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Research Notes
The baby market - which is defined as households with babies and children under the age of four years old - is worth £916.6m, according to the latest data available [year to November 2006]. But growth has been static. More than 70% of...
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Price Survey
The price of oranges has risen this week by a whopping 61%. Hurricanes in the US and Caribbean have affected the volume of oranges produced there this year, while frost in South America and flooding in South Africa have also contributed to the...
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Profile Revisited
Farmhouse Fare, the premium pudding company, has seen wide-ranging changes over the last year, not least of which was its acquisition, in October, by Daniels Chilled Foods, owner of the Covent Garden Soup brand. It's no surprise the company,...
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Profile Revisited
Farmhouse Fare, the premium pudding company, has seen wide-ranging changes over the last year, not least of which was its acquisition, in October, by Daniels Chilled Foods, owner of the Covent Garden Soup brand. It's no surprise the company,...
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Rags to riches
Forget department stores. These days supermarkets are just as likely to be styling the nation. Fashionistas regularly mix their designer wear with "fashion finds" from the aisles of the big four. And we're not just talking fashion...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Spar, Chesham, Buckinghamshire. Texaco, Nottingham Road, Ashby de la Zouche. Sainsbury's Local, Bridge Way, Cobham, Surrey. Co-op Group, Kingfisher Drive, Westbury, Wiltshire. Tesco Express, Warwick...
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Supermarkets
Many suppliers think retailers could be doing more in-store to drive sales in the infant care aisle.Research by Heinz found that mothers spend on average slightly more than three minutes shopping the baby aisle - longer than most...
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Iceland depot strike begins
Strike action over pay has begun at an Iceland depot.Drivers and warehouse workers are taking industrial action after rejecting a 2.4% pay offer from their direct employer, DHL Exel which runs the warehouse.There are reports of...
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M&S withdraws cereal
Marks & Spencer has voluntarily withdrawn batches of its own brand Strawberry & Almond Crunch breakfast cereal due to a packing error.The product has been withdrawn because the word 'milk' has been omitted from the allergy advice box on the...
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GDA awareness drive kicks off with website
The industry's campaign to educate the public about front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amount labelling began in earnest this week with the launch of a consumer-facing website.The site - at www.whatsinsideguide.com - is the first step in the...
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NCC report on economy lines is 'out of date'
Out of date and unenlightened. That's the British Retail Consortium's verdict on a report published by the National Consumer Council, which claims that supermarkets are risking the health of shoppers who buy into their economy food ranges....
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Reader survey - Christmas trading
Christmas trading is going smoothly, with sales either the same as or better than last year for the vast majority of The Grocer Top 50 independent retailers.According to our latest reader panel survey, many retailers took the precaution of...
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Shop Profile - CK's Supermarkets
Nuturing his rapidly expanding retail operation has kept Christopher Kiley on his toes for nearly two decades.
He opened is first store, selling fresh fruit and vegetables, in Llandeilo, south Wales, in 1988. Now CK’s Supermarkets has 18… -
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GDA awareness drive kicks off with website
The industry's campaign to educate the public about front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amount labelling began in earnest this week with the launch of a consumer-facing website. The site - at www.whatsinsideguide.com - is the first step in the...
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Whistlestop peps up London Bridge store in revamp trial
Whistlestop is redesigning selected stores on a trial basis, with the first outlet to receive the treatment on the London Bridge station concourse. Externally, red and green lettering on a black background has been replaced with white...
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New scheme offers quicker payment
Sainsbury's is to pay its small suppliers quicker using a new payment management system, the Trading Finance Platform. All the retailer's suppliers will be paid through the new system, which will also allow them to view their online...
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World News - 2nd December 2006
Buy-out for Shoprite. BRACKENFELL, WESTERN CAPE: South African supermarket chain Shoprite has accepted a buy-out offer of ZAR13.2bn (£940m) from private equity firm Brait Private Equity. The deal involves restructuring the company...
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2006 promotion trends lean heavily on X for Y
A snapshot into the promotional mechanic trends used since January - taking the three data points of January, June and November - shows the overall mechanics favoured in January were buy-one-get-one-free with 34%, x for y 27%, save 18%, ½ price...
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Aah! Those pies have it
RHM Frozen is extending its range of Bisto frozen savoury pies, with two 220g individual lines for larger appetites. The company is building on the brand's ongoing 'Aah! Bisto family night' theme and claims the newcomers fill a gap in the...
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"The remarkable thing about this market is the resilience and optimism of wholesalers like Sir Anwar"
It's been a busy week for Sir Anwar Pervez. On Tuesday, the founder of the Bestway Group celebrated 30 years as a cash & carry wholesaler with a lavish bash for 1,000 guests at Grosvenor House in London. On Wednesday, he was treating journalists...