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JS opens up a revolutionary showcase
Sainsbury is "pushing back the boundaries on elements of convenience" at its new store in Hazel Grove, Manchester, which opened this week. Assistant managing director Sara Weller said: "This store is another strand of Sainsbury's focus on...
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Tesco and Safeway take up Tia Lusso
New cream liqueur Tia Lusso is off to a flying start, according to brand owner Allied Domecq. The brand was unveiled at the end of April and is already on Tesco and Safeway shelves. Marketing director Cathryn Sleight said it was now rolling out...
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meat marketing
Closer co-operation needed between farmers, processors and retailers More scope to develop English regional brands Fresh initiatives to develop English regional brands of beef have been called for by Kevin Hawkins, Safeway's director of...
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the argument n Performing well is crucial if you are asked for an interview by a pushy TV or radio journalist. Jonathan Boddy gives some tips Andy Warhol once predicted that everyone would be famous for 15 minutes and the broadcast media is living...
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Scottish Courage has secured a deal to sell 5,000 Foster's b
Interbrew is updating the image of its white beer, Hoegaarden, with a new look for the 330ml bottle and four pack. Laurent-Perrier is introducing a new label for its flagship champagne Laurent-Perrier Brut NV. The London International Wine...
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Asda is creating 1,250 warehouse and driver jobs and buildin
Marks & Spencer has paid out £60m in bonuses to staff. Chief executive Luc Vandevelde picked up £1.4m for meeting the company's "stretching financial targets". Irish ingredients and consumer foods giant Kerry Group said it was on track to deliver...
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Stars invests £17m in a revamp
EXCLUSIVE John Wood A £17m revamp of the Stars News Shops business is under way with three new store formats, a new supply deal, an acquisitions drive and new EPoS system. Former United Co-op head of marketing Paul Siviter was brought in as md of...
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FWD Blueprint achieves reach across the entire drinks fixtur
A spirits and fortified wine merchandising guide is to be added to the Federation of Wholesale Distributors Blueprint scheme for independents and cash and carries. Finishing touches are being put to the initiative which was unveiled at FWD's...
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Shaws eyes acquisitions
Sainsbury's US supermarket chain Shaw's is to chase further acquisition opportunities this year as its growth strategy proves "very successful". Sainsbury assistant managing director Sara Weller said the 185-store chain had performed very buoyantly...
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Barber adds corporate affairs
Angela Barber is taking on the duties of Costcutter corporate affairs director Norman Walker. Barber will report direct to md Colin Graves and will be responsible for PR across the group. She will also retain her responsibilities as trading and...
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We are now into the season of agricultural shows which offer
Farmers can display their fine prime livestock and produce to a public that, in some cases (astonishing as it may seem) still believes that milk is a man-made product only to be found in supermarkets, and meat has no relationship whatsoever to the...
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All dressed up and fat free
Colchester-based condiments manufacturer CCL Foods has turned its attention to summer with what it claims is the UK's first commercially produced fat-free organic salad dressing. Fat Free Balsamic & Orange joins the recently launched nine-strong...
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Weetabix and Alpen power up
Mary Carmichael Weetabix is dividing a £14m marketing budget between its Weetabix and Alpen cereals in a bid to turn them into power brands. Plans include new ads and a packaging redesign, as well as bringing smaller sub-brands under the banners....
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Anadin up front with claims in modernisation treatment
Analgesic brand Anadin is getting its first packaging overhaul for five years, together with a £6m TV ad spend. Phased in from the end of this month, the new packs carry the reasons for use on the front instead of the back. All sport a modernised...
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ORIGINAL APPROACH
Every year we re-run the original shopping list on one occasion, and the fifth repeat showed the see-sawing changes. Back in 1997 Ariel Automatic was £2.49 a pack. Now it ranges between £2.38 and £2.99, and it has lost weight 1.1kg instead of...
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Asda retains unbroken record for best value
Sheila Eggleston Asda has trounced its rivals to become the best value supermarket chain for the fifth consecutive year, according to The Grocer 33 shopping basket survey. The company checked in 26 of the cheapest full baskets between June 2001...
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Asda retains grip on best value crown through five years of
Five years on from its launch, The Grocer 33 shopping survey has won huge respect from across the industry as the definitive barometer of supermarket pricing. Store chiefs lavished plaudits on the survey for its fifth birthday, praising it as...
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Shopping trolleys are often attributed a mind of their own
Unipower Solutions is the St Albans-based software developer behind the Personal Shopping Assistant. It has been running trials in the US with retailer Stop and Shop, which is so impressed that manufacture of the PSA has gone out to tender. At the...
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Iceland turns away from bogofs to embrace an EDLP philosophy
Elaine Watson Iceland is embarking on a major rethink of its pricing strategy to reduce its dependence on bogofs and margin eroding megadeals, revealed Big Food Group boss Bill Grimsey. The new strategy, already being tested in some categories such...
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Classic FM gives away Jubilee CD
Classic FM Magazine, on sale June 1, is a special Golden Jubilee issue. It comes with a free cover CD, Happy and Glorious, with more than 70 minutes of celebratory music. There's also a Best of British section to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee...