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Own label, Fairtrade, organic in lead as premium sales soar
Own label products constitute two-thirds of premium grocery offerings sold and are enjoying growth ahead of the market as a whole. A study of Tesco Clubcard data by Channel 4, Dunnhumby and media surveying company TGI, indicated that an...
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NFU fires latest salvo in the milk price war
The National Farmers' Union last week kicked off its latest attempt to highlight low milk prices. It has challenged dairy farmers to stand up and be counted by submitting an invoice to the NFU for the difference between farmgate milk...
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Price flash
The price of our basket of fruit and veg recorded its first rise since June following three successive falls. It is now 9.8% more expensive than it was five weeks ago and 0.4% more costly than at the same time last year. The biggest four...
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TGI Friday's set to head for UK retail
American restaurant chain TGI Fridays could be the latest foodservice brand to head for UK retailers' shelves. The brand is available in US stores in bagged snacks, meat strips and frozen meals, and is performing well, according to...
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UK range of frozen kebab ready meals
Kebab shops that rely on post-pub munchies to boost sales could be in for a shock, thanks to a new range of frozen microwaveable kebab-based meals from UKebab. The company is the recently opened UK arm of six-year-old France Kebab, which...
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Multiples keen to get new tomato on shelf
A new variety of baby plum tomato, identified only by a code number hours before it was entered in a tasting trial at the National Fruit Show and quickly christened Bon Bon, is already attracting retailers' attention. Under trial by one...
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Shop Profile Lawrence Hunt
After 60 years in business, Spar convenience store chain Lawrence Hunt is addressing issues remarkably similar to those it faced in its early years. Expansion, customer service and staff management are all still at the top of its agenda....
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Seaweed mix in Kusmi Tea
A French company has brought out a new seaweed tea line, which could double as a bath additive. Kusmi Tea, which produces an extensive range of black and green tea blends baroque packaging, has launched a line combining seaweed and green...
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Tesco wants one market
Tesco is calling for the two-market definition of grocery retailing to be ditched in favour of a single market view, in a move that could leave it breaking ranks with its rivals and siding with small operators. The comments made in its...
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M&S: quality, not quantity
Planning authorities should take account of a brand's proposition before deciding whether or not to grant permission for a new store, Marks and Spencer has told the Competition Commission's grocery market inquiry. In its submission,...
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Price Survey
Tesco has scored a double whammy this week, adding the crown of cheapest supermarket to its Top Store customer service award. The victory is the second in a row for the retailer, which has fought back on prices after a long period of dominance...
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Profile Revisited
David Sands is actively looking to extend its presence in the forecourt sector, it has revealed. The Scottish c-store chain has already declared plans to grow its estate of 22 stores through a combination of new builds and...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visited. Londis, Goseley Avenue, Swadlincote, Derbyshire. Nisa, HazLemere Foodhall, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. ScotMid Co-Op, Morning Noon & Night, Lenzie, East Dunbartonshire. Smile, Kingsway, Little Stoke,...
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Healthy eating trends affect independents
Healthy eating trends are hitting 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 so-called healthy products since the...
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Shop profile - Lawrence Hunt
After 60 years in business, Spar convenience store chain Lawrence Hunt is addressing issues remarkably similar to those it faced in its early years.
Expansion, customer service and staff management are all still at the forefront of its… -
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Hewitt calls for alcohol tax rise
Patricia Hewitt has called for taxes on alcohol to “really increase” in an effort to curb binge drinking.Speaking to a children's newspaper, the health secretary said that tax increases should focus on ready-to-drink 'alcopops' because they...
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Kellogg's cereals under fire
Certain brands of Kellogg's cereal sold in the UK have come under fire for containing higher levels of salt and sugar than in the US.Health campaigners found that in the UK, Kellogg's All-Bran had 133% more salt than in the US, and that...
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Arla to sue dairy companies
Robert Wiseman Dairies has said that it is being sued by Arla Foods after the Office of Fair Trading provisionally ruled that Robert Wiseman and other milk suppliers might have breached price fixing rules in Scotland.Arla is seeking damages...
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European Capital to buy Whitworths
Nuts and dried fruits supplier Whitworths is expected to be sold to private equity firm European Capital for £85m.Reports suggest that European Capital has beaten off bids from private equity groups Barclays Private Equity, HG Capital and...