All articles by Beth Brooks – Page 79
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Makro testing delivery service at eight depots
Makro Cash & Carry is trialling a delivery service, The Grocer has learned.The ongoing trials are understood to be from eight depots, where Makro has recruited delivery customer consultants, in Glasgow, Washington, Hull, Leeds,...
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No 25p eggs this year, as retailers avoid oversupply
Consumers hoping to grab cut-price Easter eggs are set to be disappointed.Wholesalers are reporting limited excess Easter egg stock this year, unlike last year when supermarkets returned hundreds of thousands of eggs to manufacturers,...
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NewsGreenpeace points finger at Nestlé over palm oil policies
Greenpeace has really stuck the boot in to Nestlé with its gory Kit Kat video. How damaging will the campaign be and why just Nestlé? Beth Phillips reports
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Has the deli had its day?
Posh delis seem to have lost out to more egalitarian farm shops and farmers’ markets in the downturn, shoppers turned off by their overtly premium offer. With the economy still looking decidedly shaky, Beth Phillips reports
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Marks: The Co-op can match mults on price
The Co-operative Group is set to play the multiples at their own game by pushing itself as a value retailer.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, chief executive Peter Marks said the society known for its social values after last year's...
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As buying power increases, Marks’s promises are cheap
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Peter Marks talks to Beth Phillips about the integration with Somerfield and Britannia and his plans for this year
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Asco supplier lodges winding-up petition for £25k unpaid bill
Fledgling supermarket chain Asco Stores is facing legal action after being accused of failing to pay a supplier.The Warrington-based retailer has had a winding-up petition lodged against it by the supplier, who claims Asco has failed to...
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Quality Test: Pure set honey
Honey is my spread of choice on toast, although I usually stick to runny honey. However, Waitrose’s offering has tempted me to switch to set honey.
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NewsPalmer & Harvey poised for fourth round of redundancies
Palmer & Harvey is poised to make a fourth major round of job cuts in less than two years, The Grocer can reveal.
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An old-fashioned fix
Morris & Son is a “problem-solving business” specialising in buying excess or unwanted stock – and more recently struggling confectionery businesses, as Beth Phillips reports
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Tobacco sector in last gasp legal challenge
Imperial Tobacco is considering legal action against the tobacco display ban as industry efforts to prevent it had fallen on deaf ears.
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Indie supermarkets defy recession with big swing
The renaissance of the independent supermarket scene helped the independent grocery retail sector to record a recession-busting increase in both sales and profits last year.
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Camelot’s e-payment move could assist sale
Camelot Group's plans to provide e-payment services through lottery terminals will make the National Lottery operator more attractive to potential buyers, industry sources have claimed.Last week, Camelot Group announced that it planned...
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The Top 50 Independents: The will to survive
The past year hasn’t quite been apocalyptic, but at times it has felt like it. Beth Phillips looks at how the UK’s Top 50 independent retailers have fared – and finds variety discounters and small supermarkets leading the wayArctic weather conditions brought more misery last month, but they were great ...
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Top 50 Independents: The will to survive
The past year hasn’t quite been apocalyptic, but at times it has felt like it. Beth Phillips looks at how the UK’s Top 50 independent retailers have fared – and finds variety discounters and small supermarkets leading the way
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NewsMost Asda price cuts ‘still just a penny’
Many of the price cuts implemented at Asda are still for just 1p, an investigation by the Guardian has claimed.
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NewsHuddersfield c-store owner killed as robberies surge
A convenience store owner from Huddersfield has died following a robbery by a gang of teenagers in his store.
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Makro hits higher gear in its cost-cutting drive
Makro Cash & Carry has set out ambitious plans to make cost savings of £12m this year, The Grocer has learnt. The loss-making wholesaler made cost savings of £6m in 2009 and is understood to have told staff that it plans to double...
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Bibby circles McColl in bid to create new retailing behemoth
Six months after its bid to buy Nisa-Today's was rejected, Bibby Line Group has set its sights on Britain's biggest independent convenience store and CTN chain, The Grocer understands.
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Netto shifts strategy to focus on clearance
Netto is planning to introduce more clearance lines to its stores in a move that will shift its offer closer to that of variety discount retailers B&M Bargains and Home Bargains than its traditional rivals Aldi and Lidl.