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PayPoint maverick steps up rebellion
Costcutter retailer Romesh Perera has stepped up his dispute with PayPoint after it suspended his terminal because he surcharged utility customers 10p per transaction (The Grocer, Jan 24, p5).Perera said it was costing him money to provide the...
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Retailers optimistic for poultry
While the Asian bird flu epidemic continues to spread, UK retailers remain confident about maintaining supplies.Although the EU has placed a ban on any raw poultry meat from Thailand, the vast majority of Thai chicken imported into the UK is...
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Parallel trade slammed
Parallel trading of promotional stock between retailers has become such a headache for suppliers of branded goods that it could now account for a staggering 1% of all grocery sales. At least, that’s the view of one of the top suppliers who sits on...
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The promise of provenance
A new Sainsbury store in Belfast is committed to sourcing from the province. Rod Addy reportsThere’s more to come with the opening of a 1,000 sq ft in-store pharmacy in March and a series of in-store events planned....
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Vision into reality
Metro’s Future Store near Düsseldorf has been a launchpad for innovative technologies and now some of these systems are to be rolled out across the group. Penelope Ody reportsThink of a new instore technology and chances are it will...
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What it takes to win
Duncan Brown’s research has identified four themes, buried among countless performance requirements, that big, strong and successful companies appear to have in commonAfter the critical Christmas period in which, according to the...
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Tesco to raise more cash
Tesco is said to be in talks to sell up to £600m of property to Topland, the private property group run by Sol Zakay, through the sale and leaseback of its stores.According to a report in The Times, the deal could involve Tesco selling about...
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FSA debate tackles child obesity
Gary Lineker must take a long, hard look at himself, Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger should be outlawed, fatty foods should be taxed and advertisers must become part of the solution.Those were just some of the heartfelt views voiced at this week’s...
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FSA debate tackles child obesity
Gary Lineker must take a long, hard look at himself, Kellogg’s Tony the Tiger should be outlawed, fatty foods should be taxed and advertisers must become part of the solution.Those were just some of the heartfelt views voiced at this week’s...
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Furniss Foods up for sale
Furniss Foods, which makes biscuits and other baked products has been put up for sale by receivers at KPMG.Founded in 1886, the Cornwall-based company has an annual turnover of £5.5m and supplies the snack food sector and branded goods for...
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M&S to open Per Una stores
Marks and Spencer could roll out up to 10 stand-alone stores this year to sell its Per Una women’s fashion range designed by George Davies.Press reports said that the first store is expected to open in London this summer.The reports...
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Schuitema battles on
Dutch retailer Schuitema said full-year turnover for 2003 rose 8% but warned that general economic prospects for 2004 were not good and that further price wars in its home food retail market could be expected.Schuitema – 73% owned by...
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Milk brand called Moo
Integrated dairy business Milk Link is launching its first branded product, a long-life milk range called Moo.Rolling out now, the skimmed, semi-skimmed and whole milk UHT offerings will be available across the grocery spectrum in Tetra...
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Sainsbury plans IT savings
Sainsbury said that a plans to buy the IT services intermediary Swan Infrastructure would reduce net costs by £25m starting from its 2004 financial year.Sainsbury group chief executive, Sir Peter Davis, said the move would simplify the...
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Shloer boost for Merrydown
Merrydown, the cidermaker, which produces and markets Shloer, said sales of its adult soft drink had increased by 29% during the first half. For the six months to September 30 group pre-tax losses were reduced by 83% to £75,000 from...
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Tesco expands in Scotland
Tesco has opened its largest store in Scotland and its first to offer self-scan checkouts north of the border.Tesco Extra in Cumbernauld will compete with a nearby Asda to offer shoppers a 24-hour service. Meanwhile, Asda has won...
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New Asda will be in bottom 20%
Asda’s 265th store was completed in Stevenage in December. The store represents an investment of £45m and forms part of the new Stevenage Centre, one of the biggest capital build projects for post-16 further education in the UK. Asda provided £20m...
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for sex read 6X
Somerset brewer Wadworth is pumping £1m into marketing its 6X ale. The beer will be the focus of a new campaign where taglines use the brand’s name instead of ‘sex’. One poster shows a near empty pint with the line ‘6X starved’ while another has a...
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White rises at AG Barr
Robin Barr, executive chairman of soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr, is to assume a part-time chairmanship on February 1.Roger White, MD of the company, is to become chief executive at the same time. It will be the first time in the 100 years it...
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Safeway bosses’ exit raises alarm
The City has raised concern over Morrisons’ ability to integrate the Safeway business after it announced that Safeway’s operations director Lawrence Christensen and marketing and trading director Jack Sinclair would not join the new board once the...