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    Non food

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Asda might have lost its grip on our regular Grocer 33 survey, but there's no denying its untouchable position in non food.Asda's shopping list is more than £12 cheaper than it was in our last non-food survey three months ago. Items such...

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    Public 'happy to forgive'

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Bernard Matthews insists it is already on the road to rebuilding its shattered reputation in the wake of the outbreak of bird flu…

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    Media owners set to throw out FSA model

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Media owners and advertising agencies look set to reject the Food Standards Agency's Nutrient Profiling Model next week, when they discuss how they will apply new rules governing advertising food to children in the non-broadcast...

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    Media owners set to throw out FSA model

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Media owners and advertising agencies look set to reject the Food Standards Agency's Nutrient Profiling Model next week, when they discuss how they will apply new rules governing advertising food to children in the non-broadcast...

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    Ways to mind the gap

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Availability in the UK's top six supermarkets is deteriorating. In December, The Grocer 33's six-month review revealed the majority of retailers were racking up nearly twice the number of out-of-stocks compared with the first half of the year....

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    Ways to mind the gap

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Availability in the UK's top six supermarkets is deteriorating. In December, The Grocer 33's six-month review revealed the majority of retailers were racking up nearly twice the number of out-of-stocks compared with the first half of the year....

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    A great nation rediscovered

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Spain has welcomed British holidaymakers to its shores for years. And the Brits have reciprocated by drinking plenty of the country's wine - but unlike Italian food they have yet to take Spanish cuisine to their hearts back in Blighty....

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    A great nation rediscovered

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Spain has welcomed British holidaymakers to its shores for years. And the Brits have reciprocated by drinking plenty of the country's wine - but unlike Italian food they have yet to take Spanish cuisine to their hearts back in Blighty....

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    The key to a greener pledge is honesty and transparency

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Recent pledges by some multiple retailers to make their supply chains greener has created a wake of cynicism and cries of 'green-wash!' But Wal-Mart's commitment to renewable energy and zero waste and Marks & Spencer's £200m plan to become...

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    The key to a greener pledge is honesty and transparency

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Recent pledges by some multiple retailers to make their supply chains greener has created a wake of cynicism and cries of 'green-wash!' But Wal-Mart's commitment to renewable energy and zero waste and Marks & Spencer's £200m plan to become...

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    Niklas says he's saved Kwik Save

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Kwik Save has secured a fresh refinancing package to rescue it from the brink of collapse - after it emerged Irish property company Howard Holdings had pulled out of a deal to invest £70m in the retail chain.Details of the new investment...

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    Niklas says he's saved Kwik Save

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Kwik Save has secured a fresh refinancing package to rescue it from the brink of collapse - after it emerged Irish property company Howard Holdings had pulled out of a deal to invest £70m in the retail chain.Details of the new investment...

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    Q&A with Ray Jeans Manager of the Week

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge initially was bringing a new Asda store to a town that already has other supermarkets. There is a Sainsbury's and a Morrisons nearby and to begin with,...

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    Q&A with Ray Jeans Manager of the Week

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    What is your greatest challenge and how do you tackle it? Our greatest challenge initially was bringing a new Asda store to a town that already has other supermarkets. There is a Sainsbury's and a Morrisons nearby and to begin with,...

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    Kids

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Children's health and diet are hot topics at the moment thanks to the government's high-profile campaign to tackle obesity and its ban on junk food advertising to children.While this is good news for bottled water as carbonates are being...

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    Kids

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Children's health and diet are hot topics at the moment thanks to the government's high-profile campaign to tackle obesity and its ban on junk food advertising to children.While this is good news for bottled water as carbonates are being...

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    Scots retailers urged to push low-alcohol lines

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Drinks retailers in Scotland are being urged to offer consumers more low-alcohol drinks to help combat alcohol abuse.The call from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), comes as part of an alcohol industry partnership agreement with the...

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    Scots retailers urged to push low-alcohol lines

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    Drinks retailers in Scotland are being urged to offer consumers more low-alcohol drinks to help combat alcohol abuse.The call from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC), comes as part of an alcohol industry partnership agreement with the...

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    The X-factor makes them ones to watch

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    What do online shopping behemoth Amazon and UK frozen ready meal purveyor Cook have in common? Both operations are included in IGD's annual Global Retail Innovation: Ten to Watch 2007.The list pulls together retailers from around the...

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    The X-factor makes them ones to watch

    2007-03-10T00:00:00Z

    What do online shopping behemoth Amazon and UK frozen ready meal purveyor Cook have in common? Both operations are included in IGD's annual Global Retail Innovation: Ten to Watch 2007.The list pulls together retailers from around the...