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Tesco has the town to itself
Tesco’s plans to open a 35,000 sq ft store in Gerrards Cross have faced intense criticism from residents concerned about the impact it will have on the town and particularly on their local traders.The store was approved on appeal in 2002,...
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Ragu joins Knorr stable
Ragu is joining food giant Unilever’s crusade to turn Knorr into a top 10 UK food brand within two years. The Italian sauces stalwart is the latest of the food giant’s jarred ranges to go under the banner after Chicken Tonightwas given a...
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Le Neveu steps into a new role
Bakery product manufacturer Anthony Alan Foods has appointed Carl Le Neveu to the newly-created role of commercial director.He will manage new product development and trading agreements at the company, which is based in Barnsley, Yorkshire....
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Lost in an online maze
Online shopping services have not managed to make sites easy to navigate for first-time users says Siân HarringtonKit Kat caused one of the biggest headaches for The Grocer 33’s online mystery shoppers this Easter. The problem is it...
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We can make it work
Budgens and the Ilchester Cheese Company have shown that buyers and suppliers do not have to be constantly at each other’s throats. Liz Hamson reportsAsk suppliers what they really think of buyers and you can usually expect an...
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Mateus thinks pink
First Drinks Brands is pumping £1m into the first consumer ad campaign behind veteran wine Mateus Rosé in 15 years.The stalwart Portuguese label will appear on outdoor posters positioned around supermarkets and off-licences as well as on sites...
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Satsuma protection
Tesco is launching a campaign to protect supplies of satsumas, threatened by a downturn in world demand.The retailer claimed that because the fruit’s popularity is waning in other countries, growers were switching to more profitable...
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A Russian revolution
Spar, Auchan and Metro have carved their way into Russia, but with local retailers sharpening their act, could other would-be entrants find themselves missing out on serious money? John Wood reportsAnyone stepping into one of...
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Signs of summer
British weather is anything but predictable, but one company says it's gambling on a repeat of last year's summer sizzler. Lindsay McClintock reports The Silly Season spells doom and gloom for most media companies, as marketers take time out from...
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Easter online shop slips
Lack of delivery slots, difficulty negotiating the sites and an out-of-date pack of sausages marred The Grocer’s quarterly online shopping survey this Easter. Six shoppers ordered from a list of 33 items on Thursday April 1 for delivery on...
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BFG moving to convenience
Big Food Group said like-for-like sales at Iceland dipped 0.2% for the fourteen weeks to April 2, due to competition and disruptions from improvements to its customer service.But sales at the frozen food specialist were up 0.7% for the year...
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Cif cleans up TV deal
Lever Fabergé has announced a new agreement for its Cif household cleaning brand to sponsor the third series of Channel 4’s ‘How clean is your house?’Running from April to July, the sponsorship credits will feature one of three Cif products,...
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Tesco slips into Levi’s again
Tesco has resumed selling jeans by Levi Strauss two years after a legal battle between the two companies ended when Tesco agreed not to sell cheap Levi’s bought on the grey market. Levi’s has since launched a new brand named Levi Strauss...
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Flashy new duster from P&G
Procter & Gamble is set to launch a new feather duster called Flash Dustmaster. P&G claim that the Flash Dustmaster is made up of thousands of dust-grabbing fibres that reach into every nook and cranny and pick dust up rather than just...
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Budgens in 100% English meat vow
Budgens is claiming to be the first retailer to stock 100% English-only fresh meat.The news, which will help provide a significant boost to English producers, will see only English beef, lamb and pork stocked across the retailer’s estate from...
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WD40 takes on 1001 range
The 1001 carpet care brand has been acquired by the WD-40 Company from Cussons for £6.2m.WD-40 said it planned to increase 1001’s market share with double-digit sales growth over the next two years through the launch of new...
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Chesswood extends its canned veg into 5-a-day
Westler Foods is adding two lines to its Chesswood canned portfolio.Vegetable Casablanca combines vegetables and pulses in a Moroccan-style spicy apricot sauce. Vegetable Chilli contains vegetable chunks, beans, spices and peppers in a chilli...
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BWG’s bid for ADM Londis thrown out
Irish convenience store group ADM Londis has rejected a E35m takeover bid from its rival, BWG, which operates the Spar and Mace franchises in the Republic.The offer, which followed a series of contacts between the two over the past year, was...
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Don’t revile all recruitment agencies
from Terry Knight, Knight Selection, Bury, LancashireSir; Carl McMullen’s letter about the unemployment twilight zone that older people find themselves in struck a chord (The Grocer, March 27, p29).I agree with his comments...
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Media spend’s a vital growth aid
Media spends continue to be important to support the sales growth of the top four grocers and, with the exception of Sainsbury, there were double digit growths in advertising budgets last year. Nielsen Media Research confirms Tesco as one of...