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Landmark-Costco link is rumoured
Landmark Wholesale could be interested in wooing Costco as a response to the Today's Group's tie-up with Makro Cash & Carry. Makro joining rival Today's this month added £1.1bn of sales to the Scunthorpe-based group's buying power, which...
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Research Notes
Over the past year, the market for vegetarian food has increased by 7.2%, from £654m in 2005 to £702m for 2006. The growth in this market was a result of an increase in the number of consumers who bought into the vegetarian food...
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Slay's Perfect Serve
The mantra for Diageo right now in both the on and off-trades is 'the perfect serve'. The trouble with perfection is it often takes longer to achieve than one might like. Take the fortunes of Guinness. A surger kit was launched exclusively...
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Price Survey
This week Morrisons and Sainsbury's followed in Asda's footsteps by raising the price of Jacob's Creek Chardonnay by 33%. Last week Asda hiked the wine's price by the same amount, signalling the end of Christmas alcohol promotions. This...
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Retail Surgery
Chris Rose. Marketing director, Landmark Wholesale Says: Consumers are looking for healthy options without compromising on taste, value or convenience. Retailers should work with suppliers to offer a range of healthy alternatives to the...
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Stephens steps into Thresher trade role
Former Gallo UK sales director Lloyd Stephens has joined Thresher as its new trading director. He replaces Alex Anson, who has moved to Switzerland to take up the role of European buying director for airport shop operator Nuance....
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Spar Kirkintilloch, Scotland. The Co-operative group Ifield, Crawley. Budgens Amersham, Bucks. Nisa Yardley, Birmingham. Tesco express Harrogate, North Yorkshire. How they...
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MPs to vote on Communities Bill
MPs will vote today (Friday) on legislation that could give smaller retailers more of a fighting chance against the big supermarkets.The Sustainable Communities Bill, which is designed to give local councils and community bodies more control...
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S&N sells Courage
Scottish & Newcastle has sold its beer brand Courage to the Wells & Youngs Brewing Company in a deal thought to be worth £10m.As part of the deal, a new company will be formed called Courage Brands, which will be 83% owned by Wells & Young's...
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M&S to enter Taiwan
Marks and Spencer is set to enter the Taiwanese market through a joint venture with Taiwan's President Chain Stores.M&S will own a 60% stake in the joint venture, with plans to open two stores in the country this year.The retailer...
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The advice shop - negotiation
How do you strike a balance between getting a good price and pleasing your customers? Jason Coyle, UK business development director, Mr. Crumb. Realistically, there is limited scope for small suppliers negotiating! At Mr. Crumb we have...
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A Genuine step change to frozen food's appeal
A Kent-based producer hopes to reverse the fortunes of the frozen food category by offering consumers premium ready meals based on unusual recipes. Ferndale Foods is launching the ultra-premium frozen range, which will appear under its...
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Pear juice given the Appletiser treatment
Appletiser is hoping to claim a bigger share of the burgeoning juice market with the introduction of a 100% lightly fizzy natural pear juice. Peartiser, which the company claims is the first drink available in the UK that uses nothing but...
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Tesco to update on Christmas trading
Analysts are expecting Tesco to report like-for-like sales growth of between 4.5% and 6% when it updates the City on Christmas trading tomorrow (Tuesday). Much of the growth is expected to come from non-food, with analysts especially keen to...
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Company Profile - Higgidy
Since they cut themselves a slice of the premium pie market in October 2003, Camilla Stephens and James Foottit have earned their crust in the own label sector. But with two product launches last November into the branded arena, the husband...
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In the can
Tuna prices up 5%. An unexpected rise in tuna prices due to poor catches took processors by surprise during the seasonal break. Reports from Bangkok confirm an increase of 5% for frozen skipjack. Normally prices weaken in the new...
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World News - 13th January 2007
Wal-Mart accentuates the positive. Bentonville, Arkansas: Wal-Mart has launched two national TV advertisements to fight back against its critics. The first 60-second ad focuses on the legacy of Wal-Mart's founder Sam Walton, while...