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Will the generals take notice?
If recruitment is such a crisis for retailers, Simon Howard wonders why it isn’t more of a priority for top managersIn so many battles, in so many wars, there seems to be such a disconnection between how the generals view the world...
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Grocery’s new stars
It takes up little store space and is big on profits. Steve Hemsley reports on how home entertainment has been a hit for the multiplesThe fact pop star Louise has used a supermarket rather than a trendy music shop to promote her new...
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Strategies for growth: key suppliers have their say
>>electronic arts notes a new consumer demographic...EMI looks to boost back catalogue sales...DAY ONE COMPLIANCE IS KEY...n Keith Ramsdale, Electronic ArtsSales director for Electronic Arts UK,...
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Talent hitting the spot
Tough times have not dampened the creative flair at Britain’s best agencies as this year’s GRAMIAs revealed only too well.It’s been a tough year for agencies but this did not prevent them from entering in their droves for this year’s...
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Spend ‘pays for infighting’Reader Panel: manufacturers
Many suppliers believe their levels of trade investment will increase in the coming 12 months, but they are split over whether the money they spend with retail customers is money well spent. That’s the conclusion of our latest reader panel survey of...
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Kavli packs a real Scooby snack
Kavli is upping the ante in its battle with rival Kraft in the lunchbox arena.The cheese spread manufacturer, which owns the Primula cream cheese brand, is launching a Scooby-Doo branded lunchbox. Set to do battle with Kraft’s range of...
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keg for partying
Beverage Brands is rolling out a five-litre party keg of its ready-to-drink brand WKD Original Vodka Blue in time for the festive season, aimed at in-home drinking.n The move follows Interbrew’s decision to put...
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A special kind of sector
The Grocer Top 50’s leaders met in London for the first annual lunch in their honourBritain’s biggest and best independent grocery chains gathered at the Dorchester Hotel in London this week for the first annual lunch ...
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Rocket kiosks set for rapid roll-out
Gourmet meal kit company Rocket plans to open kiosks in hundreds of c-stores and supermarkets over the next year.MD Simon Clarke said the Unilever Ventures-backed outfit was negotiating with “six or seven” wholesalers, forecourt operators...
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Makro seeks new MD
Cash and carry chain Makro is looking for a new MD following the surprise resignation of John Heenan. Peter Linzbach, manager for parent Metro’s C&Cs in Central and Northern Europe, will assume the reins until a successor is...
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M&S specialities
M&S has launched a new range of speciality British cheeses. The ‘From the deli’ range is made up of five cheeses ranging from a Cornish Tiskey to a Dovedale Blue and is available in 100 stores, said cheese technologist John Pearson. Each features...
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And then there was one...
Could this one horse race emerge without a winner? Liz Hamson reportsThese are anxious times for Safeway. Chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez and his team should have been punching the air when the Competition Commission cleared...
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Slim, stylish, successful
DVD video is storming ahead but supermarkets have to play the game on day one compliance if they are to maximise salesFour years after DVD Video was introduced to the UK, the format has finally overtaken VHS in terms of retail...
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Storewatch
Ranked from cheapest full basket downwardsTesco ExtraCrescent RoadWrexham£38.15Date of shopping trip: 20.02.04Time of trip: 10.01Time in store: 48 minsTime at checkout: 2 mins 30 secsPromotions:...
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ÂAnd where the rest fell downAsda Date of shopping trip: 14.6.02 Time taken in store: 50 mins Time of shopping trip: 9.42 Time taken at checkout: ...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaHyson Green, Nottingham£37.00Date of shopping trip: 16.04.04Time of trip: 09.23Time in store: 39 mins Time at checkout: 4 minspromotions: Walkers 4 for £3, Diet Coke 3 for £3.20,...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsSainsburyBury St Edmunds, Suffolk£39.53Date of shopping trip: 12.09.03Time of trip: 17.05Time in store: 50 mins Time at checkout: 7mins 10 secondspromotions: Walkers buy three...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsAsdaRobroyston, Glasgow£38.77Date of shopping trip: 19.09.03Time of trip: 15.31Time in store: 41 mins Time at checkout: 5 mins promotions: Potatoes reduced by 10p/kg, Walkers buy...
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StorelocationRanked from cheapest full basket downwardsMorrisonsGrays, Essex£38.79Date of shopping trip: 26.09.03Time of trip: 13.27Time in store: 47 mins Time at checkout: 3 mins promotions: Dolmio on bogof, Kit Kat 2 for £1.20,...
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PWL backs Hess
Peter Lehmann Wines has been urged to accept a A$3.85-a-share takeover offer from Swiss group Hess. Independent directors at the Aussie winemaker made their recommendation despite a rival A$4.00-a-share conditional offer from UK-based Allied...