All The Grocer articles in 27 October 2007 – Page 4

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    Reader Survey

    2007-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Source: Email poll of wholesalers Wholesalers have had to work harder than ever to get the most from their businesses after the wet weather this summer hit sales and disrupted supply. Almost three quarters (71%) of wholesalers in...

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    Booker sales rise

    2007-10-30T08:19:00Z

    Booker has reported a 36.8% increase in half-year pre-tax profit to £21.2m on sales up 2.5% at £1.5bn.Like-for-like sales rose 0.4% in the six months to 14 September, the wholesaler said. Sales to retailers fell 0.8% during the period...

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    Grocery market 'more competitive than ever'

    2007-10-30T08:55:00Z

    The grocery market is 'more competitive than ever', a study by Verdict Research has claimed.Less than 24 hours before the Competition Commission releases the provisional findings of its groceries market inquiry, the study found no one chain...

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    Groceries market provisional findings

    2007-10-31T07:10:00Z

    The UK groceries market is delivering a good deal for consumers but action is needed to improve competition in a number of local markets and to address relationships between retailers and their suppliers, the Competition Commission (CC) has...

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    Groceries market inquiry - summary of findings

    2007-10-31T09:45:00Z

    A summary of the findings and possible remedies of the Competition Commission's provisional report of the groceries market inquiry:Findings Market definition Precise market definition will differ across local geographic...

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    Media reacts to groceries inquiry findings

    2007-11-01T08:53:00Z

    The long-awaited release of the Competition Commission's provisional findings of its groceries market inquiry has prompted a flurry of opinion in the media.The Competition Commission provisionally concluded yesterday that the UK groceries...

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    Dalla Mura leaves Bernard Matthews

    2007-11-02T09:11:00Z

    Bernard Matthews' chief executive Bart Dalla Mura has left the turkey producer, The Grocer has learned.Dalla Mura, who joined Bernard Matthews in July 2006, is understood to have departed on Monday.His exit follows a tough year for...