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Safeway: any day now...?
Chief executives involved in the Safeway auction are eagerly counting down the days until publication of the DTI’s verdict on the long-running saga.Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy was not willing to speculate on the outcome but thought...
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Makeover not takeover appeal pulls in retailers
Booker’s Premier symbol group is gaining momentum, backed by a £10m investment and a new fascia and imagery says John WoodAfter several years of sluggish growth, Booker’s Premier symbol group appears to have finally taken off with a...
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Makro Authenticity
Foodservice specialist The Authentic Food Company is extending its foray into retail with a range of chilled ready meals in Makro.The company launched a frozen range into the C&C chain last year and will now supply 19 chilled lines...
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Universal availability
Costcutter 2003 turns its focus on availability. John Wood reportsHelping independent retailers to keep their shelves stocked with the top selling lines is the kind of laudable ambition every symbol group should aspire to, but over...
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JS majors on availability
Sainsbury has launched a major drive to improve availability in its stores.“Our internal measures say we are improving but our anecdotal evidence is that it is not good enough,” managing director Stuart Mitchell told the retailer’s annual...
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Pasta sauce jars pulled as banned food dye detected
Millions of jars of pasta sauce are being pulled from supermarket shelves in a growing health scare.A banned food dye, found in chilli powder imported from India, was discovered in some small brands last month, but the contamination is now...
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The big staff checkout
Staff turnover on the shopfloor at the major grocery chains is averaging 26% a year and store recruiters have criticised the education system for doing little to give students the skills that store managers seek in their employees. The...
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The big staff checkoutShopfloor vacancies
A survey for The Grocer reveals the extent of the recruitment crisis that is dogging the shop floor. Siân Harrington reportsStaff turnover on the shopfloor at the major grocery chains is averaging 26% a year and store recruiters have...
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Gaunt joins Salvesen as UK boss
Big Food Group’s former logistics director Brian Gaunt has joined supply chain company Christian Salvesen as UK MD – a new position.The move comes after a restructuring of Salvesen’s UK businesses into a single entity focusing on transport...
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Stateside Foods bought by Freiberger
Chilled pizza company Stateside Foods has been snapped up by German pizza giant Freiberger for an undisclosed sum.The move gives Freiberger, a subsidiary of German sugar firm Sudzucker, its first UK plant. The deal was managed by venture...
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Thirsty work for brands
Tesco remains at the top of the fascia chart for the second consecutive week with Morrisons moving up one place to apply pressure at number two. In Tesco there are a large number of buy one get one free offers and other multibuy promotions....
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newstrade breakthrough is possible
from John Gardner, director, Breakthrough Strategies consultancySir; re your feature ‘A wholesale shakedown’ on whether there is a good case for newstrade deregulation (The Grocer, September 6, p40).The newspaper wholesalers...
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Safeway shopping’s a breeze
Sainsbury provided two of the three full baskets on The Grocer 33 survey this week, including the cheapest at £39.53.Safeway in Redruth checked in the third full basket at £45 and picked up the chain’s first Storewatch title since our list...
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Imperial cards face scrutiny
An investigation has begun into a cigarette promotion being run by Imperial Tobacco after a complaint by the DoH it is in breach of the tobacco ad ban.The promotion for Superkings features cigarette cards depicting former ad campaigns which...
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A case for intervention
The health debate rages on. But amid the constant exhortations to eat our greens the influence of one important retail sector seems to have been ignored. Siân Harrington reports In the war of words over the...
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Ribena’s place in the music charts
Ribena is set to sponsor ITV’s Saturday morning music chart programme CD:UK from the end of this month.The deal, which will run for three months, gives the blackcurrant drinks brand the opportunity to expand the brand’s target audience...
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Welfare group link ‘not made clear’
Poultry bosses have slammed the Sunday Mirror as lazy and deceptive following its ‘undercover investigation’ into the industry.According to the British Poultry Council, the article was written by the press officer of animal welfare campaign...
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Irish coffee’s debut in microwave
Cream liqueur manufacturer Saint Brendan’s is launching what it claims is the first microwaveable Irish coffee.
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Showing his primary colours
The Tories’ food and farming spokesman is gaining a reputation that some DEFRA folk would envyJohn Hayes should be a well-known name. As Shadow agricultural spokesman he is the man who opens the batting in the House of Commons when...
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Retailer outrage at lower Vodafone commission
Retailers are up in arms at Vodafone’s plan to introduce an e-voucher for mobile phone top-ups offering lower commission rates than the existing paper voucher and electronic top-up. And many are threatening to boycott the new...