Channels news – Page 921
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NewsChase lands national Waitrose listing for its posh vodka lines
Chase Vodka has struck a new national listings deal with Waitrose that it reckons will help boost turnover from £1m to £15m by 2016. The upmarket distillery, which is owned by Tyrrells founder William Chase, revealed this week that its...
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NewsChristianity takes on Cadbury as religious Easter egg hits Morrisons
Jesus is taking on the Cadbury’s Caramel Bunny and Aero’s Luvabubble Lamb as a religious-themed Easter egg hits shelves for the first time.
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NewsThe Co-op unveils UK's 'most radical sustainability plan ever'
The Co-operative Group has pledged to keep the price of its healthy eating range in line with its standard offer in the "most radical sustainability programme in UK corporate history", it claims. Unveiling its Ethical Operating Plan this...
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NewsPaula Radcliffe joins Tesco in Race for Life bid for a million
Olympic runner Paula Radcliffe will star in a TV advertising campaign for Tesco encouraging a million women to take part in this year’s Race for Life.
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NewsKiddicare swoop kick-starts Morrisons’ online adventure
Morrisons has kick-started its push into online retailing with the £70m purchase of baby product retailer Kiddicare. The deal price represents almost double the £37.5m sales Kiddicare achieved last year and includes the rights to its highly regarded technology platform.
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NewsWaitrose eyes North American exports push
Waitrose is planning to export food to the US and Canada as the supermarket continues to broaden its horizons overseas. The supermarket has identified the North American markets as the next targets for its exports business, which is currently worth £100m.
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NewsSainsbury’s hit by Pepsi drought in cost hike row
Britvic is believed to have withheld supply of Pepsi to Sainsbury's after the retailer refused demands for a significant cost increase. Over the past two weeks, there have been shortages of the soft drink in Sainsbury's, which put up...
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NewsQuality drives upsurge in sales at Lidl and Aldi
The recent discounter revival is down to Lidl and Aldi pushing the quality of their products to tempt shoppers into their stores, and is not a sign of a worsening economy, the retailers have claimed. Both discounters have dramatically...
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Tesco fuel deal ‘may be last nail in coffin’ for indie forecourts
Retailers have warned that Tesco's new fuel price deal could be the final nail in the coffin for independent forecourts. This week, Tesco started offering shoppers a 5p-a-litre saving on fuel when they spend £50 or more in store and...
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NewsPets Corner in bid to beat Asda & co with its new price pledge
Asda has infuriated its big four rivals with the Asda Price Guarantee. Now independent retailer Pets Corner is taking on Asda and Tesco by promising to be cheaper on “loads” of products.
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NewsCritical Eye... on a dubious return to the Eastern Bloc
I haven't visited The People's Supermarket. So I can only go on the evidence presented in the first in a three-part series tracking eco-restaurateur Arthur Potts Dawson's mission to stick one to Tesco by opening a supermarket that's for the...
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Divine offers foil coins for Red Nose Day
Divine Chocolate is launching bags of milk chocolate coins wrapped in shiny red foil in support of Comic Relief's Red Nose Day. Available exclusively from Sainsbury's from next month, Divine will donate 5p from each bag sold to the...
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NewsTesco ‘Creamfields’ dispute is resolved
Tesco and festival organisers Cream Holidings have resolved a long-running trademark dispute over the use of the Creamfields brand, it has emerged.
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NewsEsom appointed as new BRC Trading chairman
Former Waitrose managing director Steven Esom has been appointed chairman of BRC Trading the commercial arm of the British Retail Consortium, The Grocer can reveal. Esom will take over at the beginning of April from David Adams, who has...
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NewsOcado shares tumble as John Lewis pension scheme offloads stake
Shares in Ocado tumbled after trustees of the John Lewis pension scheme announced the sale of its stake in the online retailer. The John Lewis Partnership Pensions Trust held 57.3 million shares in Ocado, representing 10.4% of the company's stock.
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NewsMilk dispensers may see bottles binned for good
The plastic milk bottle could soon be consigned to the bin as the UK looks set to enter a refill revolution. The Grocer has learnt that Eziserv, the company that supplied refill technology to Asda for a recent Wrap-funded dispensing trial...
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NewsWaitrose duck supplier hit by welfare exposé
Waitrose has been caught up in a row over animal welfare after undercover footage revealed that ducks on a supplier's free-range farm had been subjected to cruel treatment.
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NewsBy George! Morrisons to launch clothing range
Morrisons is reportedly in talks with supermarket fashion guru George Davies to launch its own line of clothing.
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Morrisons no threat to us, claims Ocado
Ocado has claimed that Morrisons' move online does not present a significant threat to its revenues. Speaking to The Grocer, as Ocado announced sales up 29% to £551.1m for the year to 28 November, CFO Andrew Bracey said: "We already...
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CJ Lang profit stable despite sales slipping
Scottish Spar wholesaler CJ Lang has maintained its profits despite a fall in turnover. Accounts filed at Companies House revealed pre-tax profits of £4.9m in the year to 30 April, up from £4.7m the previous year. However, turnover fell...