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Thresher’s plans for Unwins
Roger Whiteside, chief executive of Thresher Group, has outlined plans for the 200 stores it has bought from Unwins.In an interview with The Grocer, Whiteside said all the stores were trading but would retain the Unwins fascia for at least...
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Talking Point
We frequently hear executives from major UK food retailers saying they are committed to supporting British livestock producers.Many are, but the extent of that commitment is often purposely vague – for this is the great public affairs game in...
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Former Asda man becomes top banker
Former Asda director Andy Hornby has become the youngest ever boss of a major high street bank.Hornby, 38, has been appointed chief executive at HBOS. He joined Asda in 1996 as corporate director working under Archie Norman. He later became...
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Cook could make Unwins comeback
Former Unwins chairman Phillip Cook could make an unlikely sounding bid to buy back the remnants of the troubled off-licence chain.The news comes just weeks after DM Private Equity, of which Cook is chairman, put the chain into...
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"I see real evidence that the food and drink industry's responses to the health issue are working"
As our 2007 preview special confirms (see page 28) there's lots to look forward to in the year ahead. Under attack on many sides, the industry is responding incredibly positively to the challenges, and the trading environment is more encouraging...
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Co-op to close pension scheme
The Co-operative Group could face strike action after its decision to close its final salary pension scheme to existing workers.The group wants employees to join a career average scheme based on earnings throughout the career which could...
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Toothpaste ads slammed
Toothpaste adverts have been slammed by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming the support of dentists.Colgate Palmolive’s advert for Colgate Sensitive prompted the ASA to rule that the company should change all advertising...
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2006
Are you the best in the business? Have you developed a new initiative that has had a real impact on the market? Do you think your consumer activity is second to none? Then prove it by entering The Grocer Gold Awards 2006, which are sponsored by GS1,...
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Retail crime costs £2bn
Retail crime cost shopkeepers more than £2bn last year, figures from the British Retail Consortium have revealed.The BRC found that goods stolen by shop workers increased by 77% last year to £498m, while goods stolen by customers cost shops...
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Tesco launches own-label cholesterol range
Tesco is launching an own-label cholesterol-lowering range next month.The range will aim to offer a cheaper alternative to rival established cholesterol-lowering brands made by companies such as Unilever, Danone and Coca-Cola.It is...
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Unilever to sell Mora
Unilever has announced that it intends to sell its Dutch savoury snacks division Mora to snack producer Ad van Geloven for an undisclosed sum.It added that talks between the two parties had reached an advanced stage and consultation with the...
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Morrisons sells four stores
Morrisons has exchanged contracts with Somerfield to sell four former Safeway stores at Comely Bank, Burnside, East Craigs and Kings Heath, which are now operating under the Morrisons fascia.Morrisons said that the aggregate value of the...
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The Grocer Gold Awards 2006
Are you the best in the business? Have you developed a new initiative that has had a real impact on the market? Do you think your consumer activity is second to none? Then prove it by entering The Grocer Gold Awards 2006, which are sponsored by GS1,...
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Review of the year 2005
It was the year of big government, an ever-bigger Tesco, a bid for Somerfield, and bird flu. The Grocer team flag up the hot storiesYour man of the yearSir Anwar PervezBestway chairman Sir Anwar Pervez was a worthy...
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McCann retires after 55 years with Fyffes
Neil McCann has announced his retirement from fresh produce company Fyffes after 55 years.Fyffes said that McCann was stepping down as a non-executive director, a position he has held since December 2003 when he retired as chairman.McCann...
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‘State must act on predatory pricing’
New legislation to replace the Irish Republic’s controversial groceries order has been attacked as “unfair and unbalanced” by RGDATA, the independent grocers’ lobby. The Bill, published this week (Monday) by trade and enterprise minister...
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Robert Wiseman steals the show with its opening act
The opening act of the 10th Robert Wiseman Dairies Neighbourhood Shop of the Year award ceremony certainly caught everyone’s attention.The Viva girls impressed all with a spectacular show of aerial gymnastics. While the women in the audience...
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Tesco splashes out with biggest ad spend in run up to Christmas
Tesco is trouncing rival chains when it comes to dominating TV and press advertising space in the run up to Christmas.It spent £12.5m on TV and press ads between the end of October and last week, with Morrisons the next biggest at £9.5m,...