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In Brief: Co-op Group in lead; RFID privacy fears; Getting technical
Co-op Group in lead The Co-operative Group is the UK's highest-placed society in a new global ranking of major co-operatives and mutuals. The listing, Global300, placed The Co-operative Group in ninth position, with United...
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The great British food fight
The food industry has taken a battering in the two years since the publication of the government's Health White Paper, Choosing Health. First, the Food Standards Agency settled on traffic lights as the best approach to front-of-pack...
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Brits show a hunger for their own fare
UK regional food received unprecedented exposure in this year's British Food Fortnight. More retailers than ever before took part from 23 September to 8 October, including 2,200 Budgens and Londis stores, plus 300 delis, independents and...
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Lamb sales fuelled by burgeoning demand
Lamb sales are booming this year on the back of rising domestic demand and lucrative exports. The Grocer forecast rising prices earlier this year and export values have risen 10% to some e4 per kilo. The average retail price of lamb in...
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BWG plans leave rivals undeterred
Two Irish symbol groups have said they intend to open more stores just a week after the new owners of BWG announced expansion of the Spar and Mace networks in the Republic. Gala, the mainly rural-based convenience chain, plans a €40m...
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Rum campaign is set to exploit 'huge growth'
Diageo GB is launching a £1m marketing campaign for Morgan's Spiced rum this autumn. Its Out of the Ordinary campaign will feature at events in Scotland and England and there will be advertising and sponsorship, with XFM Radio....
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Skinny Candy for Waitrose
Skinny Candy - a sugarfree confectionery range developed by Coffee Republic founder Sahar Hashemi - is poised to announce a listing in Waitrose stores. The brand, which was launched last year and is available in Harvey Nichols and...
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Check up for small shops
What could be more logical? Families from disadvantaged communities need more help choosing a healthy diet, ergo small stores serving such communities are the salve for the country's obesity crisis. Get them to stock more salads and council...
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Whisky prices set to soar as Chinese tipplers up demand
Scotch whisky prices in the UK are set to soar due to rising demand from China, distillers have warned. Scotch whisky is increasingly drunk by the Chinese as a mixer with green tea. Demand has nearly doubled, reducing supply to such an...
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Hallowe'en is so sweet for sales of chocolates
The approach of Halloween has resulted in increased activity in the confectionery category. It has overtaken soft drinks to lie in sixth position in the overall branded share chart, only 1% behind household, with treat-size, fun-size and...
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Tesco denies landbank claim
Tesco has insisted the Competition Commission will not find any evidence that it has a so-called landbank designed to thwart rivals' attempts to build stores. In its submission, Tesco says its willingness to take risks to implement its...
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Frustration over collapse of Nisa-Today's-Costcutter deal
The collapse of Nisa-Today's merger with symbol group Costcutter is a blow for the whole independent sector, according to analysts and sources within Nisa-Today's. Many of the group's retail members have reacted with frustration and...
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Convenient health
Healthy eating trends are affecting independent retailers in a major way, according to the latest survey of The Grocer Top 50 store chains. All respondents say their stores have increased their stocks of healthy products since the year...
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Co-ops to ditch familiar logo from own-label packaging
Co-operative societies are ditching the iconic Co-op 'clover' on own-label packaging as part of an overhaul to tie in with the unifying fascia created this year by the Co-operative Group. Current packaging for the 3,000 products branded...
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The Grocer's cream of the crop for liqueur profile
It's great to find out The Grocer really can make a difference to smaller companies in the food and drink industry. Two weeks ago we ran a story about a Jersey-based wine estate hoping to grow off-trade listings in the UK for its Jersey...
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Kwik Save sale is 'devastating'
After reading your report on Kwik Save last week, I had to put pen to paper ('Confusion reigns at Kwik Save's store swoop', The Grocer, 21 October, p30). We have a first class fruit and vegetable shop inside a Kwik Save at Whittlesey in...
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Fruit puds for dogs with a sweet tooth
Pooch pampering is moving to the next level with the creation of a range of puddings specifically for dogs. Called HiLife Just Desserts, the puddings are said to be the first of their kind in the UK, according to producer Town & Country...
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Letter of the week John Drummond, Scottish Grocers Federation
No-one is in any doubt that in Scotland, just like the rest of the UK, alcohol misuse blights our daily lives. It affects our neighbourhoods and our town centres, destroys families and, in extreme cases, can take lives. However, in its zeal to...
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The Europe Express
Check out Tesco. Or perhaps that should be 'Czech' out Tesco. It invited journalists to the Czech Republic and Turkey last week to see what it is doing in central Europe. In this land of low prices and high potential, Tesco has found that it's...