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Sainsbury is set to roll out zone-based picking
Sainsbury is investing millions of pounds in rolling out a new instore picking strategy for its online business following successful trials in six stores.The retailer is moving to zone-based picking in an initiative that will see 2,500 staff...
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Revamp for twix
Masterfoods is hoping to breathe new life into its Twix confectionery and biscuit brand with a £7m revamp.The spend will include new packaging and television commercials backing the four new pack sizes due on shelves next...
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Kellogg’s acts on Looney Tunes
Kellogg’s is to join forces with Warner Brothers for a promotion to celebrate the return of Bugs Bunny and pals to the big screen in ‘Looney Tunes Back in Action’.Featuring on Frosties, Frosties Chocolate, Coco Pops, Coco Pops Crunchers and...
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Morrisons gets green light to move on Safeway
Shareholders at Morrisons and Safeway have voted overwhelmingly in favour of the Bradford-based chain’s £3bn takeover of Safeway to become the UK’s fourth largest grocer.Executive chairman of Morrisons, Sir Kenneth Morrison, said: “This...
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Double bubble
Wrigley is adding a new Mix&Match variant to its Hubba Bubba bubble gum line-up.Two variants of the newcomer are set for launch in April, each featuring two flavours kept separately so kids can choose whether or not to mix...
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C-store sector besieged
The recent flurry of takeovers in the c-store sector is just the tip of the iceberg and consolidation is inevitable, according to leading independent retailers. In a poll of The Grocer’s Top 50 independents, 93% said they had received interest...
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Sainsbury to offer health checks
Shoppers at two Sainsbury’s stores in London can now have their health checked at the same time as buying their groceries. Sainsbury has teamed up with Bupa to offer its shoppers a range of health checks such as blood pressure and...
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Hardys Oz launches
Hardys has set its sights on the under £5 market with a new set of wines from Australia. Brand owner Constellation Wines claims the Hardys Voyage line extension is the first to offer consumers wines blended with three grapes for less than a...
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Ryvita’s £2m for Tondo’s
A seven-week advertising campaign for Ryvita’s rice snack Tondo’s is due to break next week as part of a £2m investment in the brand. Aiming to convey the snack’s ‘moreishness’, and backed by the line ‘Go on, one more won’t hurt’, the 30-second...
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Londis is worth far more than £40m
from Shamus Lehal, Wootton PO Londis, Wootton, BedsSir; In light of the recent offer to buy out Adminstore by Tesco for a reported £53.7m for 45 or so mainly leasehold stores, I think £40m is far too light a price to be selling Londis...
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Blueberries heading for £50m
A boom is being predicted for sales of blueberries, with industry insiders predicting a fivefold increase in five years.Blueberries offer untapped potential, delegates to the first UK blueberry conference in London heard.Stuart Stubbins, a...
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Scotmid hits 76
Scotmid Co-op has boosted its presence in the Edinburgh area with the acquisition of eight former Alldays stores from the Co-operative Group.The deal takes its food retail estate to 76 stores, although overlap with its existing estate meant...
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Welsh dairy industry must look to leaner, fitter times with more co-operative clout and more added value
The Welsh dairy industry must further consolidate its farmer supply base under the wing of co-operatives and strive to reduce its cost base by integrating haulage.It will also have to become driven by marketing and branding instead of by...
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Curtain rises again on the Switch to Maestro
After a false start, retailers should be getting ready now for a major debit card migration. Liz Hamson reportsRetailers have 18 months to upgrade their systems to handle the Maestro debit card, which will replace the Switch card in...
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All-star Premier league
Robert Schofield is convinced he’s nurturing some of the UK’s best. Mary Carmichael reportsPremier Foods CEO Robert Schofield likens himself to Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich in his search for star players to take his company...
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OFT attention drawn to tactics at Withernsea
Tesco’s marketing tactics are being looked into by the Office of Fair Trading after independent supermarket chain Proudfoot lodged a complaint.The OFT said it was looking at the complaint under the Competition Act, but it could not be assumed...
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JS puts flavour back into pork
Sainsbury is hoping to reinvigorate the British pork sector with the launch of a new range of premium products.The Taste the Difference range features 14 cuts produced from a new cross breed of pig exclusively for Sainsbury.Pork buyer Ben...
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Bartfield rises as Spar UK boosts its category focus
Spar UK has promoted Rachel Bartfield to trading manager as part of a wider restructure of its trading department.Bartfield, one of three trading managers in the company, said: “Spar has merged its own label and branded departments tomake...
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Six of the best household goods buyers
>>nominated this month: Tesco, somerfield, Morrisons, ASDA, sainsbury, makroMike ArnottSenior buying manager, household, tescoArnott joined Tesco in 1995 to work in product marketing for two years. He then moved into...
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Best buyers in the game
Managing your relationships with suppliers can be tough. So what does it take to be a great buyer? Rod Addy offers some pointersThe strength of the relationship between buyer and seller is still one of the cornerstones of the grocery...