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NewsLidl embarks on Christmas promo drive
Eager to carve a big slice of the Christmas market, Lidl has gone all out to promote its seasonal offering. The German discounter has launched its first-ever smartphone app, as well as a ‘Lidl Bit of Magic’ festive website.
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NewsBooker says indies set for £1bn ‘D-Day’ boost
Independent retailers could be in line for a £1bn sales bonanza when supermarket tobacco sales go dark next year.
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News99p Wholesaler site takes fight to rivals - by comparing prices
A new wholesale website is going head-to-head with Booker and Bestway this week as it bids to become the first price comparison website for the wholesale grocery sector. 99p Wholesaler this week started to list Booker’s prices next to its own…
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NewsMorrisons freshens up bakery offer with 100% British wheat
Morrisons is relaunching its entire own-label bread range and switching to 100% British-sourced wheat. The new line-up, which rolls out to stores next week under the Baked By Us label, comprises 90 lines and replaces the retailer’s existing own-label offer.
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Marco adds a cider to his Governor line-up
Marco Pierre White is extending his Governor ale brand into cider this month - and has revealed plans to add a lager to the line-up next year. The 4.8% abv Governor cider, which is produced in conjunction with Westons, will roll out exclusively to all Morrisons stores in the next ...
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NewsSoft drinks brands eye growing gamer sector
Soft drinks brands including Coke Zero are battling for the hearts - and trigger fingers - of UK game players.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Beckham to take over from Oliver
David Beckham is the new face of Sainsbury’s, fronting its Active Kids campaign and Paralympic Games sponsorship.
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NewsChosen by Prue: cooking school tie-up for revamped Extra Special
Asda is claiming to be the first supermarket to hand over the future of an entire range to a leading cookery school in a revamp of its Extra Special own-label range.
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News‘Terrible’ SEO: how do people find Waitrose online?
Waitrose’s £10m website isn’t just infuriating existing shoppers - it’s also virtually invisible to new ones.
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NewsPETA forces Ocado to axe ‘cruel’ foie gras
Ocado has stopped selling foie gras after the animal rights group PETA wrote to the online grocer to complain. The offending 180g jar of duck foie gras was one of the 300 products from Carrefour's Reflets de France range to come on to the site in July.
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NewsFood sales up 2.4% at Midcounties Co-op
Midcounties Co-operative Society has reported a 2.4% increase in half-year food sales. Group sales at the UK's third-biggest co-op rose 3.1% to £387m in the 26 weeks to 23 July, with profits of £15.8m. CEO Ben Reid said the profit figure would...
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NewsEskimo targets frozen gap left by Eismann UK
Ex-Spar chief Jerry Marwood is chairing a new company that is hoping to rebuild the collapsed delivered frozen food business Eismann UK - using a new business model. Eskimo Frozen Foods, which has been trading for six weeks…
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Budgens trials top-tier bakery range
Eight Budgens stores have started selling premium loaves of bread as the symbol group continues to improve its top-end range.
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NewsEristoff gets all wrapped up for winter
Eristoff has launched a limited-edition bottle in a sleeve that helps to keep the vodka cold. The furry bottle sleeves, exclusive to grocery, feature on 70cl bottles of Eristoff Black (rsp: £13.49) and are rolling out to Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's and some c-stores.
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NewsTV competition win leads to Tesco listing
Tesco is this week rolling out an own-label cheesecake created by a daytime TV competition winner. The rhubarb crumble cheesecake will be sold online and in 540 stores for the next six to eight weeks. It carries a £5 tag, with £1.65 from each sale going to Tesco’s charities of the year…
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NewsFirefly to land on Morrisons shelves soon
Natural drinks brand Firefly is expanding into Morrisons next month. The brand’s peach & green tea, grapefruit & passionfruit, and lemon, lime & ginger drinks (rsp: £1.60 for 330ml) will roll out to 300 stores in November. The…
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NewsFinlay loses Red Label tea contract after 108 years
Sainsbury’s is to end its tea supply contract with Finlay Beverages after more than 100 years in a move that will see rivals Spicers and Ringtons take over the supply of the much-loved Red Label brand.
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NewsWaitrose denies taking tougher line with charges for late orders
Just two weeks after being criticised by suppliers for demanding a 5% price cut, Waitrose has come under fire again for ramping up its use of technical charges. Suppliers told The Grocer the chain had increased artwork, technical and…
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NewsAsda’s milk premium to farmers cut by 20%
Asda cut the premium paid to its liquid milk supply group by 20% despite insisting the milk price war would not come at the expense of its dairy farmers, The Grocer can reveal. One week before it slashed its retail milk prices, Asda...
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NewsThe Co-op to make debut in online grocery
The Co-operative Group is planning to launch an online grocery service within the next year. Details are currently being fleshed out but the launch was “within reach”, said Helen Bridgett, The Cop’s head of strategy, insight and…