All The Grocer articles in 27 November 2004 – Page 3
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Sainsbury buys its third c-store chain
Sainsbury has bought its third convenience store operator, Midlands-based JB Beaumont Ltd, which ranked 48 on The Grocer’s Top 50 list.JB Beaumont has six convenience stores across the East Midlands and its turnover for the year ended May 29...
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M&S drops prices as Christmas nears
Shares at Marks & Spencer feel to its lowest level yesterday since Philip Green’s bid approach in May this year, amid fears that the retailer would have to add further discounting to shift surplus stock before Christmas.The retailer plans to...
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Britain’s most admired company is…
Cadbury Schweppes has won the title of Britain’s Most Admired Company ahead of Unilever, who took second place, followed by BP in third.The winners were announced at Management Today’s Britain’s most Admired Company awards at the MT Summitt,...
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Dairy Farm to buy Hero supermarkets
Dairy Farm, the Asian grocery retailer, has announced that its subsidiary, Nalacca BV, will make a tender offer for all the shares of PT Hero Supermarkets that are currently not owned by the Dairy Farm Group.PT Hero is Indonesia’s leading...
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Vodka looks to become Britain’s favourite
Vodka is increasing in popularity in Britain and is close to overtaking whisky consumption, according to the latest report by Datamonitor.The report found that on average each Briton consumers a litre of vodka every 12 months, which is just...
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Sainsbury’s nightmare before Christmas
One in 10 cases arriving at Sainsbury’s automated distribution centres still doesn’t scan and delivery accuracy to stores remains dire as the critical Christmas period approaches.Although Sainsbury is addressing poor picking accuracy at...
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Totty decides to quit UBUK
United Biscuits UK has stunned the sales world by announcing that Martin Totty is to leave the company in February to pursue his career elsewhere.UBUK created the role of sales director for Totty, who joined him from PepsiCo in May 2003. He...
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Superquinn offers new recruitment approach
Irish chain Superquinn has developed a new approach to store recruitment that focuses more on candidates’ attitudes and willingness to learn rather than previous skills and experience.Instead of asking applicants to send in a CV and attend...
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Ocado acquires £20m loan
Ocado, the online grocery business in partnership with Waitrose, has announced it has acquired a £20m loan from Lloyds TSB Corporate.The company reported a sales increase of 240% for the last financial year, and it plans to use the funding...
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