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It's 3am, and the phone's ringing. "Don't panic," says the v
A properly funded crisis management strategy is not a luxury that only large corporations can afford it's a necessity that no business can afford to be without, warns the Business Continuity Institute. And if this doesn't spur the board into...
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Our first focus group provided surprising revelations about
Forget the healthy eating debate. The Grocer's first consumer focus group, conducted by ID Magasin and Diagnostics Social and Market Research, revealed that mums doing the family shop are more interested in convenience, nice packaging and what their...
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Our first focus group provided surprising revelations about
Forget the healthy eating debate. The Grocer's first consumer focus group, conducted by ID Magasin and Diagnostics Social and Market Research, revealed that mums doing the family shop are more interested in convenience, nice packaging and what their...
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The secret of Dhamecha's success, according to chief executi
One of the areas the company prides itself on is availability, says Pradip. "There is nothing worse than a retailer walking into a depot and finding what he wants is not there." He admits that can mean carrying more stock than some competitors, but...
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The secret of Dhamecha's success, according to chief executi
One of the areas the company prides itself on is availability, says Pradip. "There is nothing worse than a retailer walking into a depot and finding what he wants is not there." He admits that can mean carrying more stock than some competitors, but...
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Last week the Daily Telegraph advised us that carnivorism i
The Daily Mail in its report on the Great Veggie Debate' referred to a survey suggesting that, in the last year, more than a million vegetarians had returned to meat eating ways. And yet, just a few weeks ago, during National Vegetarian Week, we...
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Last week the Daily Telegraph advised us that carnivorism i
The Daily Mail in its report on the Great Veggie Debate' referred to a survey suggesting that, in the last year, more than a million vegetarians had returned to meat eating ways. And yet, just a few weeks ago, during National Vegetarian Week, we...
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Food Standards Agency appoints deputy chair
The Food Standards Agency has appointed Julia Unwin as its new deputy chair. Unwin is already a board member of the National Consumer Council, an independent adjudicator for the Audit Commission and an independent board member of the DTI. She...
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n ahold sale
Ahold has sold seven shopping centre sites in the US, each of which houses a supermarket under its Giant fascia, to private grocery company Edens & Avant. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. n on course Anglo-Dutch consumer...
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n ahold sale
Ahold has sold seven shopping centre sites in the US, each of which houses a supermarket under its Giant fascia, to private grocery company Edens & Avant. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. n on course Anglo-Dutch...
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Alan Dardis
Pet care buyer, Safeway Recent brand relaunches in the dry market have encouraged consumers to switch brands to try new products. Innovation has been centred on health claims for dry products and they have led a trend out of wet food into dry or...
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Sainsbury's customers can now use the internet to trace all
It has extended the scheme across all UK organic produce and some imports following the success of a 10-month trial on organic potatoes. Other fresh organic products including meat and dairy will be added in the future. Farmers taking part provide...
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Haulier alliance targets retailers
Hauliers across the UK have clubbed together to form a national distribution network that aims to compete with major third party logistics operators by pooling the resources of 28 regional firms. LinQ Alliance brings together 28 hauliers operating...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA secretary...
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Chiefs: no GM appetite
Bosses at Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury and Safeway have told the government that there is no real appetite for putting GM foods back on the shelves. In a meeting held at DEFRA on Wednesday, chief executives at the top four multiples told DEFRA...
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Smith for Scots arm
Dick Smith, commercial director of CJ Lang Group, has assumed responsibility for the Martex Cash & Carry Group, its five Scottish cash and carry outlets. Smith's move follows a progressive reorganisation drive and the departure of previous cash...
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Smith for Scots arm
Dick Smith, commercial director of CJ Lang Group, has assumed responsibility for the Martex Cash & Carry Group, its five Scottish cash and carry outlets. Smith's move follows a progressive reorganisation drive and the departure of previous cash...
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Congested Asda pulls basket down
Asda has checked in the cheapest full basket so far for The Grocer 33's new look shopping list at £39.09. The chain provided two of this week's five full baskets while Sainsbury took the Storewatch title for its customer service. A better deal on...
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Supervisors get axe
Anne Bruce & Anthony Garvey Irish chain Superquinn has started "eliminating supervisory management" as part of a tranche of measures to drive value and efficiency. Deputy chairman Eamonn Quinn said it was also reviewing wages across the board due...
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Supervisors get axe
Anne Bruce & Anthony Garvey Irish chain Superquinn has started "eliminating supervisory management" as part of a tranche of measures to drive value and efficiency. Deputy chairman Eamonn Quinn said it was also reviewing wages across the...