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The noise in the huge hall at the University of Arkansas was
One of the biggest cheers came at the news that in the UK George was proving so popular the Wal-Mart board had agreed on a new tactic to boost sales even further opening two clothing-only stores on the high street. And nobody cheered louder at the...
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Gold for Asda, Booths
Siân Harrington Shoppers have named Asda the country's favourite supermarket retailer as part of a new awards scheme launched by this magazine. As you will read on page 38 of this week's issue, the grocer of the year award in association...
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Asda has this week been named as the country's favourite sup
Shoppers were asked to rank retailers as best or second best on five key attributes: price, range, quality, service and shelf stocks. They were asked to choose between Asda, the Co-op, Kwik Save, Iceland, Marks and Spencer, Morrisons, Safeway,...
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Asda@tHome compensation order
Asda has been ordered to pay compensation to 68 staff members following the closure of its Croydon Asda@tHome depot in 2002. The employees were told their jobs at the depot would be lost in January last year and they were given 90 days' pay. ...
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The first The Grocer Gold Award for best new product develop
According to data from Wrigley, in its first months on the market Extra Thin Ice had become the number one mint and gum line with a 6.9% value share. Its cash rate of sale was 16% higher than Extra Peppermint single pack sales, and in the multiple...
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The most hotly contested category in The Grocer Gold Awards
Many retailers have recognised that consumers are increasingly interested in buying food that comes from local producers. So what makes the Waitrose Locally Produced initiative stand out? Well, for starters, the chain's attention to detail was...
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Ballymena sale
Northern Ireland Co-op has sold its 26,000 sq ft superstore in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to SVM Properties, landlord of the Fairhill Centre where the store is located. The move is part of the Co-operative Group's retail strategy to...
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NICK BARKER
National account manager, OSRAM Nick started his career as a trainee national account manager in 2000 after graduating in international business with German. He is responsible for all UK OSRAM grocery accounts. "In Germany retailers will accept...
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Premiums are soaring as a blame culture takes hold. How can
Personal injury claims. It is one of those phrases that send supermarket spin doctors into damage limitation mode. Whether it is a customer slipping on a grape and injuring a hip or a member of staff sustaining a broken limb through faulty...
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Pugh succeeds Bray as Safeway marketing boss
Rod Addy Martin Pugh, Safeway's director of marketing operations, has been made marketing director, replacing Karen Bray who is leaving after two years in the post. Chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez said: "Karen leaves with our thanks for...
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Botterills in mood to grow
Scottish Spar chain Botterills was in good shape to expand and add batches of new stores when opportunities arise said managing director Jim Botterill. The 37-store Botterills chain increased sales by 12% to £55.5m and like-for-like sales by...
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Escapism in a bottle
South African wine Arniston Bay has been earmarked for a £500,000 marketing push throughout the summer. Ads for the brand will appear on the London Underground as well as in glossy lifestyle titles. Featuring shots of the bay which the wine is...
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Simon Howie joins Spar for breakfast
A Scottish butcher is hoping for success with both independents and multiples. Dunning-based Simon Howie Foods has teamed up with both Sainsbury and Spar wholesaler CJ Lang in two separate projects. Wholesaler CJ Lang is offering a range of...
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Describe your career so far
I spent the first 10 years of my career in blue chip marketing at Nestlé and Johnson & Johnson, followed by a period in retail marketing at Signet. I then set up my own brand development consultancy, Distillery, before joining Ryvita. The...
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We consumers are a contradictory lot. No retailer would dare
But I admit to a wry smile when I recently read the findings of the excellent New Economics Foundation report. This suggested considerable public unhappiness with the supermarket grip on food shopping. Half of a national sample stated they...
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Diageo using CPFR on GNX exchange
Diageo is revamping its upstream replenishment process with one of the largest Collaborative Planning, Forecasting and Replenishment (CPFR) programmes in the industry. The first manufacturer to use the CPFR facility on online exchange GNX...
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It's time to Eat a Salad a Day'
Ed Bedington A campaign to encourage consumers to Eat a Salad a Day' is being launched. The concept by The Greenery kicks off with the publication on Thursday of the first-ever report into the UK salad market. The report looks at the...
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You would have thought it would be simple enough. Every Dece
Six months on, The Grocer team can breathe a collective sigh of relief as the likes of Walkers' Great British flavours and Maltesers ice cream have clearly demonstrated our eye for banking a home win. However, for every winner, as they say, there is...
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Sensory straw tickles different tastebuds
Tetra Pak has come up with a new Sensory straw that can direct the flow of a drink to different zones in the mouth to maximise flavour. With a sealed end and four holes punched around the top, the straw is said to spread liquid over more of the...
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windows discount
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents has negotiated a deal with EPoS supplier CTN Systems to give members a 5% discount off all new Windows systems. NFRN members using a non-IBM computerised EPoS system will receive a £1,000 rebate per...