All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 66
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Newsagents sign up to Localink plan
Localink, the direct debit service designed to help newsagents struggling to finance their paper rounds, is generating “many thousands” of direct debit collections each month.
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Ongoing strike hits Jet retailers' fuel supplies
Independent retailers operating under the Jet fascia are struggling to source fuel because of a long-running strike by tanker drivers over pay and conditions.
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NewsBristol says its goodbyes to Somerfield
The last Somerfield store in Bristol is to close next week, bringing an end to a 137-year association with the city.
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Industry recognises value of apprentices
Companies across grocery have thrown their weight behind this week’s National Apprenticeship Week.
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Comment & Opinion
Why did Ugo struggle when all other discounters are flying?
Next week, Ugo Stores should have been celebrating its first anniversary. Instead, the fledgling discount chain…
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NewsPoundstretcher snaps up troubled Ugo chain from administration
Ugo Stores owed Nisa almost £1.9m before the troubled discount supermarket chain collapsed into administration and was sold to Poundstretcher.
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World News 11/2/12
Tesco has started pre-marketing for an initial public share offer that is thought to be Thailand’s biggest in five years.
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NewsSainsbury’s to sponsor tree planting project
Sainsbury’s is backing the Woodland Trust’s Jubilee Woods project, which is aiming to plant six million native British trees to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.
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NewsUgo's stocks plummet as suppliers pull out
Ugo Stores was experiencing serious supply problems before its sale was announced by owner Arthur Harris this week, The Grocer can reveal.
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Dual-fuel lorries give Nisa greener delivery
Nisa’s lorries are about to get greener thanks to new dual-fuel technology.
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NewsPersil offer kicks off Premier Mega Deals
Booker’s symbol fascia Premier has launched ‘Mega Deal’ to help indies lure shoppers away from the mults.
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World News 4/2/12
Japan has banned all poultry imports from Australia following an outbreak of avian flu.
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NewsTroubled discounter Ugo sold to ‘established national name’
Ugo Stores has been sold by owner Arthur Harris, The Grocer can reveal, to “a well-known and established brand name”.
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NewsRecord festive sales for East of England Co-op
East of England Co-operative Society has reported a record festive period, with sales of £7.5m in the week leading up to Christmas.
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NewsTeaspoon is drug gear, Sainsbury's tells Grocer journo
When is a teaspoon not a teaspoon? When it’s “drug paraphernalia”, The Grocer discovered this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesSovereigns, sport and cigs
The Olympics, Euro 2012, the Jubilee and the supermarket tobacco display ban could lead to a more than £1bn windfall for independents.
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World News 28/1/12
Asda is to launch its George fashion label in Beirut as part of its plans to extend the brand as a global franchise.
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NewsThe Co-op picks Tulip chief Murrells for top food role
Tulip UK boss Steve Murrells has been appointed the new chief executive of food at The Co-operative Group.
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NewsRecord market share for Colgate-Palmolive
Sales jumped 7.5% to $16.7bn at Colgate-Palmolive last year.
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Jempson's cuts fruit and veg prices
Sussex-based independent retailer Jempson’s has slashed the price of its fruit and veg by 10% to help its customers eat more healthily.