All The Grocer articles in 11 November 2006 – Page 2
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Oh what a tangled web we weaved
With the all-important Christmas trading period looming, The Grocer 33's latest internet shopping exercise has painted a not so merry picture of the five major retailers' online operations. We asked our shoppers to order the same list...
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M&S on a roll - without online
Marks & Spencer has shelved plans to get into online grocery as it believes it would make no money, despite rivals racing to offer bigger, better services. The retailer, which this week announced a 4.7% increase in food sales for the...
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Nisa-Today's ripe for tie-up with Landmark?
A merger between Nisa-Today's and buying group Landmark is a distinct possibility following the collapse of the Nisa/Costcutter deal and the retirement of Nisa-Today's chairman Dudley Ramsden, according to wholesale trade sources. Calls...
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Comment & Opinion
Mourinho's way? I'll take O'Neill's
Sitting and watching Stuart Rose present on M&S' excellent interims this week, it was hard not to notice how much credit he continually gave to the team beneath him. It was quite endearing, but more importantly, enlightening. Chief executives...
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Shop Profile WH & HM Young
Wholesalers are facing a tough time and WH & HM Young, ranked 21 on The Grocer's Big 30 list, is no exception. But at least MD Lee Furness has been able to vent his spleen recently in his submission to the Competition Commission's inquiry into...
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Q&A with Henri Henriques manager of the week
How long have you worked for Morrisons? I'm a real old timer. I joined Safeway more than 35 years ago and have been a store manager for the past 24. In that time I have managed eight stores mainly within the M25 area and opened two, including the...
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Pepsi goes to the Max on YouTube
PepsiCo is linking up with website of the moment YouTube as its battle with Coca-Cola for supremacy in male cola intensifies. A Pepsi Max-branded channel runs on YouTube later this month, which will link to a new-look site. Both encourage...
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Home Office gets tough on 'problem premises'
Retailers with a history of selling booze to underage consumers will face extra test-purchasing stings, The Grocer has learned. The Home Office recently conducted a wave of checks focusing on suspect retailers and pubs - and the results...
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Postman gets the treatment
GlaxoSmithKline is backing its Beechams cold and flu treatments with £6.6m this winter, its biggest spend yet. The activity, which consists of TV and outdoor ads, puts the main emphasis on the All-in-one Liquid pocket packs and builds on...
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Stuart Rose: on your Marks, get set, grow
There is no disputing that Marks & Spencer oozes Britishness. And despite its financial troubles in recent years, few would dispute the retailer retained consumer trust. But now that it is so triumphantly back on track, how far can that trust...
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Sainsbury's plans fruit and veg roadshows
Store managers and consumers need more education about fresh produce, Sainsbury's says. The retailer claims it sells more fresh produce per customer than competitors, and is launching initiatives to keep it that way. Staff in the...
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Profiles
Thompson new MD at Inter Link Foods
Chris Thompson is the new MD of cake manufacturer Inter Link Foods, replacing Paul Griffiths who stepped down last month to pursue charitable interests. Thompson rises from group finance director, a role he has held since 2004....
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Foreign focus
Product: Scrubbing Bubbles automatic shower cleaner Company: SC Johnson Country: United States. Devices of one kind or another seem to be taking the household cleaning market by storm. The proliferation of sweepers, hand-held...
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Jean-Christophe Novelli ready for Findus meals
Findus has teamed up with Michelin-starred celebrity chef Jean-Christophe Novelli to launch a range of upmarket ready meals. The new collection features the famously temperamental kitchen maestro on packaging and is aimed at bringing back...
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Retailers reap rewards of featured promotions
Princes red salmon, Tilda rice and the ubiquitous Stella Artois all featured off-shelf as well as in their categories in the week ending 30 October, thanks to a number of high profile promotions. This week the x for y promotional mechanic...
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Online failing todeliver
Inaccurate, incomplete, out of stock and delivered at the wrong time. The Grocer 33's latest online shopping survey has painted a dismal picture of the five major online retailers' operations - just five weeks ahead of...
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Comment & Opinion
Enjoy rejection. It's the first step to a satisfactory result
An account manager sits down for the annual price negotiation with her category buyer and presents the new list price with an average 2½% price increase across the board. The buyer looks at the list and accepts the changes instantly. After the...
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'Suppliers hold the evidence of different price treatment'
The 'waterbed effect' exists and questioning suppliers will reveal the disparity between their relationships with supermarkets and the wholesale sector, the Association of Convenience Stores claimed this week. An ACS spokesman said the...
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