All Household articles – Page 32

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    Petcare bites back for Nestlé

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Nestlé has seen confectionery sales decline over the last nine months while total turnover rose 6% on the back of its $10.3bn acquisition of US petcare group Ralston Purina.To September 30, the maker of Nescafé and Häagen-Dazs ice cream said...

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    Hit or miss? Persil Black Velvet

    2002-10-12T00:00:00Z

    Brand owner Lever Faberge does not seem enthusiastic about the peformance of Persil Black Velvet, but perhaps it should be, because at least one of the major multiles has been impressed enough to launch a me-too version.A Sainsbury spokesman...

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    Thirty years of that pup

    2002-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Kimberly-Clark is offering Andrex customers the chance to win thousands of prizes in an on-pack promotion to celebrate 30 years of the brand's iconic puppy. Rolling out to stores now until the end of December, the Finders Keepers promotion features...

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    Unbeatable is humbled

    2002-09-07T00:00:00Z

    Simon Mowbray Procter & Gamble has landed rival Lever Fabergé ©n hot water with advertising watchdogs after complaining that an ad for Persil failed to prove whiter than white. The Advertising Standards Authority this week upheld complaints...

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    Persil Crease Release Tablets ­ the brand's fourth tablet v

    2002-08-10T00:00:00Z

    Containing an added ingredient ­ a smoothing softener to make ironing easier ­ the tablets brought another added value product to the laundry detergent fixture and went head to head with Procter & Gamble's Bold 2 in 1. A £5m support launchpad...

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    Ariel 1.1kg 3 for 2 Gondola end Morrisons

    2002-07-20T00:00:00Z

    Ariel Tablets 32 Price promotion £2.41 Gondola end Sainsbury Carlsberg 4 x 500ml 2 for £5 Floor stack Morrisons Coca-Cola 2l 2 for £2.09 ...

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    Feast For The Thai's

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    They are calling it the battle of Bangkok. Carrefour and Tesco Lotus are slugging it out with supercentres in malls directly opposite each other on Rama IV Road, one of the Thai capital's busiet thoroughfares.And while, predictably, neither...

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    Tesco is forced to defend its trading policies to minister

    2002-06-22T00:00:00Z

    Elaine Watson Tesco has defended its trading practices in Thailand after another round of meetings with government officials. Executives from Tesco Lotus and Makro met Thai deputy commerce minister Newin Chidchob on Wednesday to give...

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    ORIGINAL APPROACH

    2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

    Every year we re-run the original shopping list on one occasion, and the fifth repeat showed the see-sawing changes. Back in 1997 Ariel Automatic was £2.49 a pack. Now it ranges between £2.38 and £2.99, and it has lost weight ­ 1.1kg instead of...

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    McLelland: Safe Sex Dangerous Cheese

    2002-04-13T00:00:00Z

    Created by: Levy McCallum Launched: August 2001 McLelland did a Häagen-Dazs on its cheddar range here, bringing a touch of sexy sophistication to the cheese world. The more familiar happy families, genial country folk and cartoon characters were...

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    New Persil capsules: Take us to your laundry

    2002-04-06T00:00:00Z

    Created by: J Walter Thompson Launched: May 2001 Laundry advertising ­ traditionally focused on overworked mothers fussing about their whites ­ saw a change of tack with this £9m ad series. A black background, a catchy Telstar backing track and...

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    1 PERSIL CAPSULES

    2002-03-30T00:00:00Z

    LEVER FABERGé Persil in round liquid portion pack capsules, in 20's and 40's at rsp £2.99 and £5.39 respectively. Introduced: May 2001. Sales: £30m brand value, growing at £1.85m monthly average. Packaging features: curved cardboard pack ­...

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    Sword is out to cut the x

    2002-03-23T00:00:00Z

    The merger of Reckitt Benckiser household cleaning brands Dettol and Dettox is to get under way in June, with the Dettox products changing their names to come under the Dettol umbrella. The aim is to make the change gradual so as not to confuse...

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    £20m refurb for Persil icon

    2002-03-09T00:00:00Z

    Lever Fabergé is giving icon brand Persil a record £20m makeover this year. The cash will be spent on a new packaging design to make the brand stand out on shelf and a marketing campaign encompassing TV, radio and press ads, instore events and...

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    EGL cleans up in acquisition

    2002-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Fairy sponges, scourers and clothes licensed distributor EGL Homecare says its latest acquisition makes it the UK's biggest washing-up brand. The own label and branded manufacturer has bought the assets of the John Cotton Abrasives division from...

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    P&G's swipe

    2002-01-26T00:00:00Z

    Procter & Gamble looks set to add wet wipes to its Swiffer disposable duster range later this year. P&G would not confirm the move, but it is thought to be a bid to dent the Pledge and Dettol brands' dominance of the wipes sector and offset poor...

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    Robert Neal

    2001-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Senior trading controller, Spar The trend in the toilet tissuemarket is towards premium and we have upgraded our own label range this year. We've pursued a policy of not promoting market leader Andrex or newly launched Charmin, instead,...

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    The household cleaners market has experienced more than 1% v

    2001-12-15T00:00:00Z

    Wipes continue to prove popular with consumers because of their convenience, and the sector is driving growth in the surface cleaner and window cleaner segments. Domestos wipes are just outside the top 20 and growing by almost 40%, suggesting that...

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    The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld Safeway's com

    2001-12-08T00:00:00Z

    A Tesco Lotus supermarket in Bangkok was damaged when an anti-tank rocket hit a nearby building. Police are investigating the possibility the rocket was fired at Tesco Farmers are paying to promote milk throughout the festive season with a series...

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    Listerine's tooth fairy flies instore for a free trial

    2001-10-13T00:00:00Z

    A free trial programme for Tartar Control Listerine is running in major retailers until the end of the year. Borrowing the brand’s ad strapline Fight the tooth fairy’, consumers are encouraged to buy a 250ml bottle of the antiseptic mouthwash …