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Be a Simpsons prankster
Britain's favourite cartoon family has joined the Mr Lucky Bag portfolio with the launch this week of a Simpsons Prankster Pack. Containing sweets, jokes and tricks, the new line retails at £1.99 and its contents will be continually renewed to...
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WHAT THE RETAILERS SAY....
TESCO has held auctions via the WWRE e-marketplace for more than a year. Director of supply chain development Barry Knichel reckons at least 10% of procurement could ultimately be e-tendered: "It's a more disciplined way of doing business."...
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Ego' of Tesco's 1,000 is scorned
Senior c-store industry figures have poured scorn on Tesco's claims it is going to open 1,000 Express c-stores over the next five years, but the multiple has denied rumours that it will make an acquisition to achieve its goal. Spar md Jerry Marwood...
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Comag toasts its triumphs after 25 years' marketing
Comag is celebrating 25 years of magazine marketing and newstrade distribution on July 4. Since Comag's formation, the company has sold 3.5 billion magazines, with Comag Specialist and Comag Distribution Division formed along the way. A Comag...
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DEFRA won't accept defeat in Asda produce tussle
DEFRA has blasted reports that Asda's High Court victory over EU regulations on fruit and veg was a "victory for common sense". DEFRA took Asda to Portsmouth Magistrates Court last November, accusing it of breaking EU marketing rules by selling...
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GRO Local Food Groups Feature Rod Addy
I'm a small supplier trying to build links with bigger retailers. I need more advice, but right now I'm about to despair. Not because there's no one I can turn to, but because there's too many groups around. MAFF originally set up six regional...
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Conveco's boss knows all the pitfalls, but he has every conf
As someone who confesses he's not a big fan of the independent sector, Conveco boss Allen Hutchby cuts an unusual figure at the helm of one of the fastest growing convenience store chains in the south-west. With a stint as planning and merchandising...
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Asda impresses at Eastlands and it also comes in cheapest
The new Asda at Eastlands certainly won over our shopper this week. It supplied the cheapest full basket at £37.20 and would have been 20p cheaper if its regular eight-rasher pack of bacon had been stocked. Inside an amazing range of food and non...
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Big ambitions for Glisten
Two senior food industry executives have joined forces to launch a company that they hope to build into a £100m group. Paul Simmonds, former chief executive of Hibernia Foods UK, and Jeremy Hamer, who remains chairman of Inter Link Foods, have...
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ARCHERS AQUA A WORLD BEATER
Archers Aqua has been voted the world's best alcoholic beverage launch of the last two years by an international panel of journalists from 24 grocery titles worldwide. The PPS made by Guinness UDV won one of the Sial d'Or product awards, and now...
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Name: Arshad Mahmood
Position: Diversity officer Company: West Midlands Co-op The job: The West Midlands Co-op believes Mahmood's post is the first of its kind for any UK Co-op. He ...
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Morrisons bows to Asda while Stella topples top brand Coke
Morrisons is finally ousted from the top of the fascia chart as Asda steals ahead by three percentage points to take the number one spot. Asda continues with a particularly strong alcoholic drinks section, most noticeably featuring price promotions...
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SRC attacks retailer trap
The Scottish Retail Consortium has attacked the Scottish Executive's proposals to pilot a test-purchasing regime designed to catch retailers who sell age restricted products illegally. The trials will take place later this year in four areas in...
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Online auctions come under fire
Exclusive Elaine Watson Every major UK grocery retailer is now using online auctions to drive down procurement costs. The Grocer can exclusively reveal that Morrisons has been conducting pilot auctions for own label and indirect goods, despite...
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Bacardi extends its welcome in the Latin quarter to Vinnie
Bacardi-Martini is challenging the dominance of vodka in the white spirits market with a concentrated campaign behind Bacardi rum. It is launching the second ad in its Welcome to the Latin Quarter marketing initiative this week starring...
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The crisps, nuts and bagged snacks market is nothing if not
Market leader Walkers estimates the total market at around £2.1bn with negligible growth of 0.1% (52 w/e 21 April 2002), its figures based upon Information Resources, plus other sources. Golden Wonder endorses the flat growth rate, but puts the...
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White prepares to succeed Barr
AG Barr, maker of Irn-Bru, Tizer and Orangina brands, has recruited Roger White as managing director. White, who takes up his post on September 30, will be groomed as chief executive, ready for the time when chairman Robin Barr takes on a...
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I usually eat pizzas with a beer on a Friday when I'm too ti
For this particular Friday night, I cracked open the beers while Cathy made the salad. The TV went on and the pizzas went in the oven.We lounged with anticipation while from the kitchen came the unmistakable and appetising smell of pizzas a...
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World Cup gives kick to beer/snacks
Retailers and manufacturers say the World Cup boosted sales beyond expectations. Sainsbury, the official supermarket for the English football team, said: "Before the World Cup had started, we had made more in sales of World Cup merchandise than we...