All The Grocer articles in 4 August 2007 – Page 3
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News
Sainsbury's online: feel the love...
In the battle for supremacy in online grocery, Sainsbury's has a new weapon - free food. One shopper, temporarily incapacitated and forced to rely on home deliveries, received a few extras in the past few weeks. Besides amassing £30 worth of credit...
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Stores on greener path with new pack formats
The drinks industry is being urged by retailers to do more to reduce its environmental impact. Tesco is asking its suppliers to look at more environmentally friendly packaging, while Sainsbury's and Waitrose have confirmed listings of BWS products...
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Profiles
Niklas sets out his vision for FreshXpress
In a bleak, windy car park near a council estate in St Helens, Paul Niklas stands out like a sore thumb. Dressed in a pin-striped suit, his appearance is in sharp contrast to the 'more relaxed' attire of the majority of customers at the newly opened...
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Nisa goes for GDA labels in health revamp for Heritage
Nisa-Today's is to roll out front-of-pack Guideline Daily Amounts labelling across its Heritage own label range by next spring. The buying group said it had plumped for GDAs over the Food Standards Agency's preferred traffic lights-based scheme...
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Talking shop - Gerard Keenan
All this concern over flatulent livestock and global warming is deeply frustrating, says Gerard Keenan, chairman of animal nutritionist Keenan. The solution is already here. It's been a bad couple of weeks for cattle. They have received extremely...
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A helping hand - or a hindrance?
The most significant change in retail planning guidance for more than a decade is about to take place. In less than eight weeks the government will unveil details of its draft revision of 2005's Planning Policy Statement 6 (PPS6). A key plank of the...
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Modern look for Soberano
Spanish brandy Soberano has adopted a new look in a bid to appeal to a more contemporary audience. The brandy's new bottle shape follows focus group research in its domestic market and is designed to enhance the drink's high quality message, while...
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Kellogg recalls Crunchy Nut cereal
Kellogg has recalled boxes of Crunchy Nut cereal following a small number of complaints from customers of an unusual taste from some packs.There is no risk to health and the tainted taste was a quality issue and not a food safety issue, the...
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Tesco extends Dobbies offer
Tesco has extended its recommended cash offer for Dobbies Garden Centre for a second time.The first closing date of the 1,500p a share offer, which Tesco tabled in June, was 18 July but this was extended to 8 August. However, this would now...
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Reader survey - grocery inquiry
Despite the thoroughness of the Competition Commission's inquiry, which will not see publication of its findings until February 2008, many c-store owners are sceptical about whether it will have a positive impact on their businesses, according to...
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Shop Profile - Proudfoot Group
Store Numbers: fourStaff: 200Turnover: £18.9m Type of operation: supermarket chainAs the deadline for the Competition Commission's findings on the grocery market comes ever closer, Mark Proudfoot, joint MD of the Proudfoot Group,...
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