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JS buoyed by cheap drinks
Sainsbury leaps two places to the top of the chart this week and is particularly strong on price promotions in the alcoholic drinks section with a wide range of wines and spirits on offer.Tesco, Morrisons and Asda all slip down the chart...
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Spar stores to try out touchscreen community kiosks
Spar plans to trial instore touchscreen ‘community’ kiosks enabling customers to access products, services, and discounts on admission to tourist attractions. The kiosks, from start-up company Touch-2-Save, will drive footfall and enable...
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A concept tested in its heartland
Further to The Grocer’s article about the launch of the new Waitrose concept in Bristol (The Grocer, August 23, p29), CACI has carried out a detailed assessment of the local potential for Waitrose in the first concept store.CACI’s analysis...
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Shayle joins Iceland to expand customer offer
Iceland has recruited Steph Shayle, Asda’s general manager for core non-food categories, to fill the newly created post of category manager of frozen prepared food.She will head an eight-strong buying team aiming to expand Iceland’s customer...
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Tesco grows its finest
The multiple’s logistics chief takes Liz Hamson round its new non-food depot and spells out the benefits to the supply chainCheeky Scouse bastard” is not a phrase you would expect to be used to describe a member of Tesco’s senior...
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Half Price push launched at KS
Kwik Save has launched a new Half Price campaign, cutting the prices of more than 150 everyday lines.The campaign, launched by the model Jordan, is supported by point of purchase material and Kwik Save’s fortnightly leaflets under the...
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Out of stocks shadow looms
Retailers could lose £192m in sales over the Christmas period due to out of stocks, new data has revealed.The latest research conducted for Diageo by ACNielsen is likely to send shock waves through the industry as retailers and suppliers...
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Room for manoeuvre
Despite being a vociferous advocate of all things non food, Asda intends to steer clear of larger electrical goods, sticking to a few smaller items like toasters and kettles. "Our philosophy is to stock items which are part of someone's weekly...
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Room for manoeuvre
Even the best efforts of retailers may be found wanting under the latest disability legislation. Ian Cook explains whyThe good news is that with under a year to go, many retailers are not only clued up about what to do, but are...
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Return of the Reaper
Greene King has ramped up support for its IPA beer with a £2.5m spend.The investment is funding the return of commercials from last year’s Grim Reaper campaign and will see the beer make its first appearance on Channel 5 with ads also...
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Wells takes RTD route
Charles Wells has become the latest brewer to dip its toe in the ready-to-drink market.The Bedford-based brewer is in talks with buyers about Muse, a spirits-based RTD in four variants – Sex on the Beach, Long Island Iced Tea, Illusion and...
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wiseman scoop
Robert Wiseman Dairies MD Robert Wiseman has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award. Joint MDs of A McLelland & Son, Alastair and Douglas Irvine, were named Consumer Products Entrepreneurs of the Year while Innocent Drinks ...
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Teens will turn the screw
Retailers and manufacturers beware: tomorrow’s food shoppers will be more demanding, more discerning and even more brand conscious than their parents are today. That’s a key conclusion of a new report on teenagers’ attitudes to food and...
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Diageo teams up with Accenture
UK-based drinks giant Diageo has signed up management consultants Accenture to help ramp up its "business effectiveness and efficiency".Diageo – with brands such as Smirnoff vodka, Guinness stout, Johnnie Walker whisky and Baileys liqueur –...
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Costco addressing costs
US wholesaler Costco said rising costs and fierce competition had trimmed its fourth quarter income by 3% but full-year sales were ahead by 10%.For the year to August 31 sales rose to $41.7bn from $38bn, while income before tax was flat at...
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Coke settles spat with former employee
Coca-Cola has paid a former manager a total of $540,000 for him to drop fraud allegations against the company. Matthew Whitley accused Coke of rigging a marketing test to raise the popularity of Frozen Coke at Burger King restaurants in...
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More products found to contain Sudan 1
The Food Standards Agecy has warned of additional products containing the illegal dye Sudan 1. The latest products found to be contaminated are Bilash Premium Chicken Curry in 400g cans, UM Glenbrook Chilli Con Carne 368g, and Plumrose...
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Gill to step down from NFU
Sir Ben Gill will step down as president of the National Farmers’ Union next February after 13 years with the organization. Sir Ben led the NFU through the foot and mouth epidemic in 2001 as well as the final part of the BSE crisis....
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Onpack brand ads launched by JS
Sainsbury is to launch advertising messages from brands on a range of own label fresh produce in a first for the industry. The initiative, which will be launched at the end of the month, means customers could pick up a pack of mince on which...
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WKD strength reduced to 5%
Beverage Brands is reducing the alcoholic strength of its WKD ready-to-drink brand to make it more competitive.The move will see the range’s spirit content drop from 5.5% to 5% abv with the duty saving being passed on to the trade rather...