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Republic of Ireland: Below cost selling ban may be ended
After three years of deliberations, Ireland's Competition and Mergers Review Group has submitted a report calling for an end to the ban on below cost selling as laid out in the Restrictive Practices (Groceries) Order 1987. Publishing the report,...
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Republic of Ireland: Killarney the stage for battle as Lidl
Lidl's first store in the Irish Republic is now under construction and set to challenge the market's big two Tesco and Dunnes when it opens in September. The 1,230 sq m outlet is on a greenfield site on the outskirts of Killarney, the leading...
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The food chain: Charles: rural beauty at risk
Clive Beddall Prince Charles turned up the heat in the farmers' fast expanding Buy British Food' crusade this week with a clear warning to supermarkets and consumers that the countryside's natural beauty is at risk if shoppers fail to support...
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Multiples encouraged to take price marked packs for beer
A pricing mechanic which has been used extensively in independents is moving into the multiples. Both Scottish Courage and Whitbread are encouraging the major multiples to introduce the price marked packs which have been a feature of independent...
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Britvic's Ice Blast in the mood for a bit of a fling
IceBlast Britvic's answer to Slush Puppy is to sponsor the scary new ride at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Building on the relationship begun with the Pepsi Max Big One, Britvic will sponsor the new Ice Blast Sensation for the next three years. The...
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C-stores: Spar boosts its profile as a convenience store
Spar UK is strengthening its position as a convenience retailer with a burst of marketing development focusing on added value foods, news and magazines, plus mobile phone and banking services. Marketing director Neil Henry said the time of having a...
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FWD DrinkSummit Conference: Brewers risk losing control'
The brewers are becoming deal junkies and forfeiting control of their brands to the multiple grocers. Landmark's trading director Martin Williams had this harsh message for them at the annual Federation of Wholesale Distributors' Drinksummit...
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Loyalty cards: Safeway will suffer says JS marketer
Sainsbury has held high level discussions about whether to drop its Reward Card scheme, we can reveal. The chain's new marketing director, Sara Weller, admitted it had done a "full and proper review" of its loyalty scheme in the 18 months before...
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Competition Commission: No delays to inquiry'
There will no delays to the Competition Commission's probe into the supermarket sector, even though it is having to run a couple of "back up hearings". The promise came in an exclusive interview with Commission chairman Derek Morris, who confirmed...
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Confectionery: Mars stresses value of its Minis
Mars has extended its M&M's brand in a move that will see it going head to head with Nestlé's Mini Smarties. M&M's Minis are due to be launched next month in a tube containing 115 sweets that will retail for 39p. Mars claims this offers greater...
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OC&C strategy consultants
OC&C Strategy Consultants is a leading international strategy consulting firm, dedicated to providing high-level assistance to senior executives of major corporations. The firm serves a wide range of clients from offices in Boston, Dusseldorf,...
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OC&C Strategy Consultants
OC&C Strategy Consultants is a leading international strategy consulting firm, dedicated to providing high-level assistance to senior executives of major corporations. The firm serves a wide range of clients from offices in Amsterdam, Boston,…
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OC&C STRATEGY CONSULTANTS
OC&C Strategy Consultants is a leading international strategy consulting firm, dedicated to providing high level assistance to senior executives in major corporations. The firm serves a wide range of clients from offices in Amsterdam, Boston,...
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OC&C strategy consultants
OC&C Strategy Consultants is a leading international strategy consulting firm, dedicated to providing high-level assistance to senior executives of major corporations. The firm serves a wide range of clients from offices in Boston, Dusseldorf,...
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United States: Consumers drifting from superstores
Supermarkets in the US have been told they need to build stronger customer loyalty, or rival retailers will continue to capture a bigger chunk of the food business. A report from AC Nielsen shows consumers are spending less money in supermarkets...
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ICEBERG CROP WILL HAVE TO BE CUT
English iceberg lettuce growers believe that production will have to be cut by between 10% and 20% to make the crop profitable. Estimates put this year's acreage at 8% below last season. There is greater hope, however, for other leafy varieties...
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The CTN Guide: On sale
Monday May 15 CM Cosmopolitan June issue carries 16 page male centrefolds, plus the chance to win a Peugeot 206LX CM Esquire June issue carries an exclusive interview with David Beckham, and carries a walleted June issue of the newly launched...
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Drinks: Diet Sunny D for summer
A low-sugar variant of Sunny Delight will hit shop shelves this summer. Procter & Gamble has brought the launch forward by a couple of months to counter negative press coverage centring on the high sugar content of Sunny Delight. So far the bad...
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Staff development
How Asda is using diversity to gain a long term business advantage The European Parliament debate of May 18 took a vote to amend heavily proposals by the Commission to tighten up European legislation on racial discrimination, particularly in...
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STAFF DEVELOPMENT
Grocerjobs.co.uk proving a big hit Internet technology may be up to the minute, but some sites are often a bit out of date. But at www.grocerjobs.co.uk the vacancies on the home page are less than 24 hours old. Some 6,500 job seekers are already...