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Lorries spread the mushroom word
A major mushroom grower has invested £8,000 in new livery for the sides of its fleet of refrigerated lorries to promote the crop's new superfood credentials. Heveco Mushrooms believes that the five 14-metre lorries offer the best...
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Q&A with Tony Robinson Manager of the Week
Congratulations. How does it feel to win this week's award? It's great to know we are doing well. We do try our hardest for customers as it does make a difference in a convenience store. We try to get customers in the store easily, make...
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Retailers say... upward-only rent reviews are too much
It's going up £10,000 Shinda Singh Costcutter, Birmingham General store Size: 4,000 sq ft ?I rent my shop and I have been told that the rent will be increasing in November. I have been told it is increasing by £10,000. It is...
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Reader Survey Newstrade
Rent increases are a reality for 75% of retailers who rent their shops, according to our latest telephone poll of independents. And a rent review is due for a further 20% of those questioned.Although two thirds of independents quizzed by...
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Second opinion
South Korea and Germany may seem a long way away from the average UK high street, but Wal-Mart's recent withdrawal from those countries has a significant impact for retailers in the UK. Wal-Mart, which owns Asda, has not become...
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Willowbrook sets sights on potatoes
An established processor of vegetables and salads is investing £400,000 in new technology to branch out into potato processing. Willowbrook Foods of Killinchy, County Down, has already launched a range of peeled and chipped potatoes for...
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Price Survey
Asda has regained the top spot this week, after temporarily losing its title to Morrisons. Asda had a basket price of £35.47, or £0.50 cheaper than Tesco, which came in second. Much of Asda's lead was due to a price drop on...
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Retail Spotlight
Slick black floors, theatrical lighting and a market-style feel. Sounds familiar? Last month, a stylish new-look store opened in the heart of London's Belsize Park. The store has a distinct scent of Rose - as in Stuart - about it, but...
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Wilkinson Sword
Wilkinson Sword is supporting its female shaving range this summer with an on-pack promotion designed to build awareness of the brand among women.
It features a specially commissioned ‘Lovely Legs in 4 weeks’ DVD guide, produced in… -
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Make your store easy for the disabled to use
Gurdail Dubb - RetailerI do not have disabled access or a ramp outside my shop because there is only a one-and-a-half inch difference between the level of the pavement and my shop entrance.If people need to come into the shop with...
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Upward-only rent reviews are too much
Rent increases are a reality for 75% of retailers who rent their shops, according to our latest telephone poll of independents. And a rent review is due for a further 20% of those questioned.Although two thirds of independents quizzed by The...
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Thorntons director retires
John Thornton, the last remaining family member of specialist chocolate retailer Thorntons, is retiring from the board of directors in September.Thorntons said yesterday that Thornton, who has worked at the company since 1966 and held the...
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Walkers rapped for salt claims
The Advertising Standards Authority has partially upheld complaints that a Walkers crisps leaflet made misleading claims about salt levels in its crisps.The leaflet said “we have reduced the salt in our crisps” and “our crisps now contain...
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Asda misses targets
Asda has missed its financial targets for a fourth consecutive quarter as its parent company Wal-Mart records its first profit decrease in a decade.Releasing its second-quarter results to 31 July, Charles Holley, chief financial officer of...
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In the can
Fish While the Alaskan red salmon run has come in slightly above forecast, the pinks are a disaster. After three years of oversupply and all-time low prices, canners fear the total pink pack may be 60% below last season, resulting...
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World News - 12th August 2006
Denmark. Carlsberg has reported an 8% increase in first-half sales to 30 June of DKK19.3bn (£1.74bn), thanks to hot weather and the World Cup. The brewer also said that operating profit increased 30% to DKK1.7bn during the period....
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World News - 12th August 2006
Australia. Coles Myer, Australia's largest retailer, has received a "highly conditional proposal" for the company from a consortium of private equity buyers. Reports suggest that private equity groups Carlyle, Newbridge Capital,...