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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Orkneys Online
With more small companies trading on line, the Highlands & Islands Enterprise has been concentrating on e-commerce. Senior development manager Michael MacIntosh says: "Many small speciality producers are trading online particularly in one-off...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Whisky
Learning not to Scotch its future The Scotch whisky industry is beginning to address decline with an awareness that a traditional and aloof approach just won't do in a drinks sector alert to young consumers and vibrant with new PPS offerings. Tim...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Going global
The Scotland the Brand scheme, launched by Scottish Enterprise in November 1997, has exceeded even its own expectations of membership numbers, with a current total of 320. Around 50% of these are food and drink companies emphasising how Scotland's...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: Going global
Reaching the global market A Scottish heritage has proved a valuable marketing tool in the past but for those companies with global aspirations it brings the danger of being seen as parochial. Mary Carmichael reports on the fine llines that must be...
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The Grocer focus on Scotland: government
Finnie's casebook Rural affairs minister Ross Finnie ardently believes Scottish firms should pull together to invest in more added value and more sassy processing to make products even more profitable and respected on the world stage. Julian Hunt...
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Retail spotlight: This M&S is Simply Food
The chain has eschewed mainstream moneyspinners for its first c-store format and is sticking to what many say it does best. Anne Bruce reports Marks and Spencer is clinging to a few mementos of its heyday as it bows to the demands of modern...
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Online shopping: Golden gateway for Tesco.com
The US roll-out of Tesco.com's online shopping system will start in San Francisco, it was revealed this week. Last month Tesco licensed its technology to US supermarket chain Safeway and took a 35% stake in the latter's warehouse based online...
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GREENCORE SELLS VHB
Greencore has sold Hazlewood's horticulture division Van Heyningen Bros to Humber Growers as it presses on with rationalisation and restructuring. The sale was expected as Greencore slims down its portfolio to make the combined company a "lean,...
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Holland: Laurus in turmoil
The radical restructuring of Dutch supermarket chain Laurus was plunged into disarray this week after the sudden departure of project leader Peter Stuyts "for personal reasons" . Chairman Ole van der Straten admitted the programme to convert the...
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Republic of Ireland: Paracetamol restrictions misguided'
A war of words has broken out between grocers and chemists in the Irish Republic over plans to restrict sales of paracetamol products. From October, such products will be available only in 12-tablet packs at grocers' shops, half the amount...
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Japanese marketing
The Japanese will go to any extremes to promote their goods even using the hanging straps gripped by passengers on Osaka's underground trains. Our spies report that lifelike imitations of actual products are now being attached to the straps to...
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Lemons from Mt Vesuvius
Specialist drinks supplier Malcolm Cowen has added Limoncetta di Sorrento to its portfolio. This is a lemon liqueur produced from Ovali lemons grown on the Sorrento peninsula of the Campania region of Italy. These have a protected status of their...
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On your marks for opera with Safeway
The supermarket business is all about entertainment, and that's certainly the case with Safeway. Their Pavarotti Picnic in the Park bash in London last weekend, which raised half a million quid for the Prince's Trust, will go down as one of the...
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M-commerce: mobile technology
The future's in hand Mobile technology is starting to make a big impact on store operations and shopping. Ed Bedington reports Retailing is becoming faster, more efficient and hand-held. As digital connections improve, it looks as if mobile...
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Online shopping: Tesco.com opens for WAP/PC orders
Shoppers are now able to buy their groceries on the move following the launch of a new service from Tesco.com. The online grocer has teamed up with software giant Microsoft and launched Tesco Access, which allows users of handheld computers and WAP...
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Smith is in for a second term
The Provisions Trade Federation re-elected Andy Smith chairman at its annual meeting this month. Smith is md of European dairy company Lactalis UK, which owns the President butter brand. John Howard of the Danish Bacon and Meat Council is the...
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Yakult's TV teaching
Yakult is to celebrate five successful years in Britain with its first ever 30-second TV advert. The £2.5m campaign features a young girl called Katie whose father teaches her about the billions of friendly bacteria contained in every little bottle...
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Small retailers: London wholesalers furious at Ken's £5 cong
The independent trade has slammed London mayor Ken Livingstone's proposals to impose a £5 congestion charge on vehicles entering the city centre on the grounds it will unfairly penalise small retailers. Ian Brown of Fulham wholesaler H Brown said:...
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Mace: Cross fuels Aberness
Tim Cross has taken over as non-executive chairman of Aberness following Bruce Cochrane's decision to step down after 12 years. Cross is founder and chief executive officer of independent oil company Dana Petroleum. Cochrane has assumed a...
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Bread: Bakers call for action on value
The Federation of Bakers wants a major new report into the UK bread market to kickstart a debate about restoring profitability into the category. Bread Values 2001' from consultants Management Horizons Europe for the Federation of Bakers and the...