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The new order is values-for-money
Listening to Sir Terry Leahy's speech last week on reducing carbon emissions, I pinched myself. A few years ago industry leaders ignored, dismissed or downplayed the urgency of the environmental case. Others just saw an opportunity to flog a few...
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Spreading the word online
Any company in doubt about the effectiveness of viral marketing need only look to events late last year when consumers queued around the block at Threshers stores across the country to redeem their 40%-off vouchers. The coupon, offered as...
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Price Survey
Tesco is lagging further behind Asda than ever in The Grocer 33 shop having this week recorded the fourth-cheapest basket for the fourth week in a row. Once again Asda was the cheapest, with a basket cost of £39.78,...
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Talking shop
?With GM potato trials being planted in the UK in two months, the GM food debate is moving forward, says BASF senior project manager Andy BeadleBASF is preparing to conduct two trials of GM potatoes that are resistant to a...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Tesco Express Hookwood, Surrey. Welcome Horsham, West Sussex. SMILE LOCAL North Street, Bristol. Nisa Brixton, South London. Bp shop Dorking, Surrey How they performed The BP...
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Soundbites
?"Products with natural fragrances, as well as environmentally friendly products, will continue to grow. We expect room-specific products to remain more dominant than multi-purpose products as consumers can't relate to the fact they would clean...
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Washing up
Fairy Liquid remains the nation's favourite washing-up liquid though sales remained flat last year at £104m, according to ACNielsen figures to 7 October for The Grocer's Top Products Survey [16 December 2006]. The brand has innovated with...
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UK kids spend most on sweets
British children spend more money on sweets than their European counterparts, according to research by Datamonitor.UK children between the ages of 10 and 13 spend an average £128.40 a year on confectionery, while those aged between five and...
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Asda staff receive £15m windfall
More than 123,000 Asda store and depot workers are set to share a £15m annual performance-related bonus.The average payout for a full-time worker will be £174 but more than 40,000 staff could receive as much as £360, Asda said.“It's...
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Tesco opens own-brand store in China
Tesco has opened its first store in China using its own fascia.The retailer currently operates 50 stores in the country through a partnership with Ting Hsin, which operates Hymall stores. The partnership has been running for three...
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Oakes takes MD role at Dairy Crest
Martin Oakes has been named as managing director of the dairies division at Dairy Crest.Oakes joins Dairy Crest from Somerfield where he was group logistics and IT director for six years. He has previously worked at Safeway, Wincanton and...
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Asda to sell £9 DVD player
Asda is to sell a DVD player for £9 - less than the average price of a DVD.The Durabrand DVD player was previously on sale for £17.84 but Asda will cut its price to £9 from today.“This is truly unbeatable value and puts our...
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Londis increases minimum order
Londis has asked its franchisees to increase their minimum stock orders by 50%.The c-store chain, owned by Irish group Musgrave, has told its 2,100 franchisees that from 26 February they must spend a minimum of £3,000 a week on Londis goods,...
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Arla Foods UK acquired by parent company
Dairy firm Arla Foods UK has been acquired by its parent company Arla Foods amba in a deal worth £434.5m.Arla Foods amba yesterday acquired the 49% stake it does not already own in Arla Foods UK for 71p per share.“This offer from...
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Retail surgery - healthy food
Great profit margins are there for the taking. But retailers need to help shoppers make better choices by investing in fresh produce promotions and offering them plenty of products to choose from. Rosemary Hignett Head of nutrition, Food...
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World News - 20th January 2007
Wal-Mart blends in to the locality. Bentonville, Arkansas: Wal-Mart will open 70 stores in January - a record number for a single month. It plans to open two Neighbourhood Markets, five Wal-Mart discount stores and 63 Wal-Mart...
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Will punters be neutral about carbon footprints?
Low carb finally shed its fad diet connotations this week as retailers vied for the moral highground in the battle against climate change. First Marks & Spencer and then Tesco launched dramatic eco-plans covering all areas of their...
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Feeling flush, Northern now eyes acquisitions
Just a week after shareholders voted to sell 40% of its operations, Northern Foods has revealed it is keen to buy more. Chief executive Pat O'Driscoll said Northern Foods had made more money than it had expected from the disposal of...
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Morrisons smartens up its healthier eating act
Morrisons is pumping £1m into its first ever healthy-eating campaign. National and regional press ads for the Eating Smarter campaign, which went live this week, were developed by Delaney Lund Knox Warren - the agency hired last summer by...