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We need real NPD, not just me-toos
from David Lowings, director, 42 Consulting, MaidenheadSir; I would like to add a resounding endorsement to Mark Murphy’s criticism of the lack of innovation across all categories at present (‘Tesco attacks brands’ NPD record’, The...
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Taylor chief exec of combined Musgrave
Budgens’ commercial director Mike Taylor has been promoted to chief executive of the newly combined Musgrave/Budgens/ Londis business following a senior management reshuffle.He will take up his new post on January 1, reporting to Musgrave UK...
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Safeway’s NPD director takes on Sainsbury Brand
Safeway new product development director, Judith Batchelar, will join Sainsbury as director of Sainsbury Brand early in the new year. Batchelar joined Safeway in 2001 and was responsible for growing the Safeway brand. In 2002 she headed its...
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Austin Reed expertise for Tesco
Chris Holmes, managing director of Austin Reed Group, is quitting the company to join Tesco’s international non-food division early in the new year.Holmes will be reporting to international support office director Dido Harding. He will be...
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The people behind Caravan
>>The first of three features on the trade’s welfare charityTwo years ago Gillian Barker was a high flier at Safeway but she made the decision to get out and do some good for the retail industry she has worked in all her...
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NVQ status for Tesco training
Tesco has been chosen to provide a blueprint for training for the whole UK retail sector.The multiple has been granted NVQ accreditation for its retail apprenticeships, the first time a UK retailer has won such recognition for an in-house...
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Haslett is in the family way with new ad approach
Northern Irish symbol group J& J Haslett, operator of the province’s Mace outlets, has launched a TV advertising campaign which it claimed was a departure from the clichéd predictability or celebrity endorsement approaches of its...
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Special trolley adjusts to help kids with disabilities
A trolley for children with disabilities and special needs has been developed for Waitrose after a shopper requested the device for her son.The seat has adjustable head, arm and leg supports and can be used by youngsters between two and six...
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christmas orders
Budgens has launched a festive food ordering service so customers can order seasonal products to collect from their local store in the run-up to Christmas.The range of turkey and savoury foods will be supported by a brochure and...
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Spar trials RFID
Spar International will be monitoring the results of an RFID trial at Spar Austria early next year to gauge whether the technology could be applied successfully by other Spar members, including the UK.Spar Austria, which has a significant share...
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Moto expands Simply Food
Six Simply Food stores will be opened at motorway service stations in the next 18 months as a result of Marks and Spencer’s extension to its franchise contract with Moto, part of Compass Group.The number of Simply Food motorway stores will...
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JS keeps up the variety show
Sainsbury is planning to launch new varieties into its fresh produce sections at least every two months for the foreseeable future according to its vegetable and salad buyers.Speaking exclusively to The Grocer, they said they were firmly...
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Pink Lady in an instant
Sainsbury’s Pink Lady pre-packs and polybags will carry an instant-win on-pack promotion designed to drive sales in the run-up to Christmas. Created by Chingford Fruits, which ran a similar campaign on Sainsbury’s cherries earlier in the year,...
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n co-op’s a good eggThe Co-operative Group has won a Good Egg Award for increasing free range egg sales.The British Free Range Egg Producers Association praised the retailer for increasing the free range share of its total egg sales from 11% to 60% in six years....
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Aldi soup launch
Discounter supermarket group Aldi is launching a new range of low calorie fresh soups.Available in three varieties – Tomato & Red Pepper, Spicy Parsnip and Chicken & Sweetcorn – all the soups contain less than 3.4g of fat and 53 calories...
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Tesco enters JC’s Kitchen
Fine foods distributor Petty, Wood is entering new territory by introducing a range of low-carb foods into Tesco.The new offerings, branded JC’s Kitchen, are being developed and manufactured by UK-based Natural Balance Foods and exclusively...
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Don’t discount their advantage
The discount chains are tightening their grip on continental Europe. Could the same happen here? John Wood and Siân Harrington reportFor mainstream retailers operating in the UK, Aldi’s announcement...
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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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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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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...