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Lidl is an ad heavyweight
Sainsbury is the biggest spender on advertising so far this year, according to the latest data from Nielsen Media Research. Although Sainsbury's ad spend for the three months to the end of March was down 15.8% on the period last year, its...
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M&S tech offers to cut the cost of bank chargebacks
Marks and Spencer has tied up with technology provider Retail Decisions to market a system to help retailers cut the cost of bank chargebacks resulting from fraud or error. When a transaction is queried by a card issuer or consumer because of a...
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Fresco turns into cafe bar
Safeway has abandoned plans for a chain of Cafe Fresco restaurants and instead will convert the concept into a cafe bar after piloting a compact version in Welywn Garden City in Hertfordshire last December. The smaller cafe format is licensed, but...
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Northern boost as group acquires GT Smith chain
Elaine Watson The Co-operative Group has boosted its estate in the north with the acquisition of West Yorkshire based GT Smith, its second major deal in the region in five weeks. With annual sales topping £37m, GT is a major player in West...
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manchester picking depot shuts
Sainsbury's online shopping service is shutting its picking centre in Gorton, Manchester. A spokeswoman said the depot was being closed because the chain's stores in Manchester had been reinvigorated and were now capable of offering the picking...
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Entire own label range will be Quality Checked
Exclusive John Wood Sainsbury is introducing a new quality label across its entire own brand food range of 19,000 products. The Quality Checked campaign will consist of a new logo and a statement about quality which will appear on all own label...
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M&S seeks out bigger stores for its Simply Food format
Anne Bruce Marks and Spencer is to continue putting its Simply Food format into bigger stores. This is because the M&S food range does not fit comfortably with a convenience store footprint. Food business unit director Justin King said a number...
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Tesco dismisses fears of red tape clamp
Tesco has played down reports that its progress in Thailand could be stymied by government restrictions on store opening hours and pricing policies. A spokesman confirmed Tesco and other foreign retailers had met deputy commerce minister Newin...
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Brands display chart mobility but Coca-Cola hangs on to that
Safeway has moved up the chart to second place, reducing Morrisons lead in the top spot to 13 percentage points and forcing Asda down to number three. The rest of the chart remains stable. Activity in Safeway focuses most heavily on the household...
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Budweiser Ice 10 x 330ml Price promotion £6.99 Floor s
Budweiser 24 x 330ml Price promotion £13.98 Side stack Asda Cadbury's Chocolate 200g 2 for £1.50 Side stack Asda Cadbury's Chocolate Football Price promotion £4.99 ...
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New wine buyer for Co-op Group
The Co-operative Group has named Elizabeth Pay as wine buyer. She will be responsible for developing the group's range of 435 wines from South Africa, Spain, Portugal and Germany which serves the whole of CRTG. Pay commented: "I am delighted with...
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New Wal-Martian invasion?
Second only to the size of Sir Terry Leahy's pay packet, Wal-Mart's UK ambitions rate highly in the media's interest in UK Grocery plc. And this week, after a couple of barren years, the fertile shoots of a new crop of rumours surfaced to the...
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New look labels take in Braille
A new look own label spirits range incorporating Braille on the back labels is being phased in by the Co-operative Group. Marketing manager Mike Veitch said: "Although the range continues to increase market share it was in need of a redesign to...
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Ready rice for Patak's
Rice producer Westmill has teamed up with Patak's to add microwaveable ambient ready-cooked recipe rices to Patak's range. On shelf in Waitrose and Asda from next week and rolling out to other multiples, the new arrivals will give Patak's an extra...
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Good things stack up for alcoholic drinks as categories rema
Morrisons continues to lead the field in the fascia chart this week standing 15 percentage points ahead of Asda at number two. Safeway and Somerfield have each remained in the same positions as last week while Tesco moves up to number four, and...
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Triumph for Castle McLellan with range of Waitrose pâtés
Castle McLellan Foods scooped the Supreme Award in this year's Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Awards. The Kirkcudbright-based supplier was named overall winner at the annual awards ceremony in Glasgow after impressing the judges with its premium...
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Oliver (and Sven) front Sainsbury's Cup tackle
Elaine Watson Jamie Oliver will dominate TV screens and airwaves this month as Sainsbury's launches an aggressive round of advertising to coincide with the World Cup. The chef is fronting regional TV ads plugging Sainsbury's online shopping...
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Name: Stephen Hall
Position: Senior operations manager Company: United Co-op Food Group The job: Hall will take on responsibility for the management of 107 stores, mainly ...
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the food chain
Almost daily announcements of price cuts by processors and supply co-ops Farmer alarm over cuts Having seen average farm gate milk prices rise 14% in 2001, UK dairy farmers are becoming increasingly concerned at the almost daily announcements of...
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Tastylicious frozen portions create new babyfood sector
EXCLUSIVE Sian Harrington A groundbreaking alternative to jarred and canned baby food has been launched under the Tastylicious brand. The brainchild of former Marks and Spencer senior food technologist Sally Preston, Tastylicious is a frozen meal...