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When Asda chief executive officer Tony de Nunzio made batter
This shows that, no matter how great the above-the-line advertising, new product development and funky new packaging, when it comes to getting batteries into consumers' hands, work in store is vital. Yet replenishing the battery fixture is a...
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Top awards for exports
The leading food and drink exporters from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will be honoured again in this year's Food from Britain and HSBC Export Awards, in association with The Grocer. Any producer who enters one of the seven...
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When the Curry report called for the little red tractor to b
Their argument? "Grocery has been bombarded by a plethora of quality symbols, large and small. The tractor is just another one. It will tick over but never go into top gear." Pretty damning. Yet, a closer read of the Curry report might have set the...
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Recycling divides the battery industry and it's easy to be b
Much of the impetus towards collecting and recycling spent batteries is based on the public's suspicions  and those of some retailers  about the corrosion and leakage of battery constituents in landfill sites. "Batteries are inherently made of...
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Noodle must bag the slag
Pot Noodle has received another rap from advertising watchdogs after almost 300 consumers complained about a poster proclaiming Hurt me you slag'. The Advertising Standards Authority agreed with 286 complainants that the ad, for new Pot Noodle...
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Dream the first white chocolate bar to come under the migh
Wrigley's X-Cite, which joined the fray in April, has also done well on distribution in 85% of chewing gum outlets but it shows a lower rate of trial. Only 3% of households have been tempted and only one-tenth of those bought a second time. ...
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Quality of the basics
Top brands, bottom prices. It's not the world's slickest marketing slogan, but it pulls in the customers at Swinton-based Quality Save. Partner Paul Rudkin says the family-run business has carved itself a niche in the market by sticking to a simple...
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The battery market is in growth, but exactly where is that g
Alkaline growth  up 22% by value and 37% by volume [Information Resources, 52 w/e June 02 MAT] is being driven both by increased acquisition of electronic products and by heavy promotional activity, especially in grocery multiples. Pifco is...
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Is there a really a typical battery consumer'? With an esti
Therefore, it is often the mother who tends to make the purchasing decisions on batteries, and she is as likely to go for a mid-price or own label as a premium brand. "She'll shop on price-point first and then look at the other issues," says Hunt....
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Coors urges more big nights in
Rosie Davenport Coors Brewers has teamed up with off-licence group Cellar 5 to trial a series of instore initiatives aimed at increasing sales in the take-home sector. The Big Nights In scheme is being piloted at a Booze Buster store in...
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Boost for flagging clubbers
Cadbury Trebor Bassett is set to reposition its confectionery brand Boost as an energy source for clubbers in a move that will bring it head to head with the likes of mighty energy drink Red Bull. Two new countlines, Boost Guarana for mental...
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n JS builds links
Sainsbury is forging stronger links with the dairy industry. The retailer has founded the Sainsbury's Dairy Communications Forum involving Express Dairies, Express Milk Partnership and other farmers' and consultative groups. As part of the...
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Sainsbury takes to the college campus
Congratulations to Sainsbury for its solution for parents worried that their offspring won't be eating properly when they attend college. The Sainsbury's to You online service offers parents the chance to have food delivered directly to their...
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Cash and carry pioneer dies
Lawrence Batley, one of the founders of the cash and carry movement in the UK, has died aged 91 following a short illness. Batley set up his first cash and carry depot, called Come and Get It, in Huddersfield in 1958. Within a year his 30,000sq...
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Cirio lifts UK range
Italian foods specialist Cirio is introducing two new ranges to its line up in the UK. Four new Passatas and a range of three Pestos will join the existing portfolio which includes pasta sauces and tomato products. The launch follows...
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Sam's Club moves
n Wal-Mart's Sam's Club division has a new boss after management blasted its latest set of trading figures as "disappointing" and "not acceptable". Tom Grimm, retiring ceo at Sam's, has been replaced by Kevin Turner, 37, who joined the firm in...
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Code dodging rampant'
Elaine Watson Six months after the code of practice became legally binding, not a single complaint has been lodged against any of the top four multiples, the OFT has revealed. Far from seeing this as evidence that the code has kept...
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Fresh look for Southern Co-ops
Ed Bedington A fresh new look is on trial at one multiple to help boost fresh produces sales. The fresh produce display has been given a makeover by Southern Co-operatives at one of the society's stores in Portsmouth. Graphics of green...
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Overriders are defended as critical to wholesale
John Wood Any manufacturer trying to phase out overrider payments can expect stiff resistance from wholesalers. A panel of top executives from across the wholesale sector have unanimously backed the use of overriders in a survey carried out by...
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Cussons makes a splash
PZ Cussons is launching a new Imperial Leather Bathtime range and slipping a £5m marketing investment behind it  four times its bath product spend last year. The company aims to build on the success of Foamburst shower foam which was launched...