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THE GROCER FOCUS ON OWN LABEL: Raising the glass ceiling on
Own label wine is narrowing the gap between itself and brands, but beers and spirits are also striding ahead reports Tim Palmer The own label proposition in the drinks aisles used to be simple. For beers and spirits it was a cheap, average quality...
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Daily newspaper circulation
Newspaper March 2000 Mth/mth +/-% The Mirror 2,260,307 -0.41 Daily Record 622,703 -0.5 Daily Star 515,699 1.76 The Sun ...
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It's now too late for former staff to claim says M&S
Marks and Spencer will not be facing a huge pay out to former managers, the chain has claimed. Former M&S food marketing and design executive Gerry Hodes was unfairly dismissed last year, according to a recent industrial tribunal decision, and is...
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Dairy: Making a return?
There are growing signs in the UK and Irish Republic that large corporate concerns are increasingly uncomfortable with the margins they can make on commodity products like butter, cheese and skimmed milk powder. Look across the Irish Sea, where...
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Tobacco: Shock as date threat remains
Exclusive Julian Hunt Wholesalers and independent retailers are reeling at news the government has not entirely ditched its plan to introduce UK duty paid date marked packs for cigarettes. The industry thought the Chancellor had dropped the...
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Somerfield: U-turn: We don't want the distraction'
The new Somerfield management team has announced a u-turn in the company's plans, taking 350 Kwik Save stores off the market. The announcement caused a sudden drop in share price last week after the City baulked at the third change of direction in...
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Supplements: Dr Hessayon on low note
The Sunday Telegraph will tomorrow launch a three-part gardening supplement called Take it Easy. The supplement, which will be carried with the Sunday Telegraph Magazine, focuses on low maintenance gardening. It features articles by two of the...
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Positive thinking: No effort, much to gain
Retailers already taking part in the Future Positive project are delighted by the lack of hassle involved, and back the scheme's ambition to give independents access to more information. Dipak Brahmbhatt decided his convenience store, Premier...
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THE GROCER FOCUS ON OWN LABEL: Highs and lows of own label's
TN Sofres Superpanel's client services director Allan Breeze attributes the recent decline in own label growth to a wider range of brand names A fter decades of growth, own label is showing signs of slowing down. The decline may be slight 0 .5%...
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THE GROCER FOCUS ON OWN LABEL
Own label products are increasingly being used as a salvo in the retailer wars to gain the competitive edge. What was once a cheap, basic alternative to major brands, has progressed throughout the 1990s when three tier pricing strategies of...
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Mergers: THE MATING GAME
With all this talk of another European mega alliance in the air, who would make a good partner for Tesco, Sainsbury or Safeway? Gerald J Corbae and Anita Balchandani of Roland Berger get into blind date mood with the hard facts The food...
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LOCATION: Nice place you've got there
How much does a company's location matter? Is it central to attracting good recruits? And is it crucial for a robust brand heritage? John Porter studies his maps Location, location, location has long been a retail cliché. But does location...
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Launch talk
Golden Wonder is spending £1m on the launch of Wotsits Wafflers a brand extension of children's snack Wotsits. Wafflers, which will go to the impulse trade next month and to the multiples in the autumn, is targeted at 11-15 year olds. Support...
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Positive thinking
Suppliers will be getting detailed and thorough information about independents' stock needs thanks to a visionary new service from William Reed Knowledge Store Future Positive. Now, independents will be able to operate to their maximum...
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Quota slump
Milk quota prices have dropped through the 20ppl while leased quota is trading at 4ppl. This is about a third of the average price that would have been paid for it in April 1997. Raw milk was trading at over 23ppl at that time. The drop in quota...
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Source of the spend
An 11 month press campaign and TV sponsorship are the latest initiatives supporting Whitbread's Vodka Source. The brewer is backing the brand with an £8m budget and within that has doubled the media support to £5m. The latest ad continues the...
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The Grocer Focus on fruit juices and juice drinks: Top 10 br
1. Sunny Delight juice drink 2. Ocean Spray juice drink 3. Sainsbury long life juice 4. Del Monte pure juice 5. Tropicana pure juice 6. Tesco ...
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Lamb: Closure of ABP's Bathgate plant postponed
Closure of one of the major UK lamb killing and packing plants, the Anglo Beef Processors Bathgate abattoir in southern Scotland, has been postponed. But Irish-owned ABP dismissed initial rumours of a management buyout or sale. Bathgate had been...
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Invergordon adds three
Invergordon Distillers has expanded its marketing department with three new staff. Chris Conway joins as trade marketing manager, looking after planning for own label and branded portfolios. He was formerly customer marketing manager for Scottish...
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Girl fun all over again
Halewood is renewing its campaign for the sparkling perry Lambrini with a TV and poster campaign starting this month. The latest advertising builds on the Lambrini girls just want to have fun' catchline from last year. TV ads worth £400,000 will...