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Cleaning products
Multi-purpose or task-specific? That's the big question facing consumers when it comes to cleaning products. In its latest report, Mintel predicts that manufacturers will go back to multi-purpose convenience offerings because under-sink...
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Research Notes: cleaning
Last year the British spent £640m on household cleaning products. The overall market was flat following on from the robust, Cillit Bang-inspired growth of the previous year. However, this masked a strong performance from bleach, which captured...
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Rippleglen to target commuting shoppers
CTN operator Rippleglen is looking to capitalise on increasing commuter numbers by investing in more transit stores located in bus and train stations. The Birmingham-based retailer currently has 165 stores, 11 of which are either bus or...
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Maltesers and Milky Way get in with the cool
Maltesers and Milky Way are the latest confectionery lines to hit ice cream cabinets. Tubs of Maltesers Ice Cream Bites - available exclusively in Tesco for £2.99 - consist of 15 bites of ice cream dipped in milk or white and dark...
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Ice cream revamped as 'wholesome pleasure'
Unilever is attempting to change the consumer perception of ice cream from a fattening treat to "wholesome pleasure food". The new £25m brand strategy for Wall's involves a new strapline: 'An Honest Scoop of Daily Pleasure', a new visual...
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Trends & Developments
Last year Procter & Gamble extended its Fairy laundry brand to include a fabric softener. Mothers concerned for their babies' sensitive skin, have always had an affinity with the brand so the addition made sense, according to Procter & Gamble....
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Dispute sparked over standards for organic
Organic Farmers and Growers has rejected claims that some organic production systems amount to semi-industrial farming and need to be improved. The certification body said Patrick Holden, director of the Soil Association, was "fanciful"...
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That post-Christmas hangover is easing
Christmas drinks promotions kicked off early last year as supermarkets vied to gain the upper hand in the crucial early trading weeks. ACNielsen figures released exclusively to The Grocer reveal that key brands slashed supermarket prices...
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Hot Eats New Restaurants
This new venture, on the former site of the Belsize Pub, is the fifth restaurant for London restaurateur Will Ricker. His portfolio already includes E&O in Notting Hill, Eight Over Eight in Chelsea and Great Eastern Dining Rooms and Cicada, both...
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Quiet suppliers will be made to talk over waterbed effect
The Competition Commission is to get tough with suppliers because its investigation into the existence or otherwise of the 'waterbed effect' has been hampered by a poor response. As part of its grocery inquiry, the Commission is...
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True fighters in the toughest of times
A bumper Christmas trading period for most independents and the continued spectre of competition from the multiples were the subjects dominating The Grocer's annual Top 50 and Big 30 luncheon, held this month at London's Dorchester...
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Skiving Somerfield staff film Jackass pranks for YouTube
Bored supermarket staff are competing with each other to stage the wackiest stunt in their stores - and posting the videos on YouTube. Skiving workers from Somerfield branches across Britain have filmed more than 50 home-made videos of...
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Foreign focus
It's January, and boom time for suppliers of smoking cessation aids. Almost half of all smokers in the UK have made some attempt to quit smoking over the previous year, but that figure is almost certainly boosted in the new year, with the 'New...
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Revamp gives kick to Waitrose frozen
Frozen meat and fish can be just as interesting as fresh, Waitrose has found. The chain relaunched its frozen meat and fish offer in November and sales have surged, said buyer Sally Brooks. "Our recent sales increases show shoppers are...
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At last tesco gets IIP
Tesco's national customer care centre in Dundee has achieved Investors in People status - becoming the first part of the retail giant to gain recognition. Pictured are head of customer service Ian Naylor (left), personnel manager...
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Q&A with Paul Lambert Manager of the Week
What are your greatest challenges and how do you tackle them? Achieving results like this. We want to achieve, through teamwork, high levels of customer satisfaction and service within availability and make sure customers are able to get...
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Letter of the week
Principle sustainability adviser, Forum for the Future. The announcements last week from Marks & Spencer and Tesco reveal a new arena of competition between the food retailers - the race towards sustainability. But will these announcements...
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Mature look for Ribena
Ribena has a new grown-up look in a bid to get more adults quaffing the squash. Its new image is designed to appeal to a young adult audience and reflects Ribena's heritage of growing fruit, using images of native wildlife, such as...
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Solomons has new Waitrose marketing role
Waitrose has introduced a new director's role following the departure of marketing director Christian Cull. Supply chain director Tony Solomons will take on marketing responsibilities for Waitrose as the first-ever customer development...