chocolates a packaging overhaul to shake off its "twee and dusty" image.The activity will be supported by a £4m marketing push and is the company's...
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Private equity just loves a family affair
Private equity has cash burning a hole in its pocket and family-owned grocers are high on the shopping list. Property-rich, high turnover and risk-averse, family-owned retailers are attractive because they give private equity options to claw...
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store cafés come of age
The supermarkets may have been trumpeting their healthier credentials and their green aspirations, but they seem to have overlooked one aspect of their operations - their in-store cafés. In a foodservice world dominated by trendy...
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this week a year ago The winner was...
Our Top Store award winner this time last year was Asda in Maryhill, Glasgow. Manager Pauline Smith said most of the colleagues had grown up in the area, so they already knew the customers.One year on, Smith has left the 43,000...
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Keebles put ale in pork sausage mix
Newcastle Brown Ale fans can now taste their favourite tipple in a plate of bangers.Already famed for their sausages, Yorkshire farmers Debbie and Andrew Keeble have brought out a range with the Tyneside brew added to the recipe, thanks...
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Exotic fruit in allergy claim
Professor Jonathan Hourihane has rubbished newspaper reports that linked children eating exotic fruit with a rise in allergies. He said the fact that more allergies to exotic fruit were emerging was simply a reflection of the growing...
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Availability
Asda Washington, Tyne and Wear0This store had no out of stocks and staff were attentive and eager to take our shopper to items he asked for. He said the store was well laid out and well signposted. There were a lot of packing...
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Smirnoff Diamond is back for female fans
Diageo is putting £1.5m into the latest execution of its highly successful Win-a-Diamond campaign for Smirnoff. The promotion first ran last year and saw one major retailer experience a sales increase of almost 20% - equivalent to an...
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Retailers say... ban won't hit tobacco sales
?I don't think the ban on smoking in public places will affect sales of tobacco because many people are addicted and the top priority in their life is to have a cigarette. Any impact will be marginal. There is an overwhelming case to simplify...
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Waitrose works to reduce basket price
Waitrose has begun a drive designed to cut the cost of shopping in its stores.The plan was announced to 200 store managers at a conference last week by MD Steven Esom, who said the retailer was planning changes to its pricing and...
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Burton's takes bite at savoury with Bertolli
Burton's Foods is expanding its biscuits portfolio into savoury snacks by teaming up with Unilever's Bertolli brand. Bertolli Savoury Nibbles plays on the strengths of both partners by promoting the natural qualities of Bertolli extra...
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PayPoint bid to woo stores
Utility payment network PayPoint is launching a scheme to champion convenience retailers.On Monday it will begin a quest to find the 'Corner Shop of the Year' by asking Daily Mirror readers to nominate their favourite...
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Booths cuts waste in bid to drive recovery
Upmarket northern supermarket chain Booths says it has acted to improve its performance after profits took a dive last year.The Preston-based retailer suffered a 38% drop in pre-tax profits from £7.4m to £4.6m for the year to 1...
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Patak's turns up the heat with bid for global clout
A bid for global dominance in the ethnic market could mark the end of an era for family-run curry company Patak's, which this week appointed merchant bank Rothschild to review strategic options for the business and look at ways of growing the...
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Bogof's week
Sir Terry Leahy et al are facing their biggest challenge over the growth of their empires - God. The Diocese of Exeter has made a submission to the Competition Commission asking the watchdog to look more deeply into issues concerning supermarket...
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In Brief: Rules flouted; Isle of Man meat; Offal boost
Rules flouted The National Beef Association has passed details to trading standards officers about supermarkets it says are flouting rules on giving shoppers adequate information about what country their beef is from. Isle...
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Owner CD&R puts Brakes up for sale
Brakes, the UK's biggest foodservice wholesaler, has been put up for sale by its private equity owners Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, with the sale likely to bring in £1.2bn.CD&R is believed to have hired Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan to run the...
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Budgens and Londis to get branding revamp
Musgrave Budgens Londis is planning a major overhaul of the Budgens and Londis brands, which could include development of new fascia and in-store signage. Although MBL is keeping details of the new branding under wraps, the makeover will...