All articles by Liz Hamson – Page 11
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Are you seeing red yet?
Businesses are reeling. On 1 October they were hit by one of the biggest rafts of legislation to come into force on a single day, with new laws relating to age discrimination, the national minimum wage, maternity rights, fire safety and...
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Europa: new grey venture
Three former Somerfield heavyweights have launched an ambitious new wholesale and distribution venture to introduce new brands to the UK and take the grey ethics out of grey market sourcing. Europa Brands was launched on 1 October by...
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Iceland's comeback kid
On the bookshelf in Malcolm Walker's otherwise unremarkable office at Iceland Foods HQ in Deeside, north Wales, sits a title oddly out of place among the grocery-related tomes. George IV: A Life in Caricature, lampoons the larger-than-life king...
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Prices for organic/fair trade putting off green shoppers
The nation's green conscience may be spreading from the chattering classes to the masses, but many consumers still think that ethically produced food is over-priced and are not prepared to pay for it, according to new research. In a...
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Will green ever be truly mainstream?
The trend to buy "green" runs hand in hand with the trend to buy premium - thanks chiefly to the price tag. But there is only so much shoppers are prepared to pay, which could limit the growth prospects of so-called green categories. This was...
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Slump for independents
The number of non affiliated c-stores has slumped to less than half (49.2%) of the total convenience market for the first time, according to the latest IGD Convenience Retailing report. Store numbers fell to 3.6% to 25,893 over...
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The battle of the bulge
Tensions simmered over in the obesity debate at this week's Westminster Diet & Health Forum. Liz Hamson reports The National Consumer Council launched a stinging attack on the Food and Drink Federation at the Westminster Diet &...