All The Grocer articles in 27 June 2009
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Comment & Opinion
Editor's Comment: 'We need your help to fight looming calendar crunch'
It’s a very midsummer madness. Right now all thoughts are with sun, sand, picnics, holidays, and the welcome impact of a heatwave. But in retail, July also means Christmas – the golden quarter – is just around the corner.
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News
Christmas misery to come if we don’t delay tax hikes
A Christmas bombshell of VAT and duty hikes and the withdrawal of trade credit support threatens this vital trading period and beyond. Join our new campaign to fight it. By James Ball
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News
The Grocer calls on Chancellor to avert Christmas mayhem
The “arbitrary” decision to impose a 31 December deadline for the VAT hike and the end of trade credit insurance support threatens to undermine the Christmas trading period, experts have warned – so The Grocer has launched a campaign to fight it.
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News
Everything goes with Aldi’s Anything Goes
Aldi is attempting to appeal to the palate of the masses with the launch of a white wine that claims to ‘go with anything’.
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News
Diageo culls 900 jobs in Scots restructuring
As many as 900 jobs are to be axed from Diageo’s packaging operations in Scotland.
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Profits down but Greene King grabs market share
Brewer and pub operator Greene King has posted a 15% drop in full-year group pre-tax profits to £118.5m, on sales up 1.3% at £954.6m.
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News
Recession spawns unethical consumers
The recession will have a significant long-term impact on shoppers’ ethical principles, according to a new survey.
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Tesco unveils new City Kitchen ready meals range
Tesco is trying to challenge the perception that ready meals are intrinsically unhealthy with the launch of a new premium range of chilled dishes.
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Prices are low, but who should shoppers thank?
All the major retailers point out in their ad campaigns how much they're doing to keep prices low for their customers.
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Comment & Opinion
Third Party: Know your shoppers and you’ll keep them
The recession is having an impact on every business, regardless of size. While in most cases it is contributing to a serious slowdown in sales, for some it is having the opposite effect. Only a couple of months ago, one large grocery retailer...
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News
It’s not for men
Beer and pizza have traditionally been the preserve of men but now they are being targeted at women. Nicolette Allen asks whether the strategy will work
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News
Money-back guarantee by Whiskas
Whiskas has combined the launch of a money-back guarantee with a new cat model competition. Whiskas adult 12-pouch packs will feature a satisfaction guarantee until the end of the year, which promises a full refund if the cat dislikes the...
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News
Nisa-Today’s launches new Gold package
Nisa-Today's has launched the second phase of its New Era Trading Terms loyalty scheme, to run alongside its existing scheme.
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Heinz Snap Pots get a healthier version
Heinz has launched a healthy version of its Beanz Snack Pots range.
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Everyday lines to be extended by Ocado
Ocado is planning to extend its budget own-label Everyday range because it has been "trading in a very popular manner" since it was rolled out late last year.
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Comment & Opinion
Our man from the DRIP
Don Pumsey at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing
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News
Discovery picks Peck to spearhead its relaunch
Mexican food specialist Discovery Foods has promoted Andy Peck to managing director to oversee a relaunch of the brand and claw back market share.
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News
Retailers told to push low meat/dairy diets
Retailers must help tackle climate change by encouraging shoppers to eat less meat and dairy, the WWF has claimed.
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Macca doesn’t go far enough on meat and dairy, says WWF
The upcoming WWF report goes far further than Paul McCartney's Meat-Free Mondays, calling for a revolution in consumption. Michael Barker reports
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Critical Eye... on who's ruining Sainsbury's today
Never mind Britain’s Got Talent. The show that had everyone talking this week was the culmination of I’m Ruining Sainsbury’s – sorry, I’m Running Sainsbury’s (Tuesday, Channel 4) – the supermarket’s televised quest for free publicity. Oh, and the next ‘big idea’ that will have Tesco running for the hills ...