All Non-food articles – Page 30
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Focus On Back To School: Innovations
According to Pritt producer Henkel, the glue stick category is worth more than £13m and in 2010 just under 25% of that was driven through the two months of back to school (August and September).
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Focus On Back To School: Shopper ethics can’t be ignored
Ethical uniforms hit the headlines in 2009, when a state school in Hampshire insisted that all students wear a compulsory 'eco-friendly' uniform.
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Focus On Back To School: Non-uniform year-round opportunities for retailers
Back to school is not just about school uniforms. Pencil cases and their contents are an important part of the market as are lunchboxes and juice bottles and more importantly, they sell well all year round.
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Analysis and FeaturesThe death of the paperboy
The paper round has been a source of pocket money for generations of youngsters, reports Beth Phillips. But with newsagents’ profits being squeezed, are we about to witness the death of the paperboy?
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NewsSainsbury’s publishes kids’ books range
Sainsbury’s is to publish a new range of books for children. The books are aimed at kids aged up to five, priced between £3 and £9.99. They will appear on shelves across 200 stores and include titles such as My Terrific Tractor Book.
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NewsSainsbury’s bags Gok Wan to design Tu women's range
Sainsbury’s has signed up TV fashion guru Gok Wan, star of How To Look Good Naked, to design a new women’s clothing range under its Tu brand. The first clothes in the new range will hit shelves in the autumn.
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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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NewsTop of the Flops: When entertainment exclusives go bad
Tesco’s Coronation Street album is just the latest embarrassing flop for the retailer, so why is it persevering with its entertainment exclusives, asks Suzy Bashford
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NewsAsda wants gamers to Buy, Play, Trade
Asda has added a new dimension to its entertainment arm by selling pre-owned video games in more than 230 stores.
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US Silly Bandz craze to hit British stores
The latest product craze across the pond Silly Bandz wrist bands is set to hit UK multiples in the next few weeks and is predicted to generate £20m in sales by Christmas. The colourful elastic wristbands have been available in the US...
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NewsTesco plots global F&F chain
Tesco will take its F&F clothing brand worldwide if the first standalone store in Prague is a success.
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Sainsbury's kicks off back to school campaign
Sainsbury's has unveiled its biggest ever back to school campaign.
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Co-op trials electrical goods in large stores
The Co-operative Group is trialling dedicated concessions to sell more electrical goods in its larger stores.
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Asda set to run out of World Cup shirts
Asda's stockpile of cut-price England football shirts is close to running out after just eight days though with a fortnight until the World Cup kicks off, it wants to "get its hands on even more". Asda acquired the 48,000 shirts from...
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Picture This... Outhwaite relaunches Thunderball
Former EastEnders star Tamzin Outhwaite took a break from glitzy musical Sweet Charity this week to launch Camelot's new-look Thunderball, which now includes a top prize of £500,000, a Friday draw, an extended number range and a new prize of £3 for...
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NewsSainsbury’s revamps credit card to reward Nectar points hunters
Sainsbury's is splitting its existing credit card offer, with two new cards connected to its Nectar loyalty scheme.
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Porn review EDM backed by 154 MPs
Nearly a quarter of MPs have signed an Early Day Motion calling for a review of how porn and lads mags are displayed in shops.As The Grocer went to press, 154 MPs had backed Labour MP Lindsay Roy's EDM, calling for the government to...
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NewsTesco plots move into high fashion with F&F Couture
Tesco is to launch the first upmarket clothing label by a UK supermarket.
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Buzzing with character
From High School Musical to Shrek, licensed clothing is big business for the multiples and is on course to get even bigger as they extend their offers. Josephine Collins reports