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A hectic year for MD of Parfetts
The year since our last visit has been a hectic one for Steve Parfett, MD of AG Parfett and Sons. In addition to running the cash and carry business, Parfett has been an active and vocal leader for the industry on competition issues....
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A hectic year for MD of Parfetts
The year since our last visit has been a hectic one for Steve Parfett, MD of AG Parfett and Sons. In addition to running the cash and carry business, Parfett has been an activeand vocal leader for the industry on competition...
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Sunderland is knighted in Queen's Honours List
Senior figures in the industry have been recognised for their efforts in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. Among the most high-profile recipients is John Sunderland, chairman of Cadbury Schweppes and president of the CBI, who is...
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Sainsbury shows how to do it
Superbly attentive customer service, an absence of packing trolleys, impeccable merchandising and barely a wait at the checkout came together to deliver a class act at Sainsbury Whitley Bay In today&'s tough retail climate,...
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Once in a lifetime opportunity for independents
We are perhaps fortunate to be able to read regularly of FSA chief executive John Fingleton and Booths Supermarkets chairman Edwin Booth's latest thoughts in The Grocer. The other week Fingleton's message was that small retailers would be...
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Indulgence with natural taste
When tough trading times and tumbling sales are the order of the day, the need for companies to focus on driving innovation, value and new product development is paramount. However, all parties agree that this is something that, until recently,...
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Wilkinson Sword uses its Intuition
Wilkinson Sword is sharpening the support behind its female shaving range this summer, with an on-pack promotion aimed at increasing awareness of the whole portfolio, as well as marketing activity focusing on the Intuition brand. The…
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It's a small world...
Our editor was reminded that it really is a very small world while he was looking at the page proofs for The Grocer 33. It was there that he saw a very familiar face staring back at him. Our store manager of the week, Debra Nicholson, who runs...
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Next step is to test labelling schemes to see what works
The chair of the Food Standards Agency says consistent front-of-pack labelling is critical to helping consumers make informed food choicesFood manufacturers and retailers have always prospered by giving customers what they want - and...
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The renaissance man
Guy Farrant has got the job he always dreamed of. His appointment as director of Marks & Spencer's food division last May after a six-month search by chief executive Stuart Rose comes after a 28-year career in the retailer, 22 years of which...
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Reader Survey
The warm weather has been as important as the World Cup in lifting sales, according to our reader panel. Some 90% of the panel reported sales boosts from their World Cup promotions, but several added that they believed a sustained spell of hot...
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Reader Survey
The warm weather has been as important as the World Cup in lifting sales, according to our reader panel. Some 90% of the panel reported sales boosts from their World Cup promotions, but several added that they believed a sustained...
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Spar supports school sports
Spar is giving children a head start at their primary school sports day by supplying them with professional-style kits this summer. Young athletes will get numbered bibs as well as a finish tape, badges and posters in 2,000 packs produced...