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innovation leads to the finest ideas
As Tesco prepared to celebrate the fifth birthday of its Finest sub-brand with a major revamp of the range, delegates at the IGD convention were hearing from one major marketer how UK retailers were in danger of destroying value in the grocery...
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Tesco top for flowers
Judges have voted Tesco Fresh Flower Retailer of the Year at the 2002 Retail Industry Awards. Tesco was up against Sainsbury and Marks and Spencer for the award, which was sponsored by the Flower Council of Holland. The judging panel...
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Thrashing the French
All eyes are on Australia to see if it can maintain its new-found momentum for a whole year. Christmas could be the test It has been the most talked about moment in the wine world and was a dream that Australia had waited a long time to come...
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Interims can get great results
The interim executive phenomenon is booming, and the rewards are great if you can cope with the downsides says Steve Crabb, editor of People Management.Imagine a world where you could work for, say, six months, save up some cash and go...
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Getting a SuperLife
European dairy specialist Campina has bought flavoured milk brand SuperLife from Lancashire Dairies. The move, which brings the 20 year-old brand into the same stable as the UK's top-selling flavoured milk Yazoo, is part of part of Campina's...
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Symbol route hailed for Irish
The small independent grocer "has no real future in the Irish market", according to Londis Topshop chief executive Simon Healy, currently spearheading an ambitious expansion programme for the convenience store operator. "Small retailers cannot...
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Making a soft target a hard one
A preview of a new initiative to fight violent crime in independent stores was given to retailers attending the Grocer4Independents regional roadshow at Booker Cash & Carry's Wimbledon depot. Digby Ram, chairman of security company IBP, gave...
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INNOVATION BY VARIOUS ROUTES
allan peart, somerfield's product group manager for PPs "Innovation in premium packaged spirits is not only coming from new brands entering the market such as Bambao, Mike Hard Lemonade and Gordon's Edge. It is also coming from new variations...
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MACALLAN KICK
Maxxium is hoping to boost sales of its Macallan whisky portfolio with a £1.5m marketing programme. The company is investing in trade marketing and a direct mail consumer campaign. It is also releasing a special edition product which it claims...
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Tesco ranging really is a revolution
Sir; re There is competition in ranging' (Letters, October 12) in which Carol Bavister of Shelfmax challenged Ben Wishart's claims about Tesco's ranging systems. Wishart, IT...
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Usdaw recruiting
Sainsbury and Morrisons have been targeted by shopworkers' union Usdaw for a recruitment campaign. Usdaw broke through the 100,000 members barrier at Tesco last week and has plans to grow membership. Both Sainsbury and Morrisons claim to...
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unsustainable
A survey of 100 dairy herds shows the average milk producer needs a price of 18.5p a litre just to stand still. The study was carried out in the south west by Tenon Rural Services. Spokesman Mike Butler said: "This shows that the current...
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Pernod launches anti-drink drive campaign
Pernod Ricard is to promote anti-drink driving measures at nightclubs and bars in France where its brands are sold.The French drinks group has teamed up with authorities in France under the slogan ‘the one who's driving, is the one who isn't...
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EU lifts ban on GM foods
The European Union has agreed on legislation to end the four year ban on new genetically modified food products being sold in Europe. The rules update and strengthen the existing process and were described by MEP's as “the toughest GM...
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Singapore Foods bids for S Daniels
S Daniels has received an offer from its biggest stakeholder, Singapore Food Industries, valuing the 70% of the chilled food and fresh juice maker it doesn’t already own, at £23.4m. S Daniels has had a disastrous year dogged by operational...
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Sainsbury re-opens Cardiff store
Sainsbury has re-opened its newly refurbished and extended store in Cardiff following a £7.8m make-over.The Colchester Avenue store is the first Sainsbury’s in Wales to stock Jeff & Co clothing and there is a new homeshop section with...
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Hungry hordes descend on Paris
Sial 2002 is going to be bigger and better than ever, and provide a crucial update on global food industry trends says Anne Bruce Hundreds of food industry representatives from 186 countries will make their biennial pilgrimage to the northern...
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And the winner is ...
The Grocer’s readers have voted Marks and Spencer chairman Luc Vandevelde as their personality of the year.Every September, readers vote for the person they think has shown clear leadership and achievement, and who, as a result, has made the...
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Restaurant shelf life
Pizza Express has a big slice of the retail market but its success is proving hard for shareholders to swallow. Sales of its pizzas in Sainsbury have grown to 140,000 a week – well up on the chain’s original estimates of just 40,000 – but it has not...
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Smith quits Somerfield
Somerfield has said that market conditions have worsened and taken its toll on market growth, and that Alan Smith has quit as the company’s chief executive.The country’s fifth largest supermarket group with some 1,300 Somerfield and Kwik...