All The Grocer articles in 19 October 2002 – Page 2
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Triumphant Booths urges independents to take risks
Wine Retailer of the Year Booths can teach a thing or two to independents seeking to compete with multiples on wine Booths Supermarkets now has a terrific marketing platform on which to build its wine business after a shake-up that should strike...
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Mawby to bring clearer focus to ranging at KS
Rod Addy Kim Mawby has been appointed category development director for Kwik Save. Her appointment is part of the ongoing development of two separate business units for Somerfield and Kwik Save. She will be heading a team of 20 category...
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Tesco broadens Finest with homeware lines
Julian Hunt A raft of homeware products has been introduced to the Tesco Finest range as part of a major overhaul of the multiple's most important sub-brand. Finest has already been stretched into health and beauty products. But the...
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When Budgens moved into Irish hands in July, the message fro
The other, Musgrave UK executive chairman Eoin McGettigan, bought a one-way ticket to Budgens HQ in Ruislip. But he has not set about hoisting the tricolour above the entrance just yet. "Commitment and proximity to the business was important to the...
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Orders can be like buses. None, then three at once. Forecast
Retailers now provide a wealth of sales and inventory data via web-based portals to let suppliers see exactly how and where their products are selling. But come Christmas, a new product launch or even an unexpected bout of sunshine, the best laid...
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Horticultural unity call by Tory
David Shapley The horticultural industry needs to emerge from the shadow of agriculture, according to MP Michael Jack. The former Conservative minister for agriculture, speaking at the British Tomato Grower Association's conference, called...
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n Kurt campaign
The Observer is launching a high profile TV and radio marketing campaign to back up a three-week long serialisation of the forthcoming journals of tragic musician Kurt Cobain. The book is being serialised in Observer Magazine on the 20, 27 October...
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Tesco impatient to enter China, Japan
Tesco has detailed its ambitions for further overseas expansion and signalled an eventual switch to warehouses to support its internet shopping business. The company already has a presence in Ireland, Hungary, Poland, Thailand, the Czech...
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Cider fights for a rebirth
Strongbow achieved a lot but much work must still be done The dust is settling on cider after a flurry of activity which has given it the kind of platform it has craved for years. Strongbow's £11m promotional budget for the last year...
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Waiting for closure on the issue of screwcaps
Tesco has taken a lead on the cork issue, but others linger So the Royals prefer the sound of popping corks, judging by Prince Charles' pronouncement earlier this year about "nasty plastic plugs". And that's fine, as long as they don't shop at...
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Coke in the very image of Harry Potter
Simon Mowbray Coca-Cola is embarking on what it claims is "one of the most exciting promotions" it has ever run, by signing up to a multi-million pack deal with the latest Harry Potter movie. The first batch of more than 20 million special...
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Single counter for new Combi
Londis and the Post Office will be unveiling the next generation Combi counter at a store in Leyton, east London on November 25. The combination stores use a single counter for both retail and post office operations instead of having a...
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Things are hotting up in the cream liqueur market with retai
Diageo is yet to reveal what plans are up its sleeve for Christmas, although it has pledged a £3m investment on top of the £21m spend on Baileys for the recently launched extension, Baileys Minis. Steve Gannon, deputy commercial director at...
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Lawson will develop OTC
Pfizer Consumer Healthcare has appointed Carlton Lawson as UK marketing director to develop sales of its OTC medicines and hygiene products. Lawson will be responsible for brands such as Calpol, Benylin, Listerine, Sudafed and Benadryl. He was...
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paper trail can be distinctly dubious
from Philip Richardson, Manor Farm, Wymondham, Norfolk Sir; Patrick Holden's attack on the Food Standards Agency (Letters, October 5) contains, as usual, his own distorted view to suit the agenda of the Soil Association. The FSA advised the...
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UK is driving value out'
John Wood Procter & Gamble's European head Paul Polman has warned Tesco and Asda/Wal-Mart that their obsession with forcing down prices was driving value out of UK grocery and could cause permanent damage. Speaking at the IGD 2002 Convention...
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Setting store by Edwards
Budgens has boosted its property department with two senior appointments as it steps up its store opening programme. Sian Edwards has been promoted to senior controller and will be involved in the development of new stores. Edwards joined...
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There must be end-to-end integrity
from Ray Treseder, Consumer Business, Deloitte Consulting Sir; re the Analysis article about backroom stock Taking the flak in your own backyard' (September 14). I agree that in the last 50 yards of the supply chain lack of visibility, pack...
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Tait quits Scottish Enterprise
Rod Addy The director of food and drink at Scottish Enterprise Jonathan Tait is leaving the organisation. Tait was unavailable for comment as The Grocer went to press, but a spokesman for the agency said: "Jonathan has decided to take the...
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NPD Spring at Express
Chinese ready meals specialist Oriental Express is bringing out its own version of a time-honoured takeaway favourite  Spring Roll & Chips. Price-marked at 99p, the latest offering comes in two variants at launch  Vegetable, and Sweet &...
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