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this week a year ago The winner was...
The Waitrose store in Sandbach, Cheshire, won The Grocer 33 Top Store Award this time last year. At the time, manager Andy Woodcock had run the store for three years, spanning its ownership by first Safeway and then Waitrose.In October...
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Irish on alert over rise in gun crime
Retail Ireland is seeking talks with Michael McDowell, the Irish justice minister, to press for a "more focused" approach to rising crime in the sector. The latest statistics show a 12% increase in thefts, burglaries and armed raids at...
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Personal coach Ali Campbell Boost your energy levels, transform your life
Have you ever looked at someone and thought that they've got the perfect job? Take Yanik, my French paragliding instructor. Perched on a grassy ledge with him 3,500ft above a valley, with the sun beating down and the chatter of crickets made for...
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"Two high street competitors have put aside their rivalry and found a way to work together to the benefit of all"
It's not often you get invited to a secret rendezvous at a Heathrow hotel with two of the biggest names in the industry. So when I got a call to meet The Co-operative Group's Guy McCracken and Spar's Jerry Marwood at a Holiday Inn near the...
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Rivals buy into alliance
Two of the high street's biggest rivals, The Co-operative Group and Spar UK, have joined forces in a buying alliance to reduce the cost of own label goods and give them a more competitive position in the market. The companies are pooling...
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Q&A with Andrew Gibbon Manager of the Week
Congratulations. How does it feel to win this award? Great, thanks. It is really good to win. It is the first time for this store in the nearly two years that I have been here.What do you enjoy most about the work? I think the...
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In Brief: Finance role for Gray; Leahy stays on board; JS role for Stephen; Winery appointment; Miller quits Parfetts
Finance role for Gray Naan and flatbread producer Honeytop Speciality Foods has appointed Duncan Gray as financial controller. Gray joins Honeytop from Next Retail, where he was a finance manager focused on travel expense...
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Second opinion The UK's unsustainable food system still has a few years of life left in it before it reaches a tipping point, argues Tim Lang
The policy world loves the notion of 'tipping points'. It's a simple idea. Rather like old-fashioned shop scales, with weights at one end that suddenly tip when the goods at the other end become heavier, so ideas and events can reach a tipping...
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Asda snaps up Douglas Gurr to direct strategy
Douglas Gurr, founder and former chief executive of The Grocer Big 30 online delivered wholesaler Blueheath, has joined Asda as director of strategy. Blueheath announced in June that Gurr would be leaving the company in August following a...
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Availability
Asda Roehampton Vale, Roehampton, Surrey0Our mystery shopper at Asda in Roehampton Vale, Surrey, was not able to find all the items on her shopping list. Staff told her that the store did not stock Ocean Spray cranberry juice in...
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NFU 'satisfied' over Tesco Brazilian beef
Brazilian beef is back on shelves at Tesco, sparking anger from Asda, which had agreed to stop selling it. Tesco said that it was sourcing rump steak for its Value range from a handful of Brazilian producers in areas unaffected by the...
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Six of the Best Frozen foods
Despite the rigours of survival in a category that is in cut-throat competition with chilled and fresh options, frozen food suppliers are full of praise for many of the supermarket buyers they encounter. Besides the usual straight...
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UK shoppers flock to big discounters
UK shoppers have been flocking to discounters in their droves this summer with consumers now more willing to mix and match their food purchases. One in three UK households has shopped at hard discount stores this summer, according to...
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Feedback: the chocolate box that whipped up a media storm
Here at The Grocer we like innovative products and we also like to support smaller businesses so are always keen to feature companies that we feel are offering something different to British shoppers.It's great to hear, then, when one...
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My Favourite Things Lucy Iddison, brand manager, Dickinson and Morris
What is your favourite restaurant? There are so many wonderful restaurants near my home in Leicestershire. I particularly like the White Orchid Thai, as there's always a warm welcome and the food is delicious. Do you prefer...
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In Brief: Vitamins directive; Storage standards; Buyer sought
Vitamins directive The FSA is to hold a meeting with the food industry next month to discuss the prospect of a European Commission directive setting maximum levels for the addition of vitamins and minerals to food and...
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buyers forum
"Consolidation is a result of the market becoming more competitive. More retailers are becoming sharper on price and the focus is placed on ensuring the discount chains do not offer better value." "Future developments will see...
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Leask quits as Shetland Catch MD
Derek Leask has resigned after 11 years as MD of salmon, herring and mackerel supplier Shetland Catch. John Goodlad, chairman of Shetland Catch, said: "Derek has not been at work due to illness since March 2006 and he has now resigned his...
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Tesco expands range to cater for premium trend
Tesco is adding 75 new products to its beer and cider range to cash in on the growing interest in speciality and premium beers. The retail giant said that the biggest changes would apply to its world and speciality beer ranges, with the...