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The Grocer focus on logistics: partnerships: the way forward
In Holland they do the unthinkable grocery retailers and suppliers share a £25m cold store where automation yields big savings. Sarah Hardcastle reports Imagine Tesco, Sainsbury and Birds Eye Wall's sharing a cold store to benefit from goods...
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The Grocer focus on logistics
IT'S A VERY LONG HAUL, SO MAKE IT PRODUCTIVE How data keeps flowing from the New World vineyard to the shelf New World wine is one of the drinks industry's great success stories. At around £5 a bottle and of excellent quality, the attractively...
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The Grocer focus on logistics: round up
- Shell and BP are to explore the feasibility of integrating their forecourt shop supply chains which are currently run separately by Hays Food Logistics. Combining the two operations, which would continue to operate and trade in competition with...
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The Grocer focus on logistics: Smart tags will keep track of
Sainsbury undertook the biggest grocery tracking project in the world and is now preparing for the first stages of implementing a smart' science Tracking products around the supply chain often used to be a matter of inspired guesswork. Now it's...
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The Grocer focus on logistics
Analysis by Jon Woolven Wal-Mart's entry to the UK has forced its competitor multiples to reassess their supply chain strategies radically. Sainsbury supply chain director Martin White sums it up: "For the first time, there's now clear blue water...
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Kingfisher: General uncertainty
The roll out of Woolworths General Store convenience format would be jeopardised should Kingfisher decide to sell off Superdrug and Woolworths to separate buyers, say analysts. Kingfisher is planning to demerge its DIY and high street retail arms...
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Princes reshapes for growth
Princes Foods has restructured its group board responsibilities. John Harrison becomes chief executive, while retaining his existing role as group managing director. He takes over from John Mutch, who remains group chairman. "The change will allow...
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UBS lends muscle to independents
A drinks buying group, known to few in the trade outside its nine wholesale members, is reinventing itself as a specialist independent wholesale distributor. UBS was founded as a deals club in 1990 to negotiate big volume, cost-effective deals for...
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Tesco tackles Levi Strauss
Tesco is confident of victory in its legal battle with designer jeans firm Levi Strauss over the right to sell imported designer clothes at discount prices. Lawyers representing Tesco and warehouse club operator Costco went head to head with the...
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Is this money well spent?
Sir; Your otherwise excellent overview of the consumer research market (Big Brother is Watching, January 6, p22) managed to skirt around the vital question businesses should ask about research. What value for money is my research giving me? Many...
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Is Parmesan scared of UK rival?
Sir; Twineham Grange Italian Style Premium Cheese, a winner at the World Cheese Awards and voted Best Export cheese at the British Cheese Awards is so popular that even the Italians are calling for it. Indeed, Italy imports more Twineham Grange...
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Phew what a stunner
I get no pleasure from mocking the afflicted (unless it's Stephen Byers and his misinformed posse at the DTI). But I couldn't resist a smirk this week while pondering the antics of certain downmarket Sunday rags and some of the third rate analysts...
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£15m should put Holsten in right place at the right time
Activity behind the Holsten brand in the off-trade is set to be cranked up. The number of brands under the Holsten umbrella is to be increased. The first new product Duckstein, is already on the market. Sales director Geoff Bradman said: "We have...
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Republic of Ireland: Tesco stokes Irish price war with 18% c
Tesco set off a fresh supermarket price war in the Irish Republic with reductions which it claims average 18% on a range of more than 50 items. Superquinn, the smallest of the major chains, hit back immediately with matching price cuts. "We never...
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Beyond 2001
Paul Mullis, industry leader, consumer products, retail & distribution Cap Gemini Ernst & Young As e-commerce gathers momentum and retail services such as home delivery continue to proliferate, effective management of resources and skills is set to...
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Tobacco giants push through 5p/packet rise
Independent retailers have slammed price rises announced by all the major tobacco companies, warning they will lead to more smuggling. Rothmans and Imperial Tobacco plan identical price rises effective from January 31. Gallaher is following suit on...
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Newstrade: ACS wins distribution influence
Neighbourhood retailers are set to gain a far greater say in the talks to resolve the problems surrounding newspaper and magazine distribution. The Association of Convenience Stores has won a seat on the Joint Industry Group which comprises...
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Brandwatch: sector profile beer, lager & stout, advertising
Top 15 brands advertised (by media) £k Dec '99 - Nov '00 Totals Press Cinema Radio Outdoor ...
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US: Ahold sales growth bucks US gloom
A strong performance from Ahold's US division impressed analysts fearful that the economic slowdown across the Atlantic would hit sales at the Dutch food giant. Posting 2000 sales figures ahead of its full year results in March, Ahold put in its...
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Asda staff are bare but not the shelves
When Asda announces "everything's coming down", it normally means the price, but this time, they do mean everything. After the Women's Institutue and Somerfield's semi-nude effort last year, Asda colleagues at the Morley branch in West Yorkshire...