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Are on-pack promotions passé? I don't think so
Who can forget the Andrex puppy, which brought the brand to life and gave millions of consumers a cuddly soft toy? What about the free pashmina that came with the Comfort fabric softener? And the DVD with your Sunday...
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P&G freshens laundry portfolio with Febreze
Procter & Gamble is investing £100m in a New Year spring clean for its laundry portfolio, with new concepts, fragrances and range extensions. The household goods giant is pairing up some of its biggest names, with the launch of both...
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Shop Profile Woodward Foodservice
Woodward Foodservices is a business with an eye on a rather bigger prize these days. Chief executive Ed Hyslop's ambition since joining Woodward in 1997 has been to create a genuine rival to the big two leading national foodservice...
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HP sauce goes top-down
Heinz HP Sauce is following ketchup's lead by turning upside down. The new top-down bottle format aims to capitalise on consumers' willingness to pay a premium for a more convenient format. "HP is responding to consumer needs," said Paul...
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Polytunnel ruling hits growing industry hard
Britain's £200m-a-year soft fruit industry could be brought to its knees by a High Court ruling on polytunnels. Growers fear a public backlash will follow the judgment last month against Tuesley Farm in Surrey, which was told to remove...
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They've learnt how to do it
Asda's 53,000 sq ft Ashton store, the winner of this week's Top Store Award, had just benefited from a festive facelift when our shopper visited on the Friday before New Year's Eve. Work had been carried out to increase space in the store's...
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Müller warns inquiry of supermarket power
Any further growth in the power of the big four supermarkets could harm consumers, Müller Dairy UK has told the Competition Commission. In a letter to the Commission's grocery inquiry team, the yoghurt manufacturer's supply chain...
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It's a landmark signing
Makro Cash & Carry UK has joined The Today's Group - becoming its biggest member - in a shock move that could bring a merger between the UK's two biggest buying groups closer. Wholesale industry experts have predicted that Today's...
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Living La vida local
Local food is poised for massive growth this year. It has already bloomed to nearly £4bn in annual sales, according to IGD, and now the multiples are set to ramp up their local offers in response to consumer worries about the environment, food...
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Letter of the week
Marketers throughout the country will continue to debate whether Threshers' '40% off' voucher ('That Threshers 40%: it was a better deal', The Grocer, 9 December 2006) campaign was a stroke of genius or a marketing trick that spiralled out of...
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Who's on the shopping list this year?
Food and drink have two hugely decisive factors going for them: we need them and they are made from increasingly valuable commodities. Anyone investing in precious metals, minerals and oil had a bonanza last year. This year, food and...
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You'll pay if you are not prepared
Sir; Having read an article in The Guardian titled 'What is the WEEE Directive and do I need to care?' in its 'Newly asked questions' section, I think it pertinent to share my surprise at this being a 'newly asked question'. But the...
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Price Survey
Welcome to what looks set to be another turbulent year for grocery prices at the top six supermarkets. A number of significant changes have already taken place since our last report on 16 December, with the price of loose apples tumbling...
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Price Survey
Christmas alcohol promotions seem to be coming to an end, with Asda increasing the price of its 20-24 can box of Stella Artois by 20% this week, alongside a 33% hike in the price of Jacob's Creek Chardonnay. Elsewhere the price of Hardys Stamp...
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Talking shop
Hygiene checks in meat plants need to be overhauled. These "official controls" are complex and have been added to over many years. Now they need a fundamental review. It's something the industry has sought for some time and the FSA is...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Spar Crawley, West Sussex. Londis Cheadle, Stockport. Shell Buckland, Surrey Sainsbury's forecourt West Green, Crawley Tesco Express, Red Kiln Way, Horsham. How they...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Jones Trowbridge, Wiltshire. Londis Surbiton, Surrey. Budgens Melbourne, Derbyshire. Co-operative Group Bexhill, East Sussex. tesco express, East Hunsbury, Northamptonshire. How they...
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Views from the top
Jerry Marwood Managing director Spar UK. ?The need for continual improvement of standards has now become a permanent requisite for all convenience stores and in 2007 this will gather more focus. In addition, independent retailers...