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The win Mills has in mind
It had a bumpy 2005 but Mills Group is determined to rise higher up the Top 50, says Rod AddyHe’s also aiming to improve store standards through a rigorous staff training programme catering for everyone from shopfloor staff to head...
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The win Mills has in mind
It had a bumpy 2005 but Mills Group is determined to rise higher up the Top 50, says Rod AddyHe’s also aiming to improve store standards through a rigorous staff training programme catering for everyone from shopfloor staff to head...
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‘We need OFT referral now!’
A “massive, high-profile investigation” into the power of supermarkets must be carried out over the next five years, a Commons committee warned the OFT this week.Revelations that OFT chief executive John Fingleton was forced to appear before...
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Research Notes
>>UK Breakfast market still growingThe breakfast market is currently worth £1.53bn and continues to show good growth year-on-year, rising 4.6% against last year in value terms.Volume is growing at a slower rate,...
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Research Notes
>>UK Breakfast market still growingThe breakfast market is currently worth £1.53bn and continues to show good growth year-on-year, rising 4.6% against last year in value terms.Volume is growing at a slower rate,...
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In search of perfection
Does the real store match the virtual vision? James Durston reportsWhen Unilever UK Foods and United Co-operatives decided to work together to create ‘the perfect store’, it sounded like wishful thinking – not least because it...
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In search of perfection
Does the real store match the virtual vision? James Durston reportsWhen Unilever UK Foods and United Co-operatives decided to work together to create ‘the perfect store’, it sounded like wishful thinking – not least because it...
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The talent pipeline
The impending introduction of legislation to ban discrimination on the grounds of age – whether older or younger – will have huge implications for employers, says Steve CrabbThe most significant event on the HR horizon for 2006 is, of...
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The talent pipeline
The impending introduction of legislation to ban discrimination on the grounds of age – whether older or younger – will have huge implications for employers, says Steve CrabbThe most significant event on the HR horizon for 2006 is, of...
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Spreadable, Seriously
McLelland hopes to cut itself a bigger chunk of the UK Cheddar market with a spreadable version of Seriously Strong, which enters Asda this month.As revealed by The Grocer last year (23 July), the spread has been developed to extend the...
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Waitrose spends on stores
Waitrose will fight to maintain its leading fresh food proposition this year with an increase of 15%-20% in sales space for its range across each of its stores.MD Steven Esom said Waitrose is embarking on a major investment programme to improve...
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Waitrose spends on stores
Waitrose will fight to maintain its leading fresh food proposition this year with an increase of 15%-20% in sales space for its range across each of its stores.MD Steven Esom said Waitrose is embarking on a major investment programme to improve...
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Supplier Spotlight
Rising demand for high-quality local meat promises a bright future for Oxfordshire producer Field Farm Fresh.The company has supplied the restaurant and wholesale trade for some years, but has just gained a presence in retail with its...
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Supplier Spotlight
Rising demand for high-quality local meat promises a bright future for Oxfordshire producer Field Farm Fresh.The company has supplied the restaurant and wholesale trade for some years, but has just gained a presence in retail with its...
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Working Week
>>fiona mulroy, shropshire spice companyJuggling work with bringing up two young children means that Fiona Mulroy, joint owner of the Shropshire Spice Company, has to organise her week with military precision.“This is an...
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Working Week
>>fiona mulroy, shropshire spice companyJuggling work with bringing up two young children means that Fiona Mulroy, joint owner of the Shropshire Spice Company, has to organise her week with military precision.“This is an...
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M&S eyeing Simply Food BP expansion?
Marks and Spencer could be planning to expand its Simply Food format to 300 BP service stations across the country.The retailer is currently piloting eight Simply Food stores on BP forecourts and reports suggest that if the roll-out goes...
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Alternative is £146 less
The importer of an alternative to caviar believes that the ban on the global trade because of serious declines in the sturgeon population will generate big demand for its product.Onuga is a caviar-lookalike product made from herring that has...