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The jury's still out
The Food Police have been far too quiet in recent months, so I suppose it was to be expected that they would return with a bit of a bang. I am referring, of course, to the Lunchboxes from Hell' stories that were circulating this week, courtesy of...
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P&G Kandoo
in babycare Procter & Gamble is adding to its babycare stable with the launch of Kandoo toilet wipes, and is backing the newcomer with a £4.5m spend. Rolling out this week, the melon-scented, moist, flushable wipes aim to encourage potty-trained...
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online specs lower
Sir; Having participated in online auctions, and seen the results in store, we would make the following additional comments to those already made. On consumable lines we have observed the replacement auctioned lines to be of lower performance and...
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Making steady progress
All sales figures, from Information Resources unless otherwise stated, are for the year ending April 21, 2002. Types of store shown in brackets. l Hot Beverages Kraft Kenco Purely/Rappor stick packs Established brands in a stick format aimed at...
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maturity testing
Breakthrough set to change way exotic fruit is sold in fundamental way' New technology pushes ripe and ready forward Development of ripe and ready fruit has taken a step forward with the installation of the first S5 non-destructive maturity...
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Wharfside M&S
Eight years after turning down the opportunity to open at Canary Wharf, Marks and Spencer has signed up to take a 12,000 sq ft store at Jubilee Place, the 89,500 sq ft development under construction under the new Heron Quays building. Lunson...
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Spar's two strikes and out
It's not only in the multiple sector where compliance is a hot topic of debate. Communication and implementation are even more of a challenge in independent stores particularly when it comes to getting them to pass on promotional benefits to their...
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Strong performers
All sales figures, from Information Resources unless otherwise stated, are for the year ending April 21, 2002. Types of store shown in brackets. l Bagged Snacks Golden Wonder/General Mills Bugles A cone-shaped corn snack in four flavours ...
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Safeway has spent £45m on buying out its joint venture partn
Scottish Mace wholesaler Aberness has bought a former independent Mace store in Portgordon, near Buckie in Scotland. It now operates 44 company owned stores and distributes to 180 Mace independents. More than 60 UK companies have signed up with...
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Alcoholic drinks lose their taste for activity and Asda slip
Morrisons remains at the top of the fascia chart for the second week running, extending its lead to six percentage points. Safeway has moved up from number three to number two with a surge of activity, forcing Asda down to third position. In...
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After Woolies, Spar looks again
Anne Bruce Spar is looking for new partnership opportunities after Woolworths abandoned plans to roll out concessions to its local stores and axed trials in its General Stores. Spar opened concessions in 19 Woolworth's General Stores at the start...
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Scare could aid red meat
BSE still makes a good scare story for the British media, as demonstrated on Monday by The Guardian's extensive coverage of the controversy over the use of hydrolysed beef proteins in poultry products, but the major practical implications for...
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The dynamism and excitement of the PPS category continues al
"The devil takes the hindmost in this market," he says. "Products go out the door fast if they don't perform. We have limitations on space and there is a queue of products waiting to come in. There are new drinks I would like to have on the...
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The premium packaged spirits (PPS) category alternatively
The category is made up primarily of two sectors; alco-carbonates and spirit mixers. The former has seen value share decline from 24.8% in 52 w/e May 28 2000 to 13.5% for the latest year. This is partly due to under-performing within total PPSs (it...
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Normally we buy Sainsbury's own brand American long grain e
We like curry, so obviously we know of Patak's. I have often bought their raita and pickles and my husband has a jar of their hot lime pickle which he likes in sandwiches. I think of Patak's as a brand leader with a reputation for good Indian food....
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Moncaro appeals to self-esteem
Italian wine co-operative Terre Cortesi Moncaro is relying on the vanity of British consumers for its latest promotion. The group has tied up with Waitrose for a collarette promotion to coincide with its status as the retailer's wine of the month...
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Asda customers turn George regulars
Almost one in three Asda customers now regularly shops at its George clothing arm, the chain has claimed. Asda George md Andy Bond said the percentage of Asda customers shopping at George had risen from 13% at the start of last year to 30%. A...
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GNX defends online auctions tool
Sir; The notion retailers are using auctions to drive down the price with no intention of transacting business is simply not true (Hitting the Floor, The Grocer, July 6, pp34-5). At GNX, our customers take auctions seriously and consistently use...
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Tesco execs visit Baltic's VP Market
Tesco has played down reports it is planning a move into the Baltic after it emerged executives had paid a visit to the region's largest supermarket chain, VP Market. VP, which owns 153 stores in Lithuania and 29 stores in Latvia, has been looking...
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Ed Bedington examines the history of the bar code which this
The wheel, the steam engine and the television remote control just some of mankind's greatest inventions. But there is another, almost equally significant invention, a device that revolutionised the retail industry, yet its merits are often...