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NewsAnimée beer is slow to win over the ladies
Sales of Animée, the lager for ladies, have reached just £300,000 in its first four months on supermarket shelves.
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Maxxium aims to reinvigorate RTDs with Sourz spirits spin-off
Maxxium is introducing an RTD version of its fast-growing Sourz spirits brand.
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NewsNatoora gives Ocado a fresh string to its bow
Ocado is boosting its fresh foods offer through a tie-up with high-end restaurant supplier Natoora.
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NewsOFT: ‘Nothing to gain from fresh newstrade probe’
The Office of Trading will not carry out a review of the newspaper and magazine distribution sector.
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NewsTesco exec blasts ‘red’ South Korean policies
Tesco’s boss in South Korea has ignited a political storm after blasting lawmakers in the key Asian market as “red”.
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NewsPotted Fish Co makes headway with Sainsbury’s
A small potted fish company from Devon has made the jump from market stalls into the mults after securing listings with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsTesco asks Wood to spearhead UK marketing revamp
Tesco has launched a shake-up of its marketing team, turning to former Kraft and Unilever marketing supremo David Wood to spearhead a fresh assault on its rivals.
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NewsTesco slides again in latest Kantar rankings
Tesco’s market share has slid to a new seven-year low in the latest rankings from Kantar Worldpanel.
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NewsOld Somerfield stores 'still lagging The Co-op'
Sales in former Somerfield stores are continuing to lag behind the rest of The Co-operative Group’s estate, according to press reports.
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NewsSainsbury’s shuffles management pack with new roles for senior trio
Sainsbury’s has reshuffled its senior management team, with new roles for Roger Burnley, Helen Buck and Simon Twigger.
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NewsFairtrade sales surge in 2011 despite economic woes
Retail sales of Fairtrade products increased 12%, to £1.32bn last year, new figures from the Fairtrade Foundation show.Cocoa saw the greatest percentage increase, up more than a third (34%) on 2010 leves. Sales of Fairtrade sugar rose by a fifth (21%.).Premiums received by farmers increased as a result of Fairtrade ...
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NewsBarbie and ghoul girls lead boom in doll sales
Anyone who feared dolls were falling out of favour with today’s technology-mad girls can think again.
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Hi-tech future stores 'here in three years'
Large displays of bulky ambient goods from supermarket shelves are set to disappear from our supermarkets in the next few years as home delivery and click and collect services gain greater traction.
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Musgrave paves way for more Budgens to install chiller doors
The number of Budgens boasting chiller cabinets with doors is set to treble this year after wholesaler Musgrave Group gave the green light to their rollout to new and refurbished stores.
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Scratch Meals line-up secures national roll out following revamp
Chilled meal kit range Scratch Meals has been given a makeover following a trial launch in Sainsbury’s.
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NewsSunday Times names Iceland as UK's best big employer
Iceland Foods has been named the UK’s best big company to work for by the Sunday Times.
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NewsNow Poundland pulls out of controversial work scheme
Poundland has become the latest retailer to withdraw from the government’s controversial work programme, which placed job seekers in mandatory unpaid positions in a number of retailers across the UK.
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NewsSainsbury’s signs up for seven more years of Nectar
Sainsbury’s has extended its contract with Nectar for a further seven years.
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NewsSainsbury’s spends £2m on green energy start-up
Sainsbury’s is investing £2m in a start-up company that produces energy from organic waste.
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Asda in cheesecake allergy alert
Asda is recalling twin packs of its frozen Extra Special White Chocolate & Raspberry cheesecake as the label doesn’t warn allergy suffers the products contain egg and sulphur dioxide.