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WHY NOT LEARN WITH THE IGD?
IGD has a variety of courses for those interested in furthering their careers. These include one-day courses in ECR, business analysis, business management and serving the consumer. These are available both as open and company tailored courses. It...
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Tasting Panelists
THE EXPERT Arabella Woodrow Master of Wine and wine buyer for Forth Wines This is a deep garnet red colour with a pleasant savoury nose that is a bit heavy on the oak. At least it is not soupy like many commercial Riojas. It ...
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A stretching' rebranding
Waitrose will reopen three of its rebranded Somerfield stores by June. But the store openings, in Sudbury, Paddock Wood and Hythe, will mean Waitrose's services department will be "uncomfortably stretched", as the company rushes to open the other...
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There will have to be a shakeout'
Beverage Brands is building up its business in the premium packaged spirits sector with the launch of Woody's Ice. The category is growing fast with new brands coming on to the market on a regular basis. But marketing manager Karen Salters claimed...
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THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS 3
April 7, 1990. A range of green products is to be launched next week with the express aim of "intensifying the environmental product war". The Green Alternative brand will cover 18 household lines, some of which represent "firsts" in the field,...
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ACE PERFORMANCE
The newstrade honoured circulation excellence at the annual Association of Circulation Executives awards. Winners for outstanding service to retailers included the Financial Times for its millennium edition, which carried a 50% retail margin to...
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New mark not just another symbol'
The NFU has rejected industry criticism its new British farm assurance mark is "just another symbol to add to the plethora already in the trade". Given a high profile launch by Tony Blair at his farm crisis meeting in Downing Street on Thursday,...
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THE ART OF THE FLEXIBLE
Consumers will juggle the many different types of shopping channel predicts Martin Hayward The wringing of hands, the frantic forecasting, the corporate gloom and the internet mania must stop. The debate about the impact of e-shopping replayed in...
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Asda starts plugging in to Wal-Mart data power
Julian Hunt Asda stores are about to start hooking up to Wal-Mart's powerful Retail Link intranet information system. Andy Clarke, head of systems integration at the supermarket chain, said the technology would go live in one store in two weeks'...