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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>small store players need to compete on more than just priceSmall store shopping is back in fashion, says Nisa-Today’s Neil Turton, MD of its Central Buying Company, in our Saturday Essay (page 30). And, as recent events show,...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>> reflection is no bad thing…The Grocer top 50 independents...And now, the end is near...So it was that with these words Ol’ Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra; not Carlos Criado-Perez) ended the Safeway EGM this week on a somewhat...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>sainsbury must be clear about its convenience strategyAnother day, another retailer. As mentioned in this column just two weeks ago, The Grocer’s Top 50 ranking of independent retailers is proving a useful shopping list for...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Londis buyer should be a backer of independentsCHOICES IN A TOUGH WORLDThe decision by the board of Londis to accept KPMG’s recommendation that the business should be sold to one of its many suitors was to be...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>independents must not shirk the difficult decisionsThe results of our poll of Londis members over the future ownership of their group is very revealing – and clearly show its retailers are split on the question of whether the...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>ocado impresses but online services still have their problemsThe Easter bunny was not the only one delivering chocolate eggs last weekend. In The Grocer’s quarterly online shopping basket survey our Ocado shopper was delighted...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

Why tesco’s dominance might just prove its downfallSir Terry Leahy is a man of few words but he may come to rue his comments this week that Tesco is through the period of greatest risk, during which Wal-Mart entered the UK and the...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>iceland gets its act together...praise for entrepreneurswork with buyers for successful posfrom Nigel Davey, marketing manager, Retail Testing Limitednewcomers merit more...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>The commission’s decision will set new rules for store portfoliosAs the industry awaits with bated breath for the Competition Commission’s report into Safeway to be published, what I find so intriguing is not the debate about who...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>BEWARE ANTI-AGEISM LEGISLATION; SAFEWAY IS PROVING A DRAGWhen we last touched on the issue of ageism in grocery, we clearly hit a nerve with readers, as our coverage sparked a flurry of letters from those who felt they had failed to...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>Britain’s top retailer continues to extend its lead over rivalsWhile everybody has rightly been focusing this week on the fact that Asda has finally overtaken Sainsbury to occupy the number two spot in the supermarket league table,...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>A retailer running to stand still may yet catch upAmid all the flak that flew Sainsbury’s way this week, it was interesting to note that none of the chain’s many critics were able to offer any sensible suggestions as to what Sir...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

sainsbury must beware the pitfalls of the middle groundI guess there was a certain amount of inevitability about this week’s announcement from Sainsbury that Sir Peter Davis was leaving early. And, after all the corporate shenanigans...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>there’s never been a better time for M& S’ food businessIt’s crunch time for Stuart Rose and the new Marks and Spencer management team. Having rejected Philip Green’s latest indicative offer of £9.1bn for the business, they...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>tesco becomes a force in china; we’ve not seen the last of greenIn recent years I have been fortunate enough to have visited China a couple of times. It’s an amazing place; a country that’s hustling, bustling, booming. And...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

>>the grocer is passionate about supporting smaller suppliersThis week you can read the latest instalment in our ambitious project to track the progress of five small suppliers as they launch innovative products in one of the world’s...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

It was once accepted that creating an offence to produce an arrest constituted dodgy evidence. But as the forces of evil are not obeying many ground rules, the officers of the law can sometimes be forgiven for using some imagination when on a...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

The number of songbirds, native to Britain, including the linnet and the lark, are under threat. A census 10 years ago showed them to be relatively safe but the latest count has produced some alarming figures. The list of 10 endangered species has...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

The battle to control the family purse has been waged by our major financial institutions for many years. Banks know that if they can sign on a student offering credit as bait, they will probably have a client for life. Building societies do...
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2003-07-26T00:00:00Z

The UK's million small businesses account for a multi-billion pound turnover and employ three million people. The Government will note their worth, especially when an election looms. But it is also aware that employees outnumber employers, and if...