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Thumbs up for Musgrave
Londis retailers have given Musgrave’s bid for their group an enormous endorsement in an exclusive telephone poll conducted for The Grocer.Only two Londis retailers out of 100 contacted said they would vote against the bid, with 65 in...
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The returnof Nisperos
Spanish Nisperos are back on the UK market for the second year running.Growers are hoping to build on the success of last season, which saw the unusual fruit introduced to UK consumers. Fruit quality is being described as excellent this...
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Safeway protest
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association has urged the Northern Irish environment minister Angela Smith to turn down a proposed Safeway out-of-town superstore development in Antrim. The Planning Appeals Commission has recommended...
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revert to the traditional
from John Spencer, Spencers of Wells, Tucker Street, WellsSir; re: The Grocer’s quarterly online shopping survey (Easter online shop slips, April 17, pp4-5). I run a grocery store in Wells and thought I should let you know that all of...
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Smartertrader is smarter still
Smartertrader has pumped £750,000 into a new suite of products it claims will revolutionise the wholesale market.The company was set up in 2002 by Landmark executives Mike McGee and Ron Colley to manage Landmark’s IT systems on an outsourced...
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Sales of yogurt and pot desserts on the up
The quest for convenient healthy food has pushed the yogurt and pot desserts market into a rapid round of new product development and innovation over the past year, according to a report in this Saturday’s issue of The Grocer.Sales have risen...
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Lottery tickets at the checkout
Supermarket customers will soon be able to buy lottery tickets at the checkout rather than only through a dedicated kiosk. Tesco is the first retailer to sign up to the scheme launched by the lottery operator Camelot although it is expected...
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Spar angry with Axfood
International Spar said it was “extremely disappointed” that its franchise operator in Sweden Axfood was to merge its Spar business into the Axfood Hemköp supermarket chain.Spar said nine new stores were added to the chain in Sweden during...
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Imperial Tobacco profits from Reemtsma
Imperial Tobacco, the maker of Lambert & Butler and Richmond cigarettes said interim profit had been boosted by its acquisition last year of German cigarette group Reemtsma.For the six months ended March 31, Imperial posted profit before...
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Tesco gets bigger in Japan
Tesco said that its C Two Network convenience store unit in Japan is to buy the neighbourhood supermarket business of Frec in Tokyo.Tesco said that C2 has been appointed by the Industrial Revitalisation Corporation of Japan "to sponsor the...
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Unilever marketing chief to retire
Unilever said that Anthony Simon, current president of its marketing foods division is to retire on August 1 after 36 years of distinguished service.Chairman of Unilever Bestfoods in the Netherlands and chairman of its spreads and cooking...
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Retail has low rate of absenteeism
Employee absenteeism in the retail sector is better than average, at 7.5 days per person per year.This compares with nine days across industry as a whole says the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s annual survey of 1,300...
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Nisa-Today’s strengthens reach across south with Harlow depot
Nisa-Today’s has announced it will roll out new services to the south of England from October, when it opens an 80,000 sq ft purpose built depot in Harlow, Essex.It will operate its Premier six-days-a-week delivery service of Nisachill and...
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Ageism’s looking long in the tooth
Legislation heading our way from Europe is designed to put an end to blatant age discrimination in the workplace. But there are few signs that employers are in sympathy with its aims, as Anne Bruce reportsOne problem is that the...
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No to alcohol glamour
The government has reaffirmed its intention to crack down on suppliers using advertising to “glamorise” alcohol.Singling out Baileys’ latest TV commercial for criticism, Home Office Minister Hazel Blears, the minister of state, told industry...
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Morning Noon & Night makes switch to Filshill
Somerfield-owned Aberness lost £17m of business when Scottish convenience chain Morning Noon & Night defected to wholesaler FW Filshill this week.Morning Noon & Night marketing director Stephen Thompson said the deal, which ends a 13-year...
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Jersey turns on lifestyle appeal
Younger consumers are being targeted as part of a £1m campaign to promote Jersey Royal potatoes.The trade and marketing campaign, which will see the potatoes back on TV after a two-year break from next Monday, will have a lifestyle focus...
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The Asda effect
Many who cut their teeth at the university of Asda have graduated to key positions in UK retail. Glynn Davis finds out whyThis week Asda alumni Andy Clarke takes up his role as MD of Iceland. Last month, Justin King took the reins...
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Asda/Tesco under fire over organic
The Soil Association has slammed Asda and Tesco for not doing enough to promote the UK organic sector and asked the government to intervene.A Soil Association survey found less than a quarter of the organic pork on sale in Asda was from UK...
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UK pops its cork for Australia’s offerings
Aussie wines are still the nation’s favourite New World brands, but there are some strong challenges from the Americas and South AfricaAustralia remains the leading exporter of New World wine to the UK, but it is coming under...