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How green are our greengrocers?
The two biggest trends in the industry in 2006 have been the switch to healthy eating and the increase in customers' ethical concerns. As it's 'the green issue' this week, I thought I'd ponder just how green our greengrocers are. The...
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Hatherleigh show success
Last week's Beef & Growing Cattle South West event, staged at Hatherleigh in Devon was declared a resounding success bythe organisers. With 3,000 trade visitors, including retail buyers from French chain...
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Q&A with Henri Henriques Manager of the Week
Have any special customer service initiatives helped you win the award? To be honest, we have not had any special programmes. It is just good business practice. We work hard to give consistent good service and to make sure that we are...
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Young's warning on scampi price hikes
Young's Bluecrest, the largest supplier of seafood in Britain, has sounded the alert over rising prices for breaded scampi.While UK sales of frozen breaded scampi continue to grow, rising by 15% to £46m and increasing by 16% in volume...
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as nature intended
Iceland boss Malcolm Walker's influence in the retail industry apparently doesn't stretch as far as his daughter. Caroline Walker, managing director of As Nature Intended, is proud to say that she's done things her way,...
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Q&A with John Parker Manager of the Week
How long have you worked for Waitrose?Thirty five years now, the last 25 as a store manager. I started in Portsmouth and have worked in 25 stores since then. In that time I have opened new stores in Maidenhead, Berkshire and...
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Mandarins join in superfood line-up
Yet another item of fresh produce has been added to the growing list of superfoods, with the news that mandarins may cut the risk of liver cancer.Two Japanese studies have been published, which claim that eating mandarins or drinking...
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Mills' Metro is largest yet
Mills Group has opened its largest store, and the first example of its new town centre/high street format Metro, in Filey, East Yorkshire.The store has a sales area of 3,400 sq ft. The Metro concept is one of three store formats being...
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the Organic wars
It can be no coincidence that two major supermarkets simultaneously launched organic box schemes ahead of Organic Fortnight, which ends tomorrow. First Sainsbury's, then Tesco, announced that they would be trialling regional schemes - and now...
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Young's trades up to premium standard
Seafood specialist Young's is planning a radical move upmarket with the launch of a spate of premium fresh and frozen fish products.This month the company is introducing a premium Spey Valley Smokehouse smoked salmon, the result of 18...
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Price Survey
Asda continues to outpace the competition and has delivered the cheapest shopping basket for the fifth week in a row, this time at £51.13. Asda was quite active with offers this week.The company had promotions on nine of the 33 items in this...
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Price Survey
Tesco was the cheapest store this week at £55.98. Tesco's win built on last week's second-placed finish and ended its long spell out of the top position.Asda dropped to second place this week after its five-week run in the top spot....
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I could really sink a Scotch
Allied Bakeries is launching its take on the Scotch pancake after a £6m investment at its Northern Ireland plant.Kingsmill Flippitz - pancakes filled with either chocolate or strawberry flavouring - go into stores this week. Available in...
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Switch on to save
Petrol prices may have come down recently, but energy prices are generally moving in one direction only - and that's up. For many businesses, energy costs have doubled in the past two years and yet, say energy experts, most have just swallowed...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedCo-Op, united Norwest society Longridge, LancashireLondis Boundary Road, West Bridgford, Nottinghamwoodfords-nisa Chester Road, Stockport, Greater Manchestertesco express Bawtry Road,...
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Top-Up shop
Who we visitedBudgens, Hackett Place, Paxcroft Mead, Trowbridge, WiltshireMAce, Ashwell Road, Oakham, Leicestershirelondis, Talbot Street, Coalville, Leicestershiretesco express Amersham Road, Terriers,...
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Talking shop
When the headlines broke last month about the impact of the heatwave on food prices, I thought: "Good. At last sanity will prevail and the huge increases in cost being borne by the UK poultry industry will be recognised and acted upon by...
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the tub thumper
I recognise Jerry Greenfield, better known as the Jerry half of Ben & Jerry's ice cream company, as soon as I meet him, although I can't recall ever seeing him before. Casually dressed in a polo shirt and combat trousers (already sporting a...
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world view
Teenagers' rooms are often criticised for an odour that's less than fresh, but one major household goods supplier is aiming to address this with a new line introduced in the US market.Plenty of examples of novelty air fresheners...