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Free to grab shoppers in an irresistible way
Somerfield is raising its promotional game and has particular enthusiasm for the free-standing display unit's power in-store. Merchandised displays play an important part in optimising visibility for brands in-store. They often...
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Ireland, India... Tesco keeps up global pace
Tesco is set to make its presence felt in the whole of the Republic of Ireland. According to reports in the Irish press, it plans to open a store in Kilkenny - the only county where it does not have one. The news came as more...
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Are the multiples guilty of greenwash?
Tesco's £100m environment fund for developing sustainable technologies has been praised. But how green is it really, asks Simon Creasey. It's timing can't be faulted. On the same day that Tesco announced profits of...
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Health: no laughing matter
How has the current relentless obsession with healthy eating affected the huge crisps and snacks sector? Is it crunch time for easy pickings? Jaq Bayles reportsThe nation&'s favourite bagged snack has had a rocky ride media-wise...
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Special way to help troubled Welshmen
Asda is stressing its support for the hard-hit Welsh lamb sector with the launch of a premium range that puts farmers on pack and stresses quality and traceability. In the light of the closure of two major North Wales abattoirs,...
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Whole milk 'is not junk'
Producer body Dairy UK has questioned the government's decision to restrict school milk to skim and semi-skimmed. Some in the dairy industry are outraged that whole milk is being put in the same box as junk food. Jim Paice,...
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Price Survey
Iceberg lettuce prices have plummeted at Asda, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Waitrose and Somerfield this week but the order of our top six supermarkets has remained unchanged. Asda is still The Grocer 33&'s cheapest supermarket for...
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Price web site up for sale
A web site that monitors Irish grocery prices is for sale. Shoppingbill.com, based at Kinsale, County Cork, offers consumers a weekly price comparison service, and boasts around 300,000 hits per month. It recently made national...
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Simply sensational tastes?
Competition among premium products is rising as consumers choose healthier brands - so what are the chances of success for new and relaunching variants?Last year&'s Grocer Top Products Survey caused quite a stir in the premium...
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Tug of war for snack share
It's a war of the giants for market share in the snacks sector, while the rest of the players have to be fleet of foot and look for interesting areas with potentialThe two giants of the snacking world have been taking different...
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Reader survey
Independent retailers say they will participate in the Competition Commission's investigation into the grocery market, despite Office of Fair Trading chief executive John Fingleton's advice to steer clear.A recent telephone poll of The...
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Shop profile - Botterills Convenience Stores
Business for Lizette Craig, MD of -Botterills Convenience Stores, is very much like the old Sly and The Family Stone hit - a real family affair. Granddaughter to the company's founder, daughter of its chairman, and wife to its financial...
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BAT to close factory
British American Tobacco has announced that it is planning to close its factory in Zevenaar, The Netherlands, and transfer production to Germany and Poland.The tobacco manufacturer said that, subject to consultation, the factory would close...
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Rexam plans Red Bull factory
Consumer packaging company Rexam has revealed plans to build a can-making factory in Nüziders, Austria, to meet the growing demand for energy drink Red Bull.The group said that it would invest £45m in 2006 and 2007 for the wall-to-wall...
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Newstrade distribution could harm consumers
Current arrangements for distributing newspapers and magazines that award local monopolies to wholesalers could harm consumers, the Office of Fair Trading has said.Releasing its draft opinion on newstrade distribution, the OFT said that it...