All Non-food articles – Page 31
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MPs want review of top-shelf mag display
Cross-party support is growing for a review of how porn and lads mags are displayed in shops.As The Grocer went to press, 108 MPs had signed an Early Day Motion tabled last month by Lindsay Roy, Labour MP for Glenrothes, calling for the...
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The great magazine cover-up
Action groups have stepped up their campaign for legisaltion on the display of raunchy magazines in recent years - and the government is listening. But is it needed? Beth Phillips reports
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MPs call for review of porn mag display
MPs are calling for an urgent review of how pornographic magazines are displayed in shops.As The Grocer went to press, more than 50 MPs had signed an Early Day Motion calling for the government to review the positioning of the magazines...
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NewsTesco launches home phone service
Tesco has linked up with Cable & Wireless to provide broadband and home phone services.
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Dressed for success
The supermarkets are raising their game in clothing with a greater emphasis on quality as well as value, backed by a ramped-up presence online. Chloe Ryan reports
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NewsDisney unveils plan to put buzz in DVD sales
Disney plans to boost retail sales of its DVDs and Blu-ray discs by 25% to £150m next year. The UK and Ireland arm of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (WDSHE) announced this week that it had restructured its business to offer a more...
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OFT states newstrade referral not necessary
Newsagents were left reeling this week after a near three-year investigation by the Office of Fair Trading concluded the newspaper and magazine distribution sector did not need to be referred to the Competition Commission.Despite failing...
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Asda in Asian clothing first
Asda is launching a new Asian clothing range under its George brand.
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Picture This... Holland & Barrett turns intimate massager
Holland & Barrett has started selling sex toys after calling for food and healthcare suppliers to "bombard" it with lines. The chain, which plans to add at least 500 new lines by the end of the year, is selling two types of 'intimate massagers'...
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Asda school uniform could spark new price war
Asda could be set to spark a new supermarket price war on clothing after announcing it is to sell school uniforms for just £4.75.
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NewsPayzone in Waitrose mobile top-up deal
Payzone has signed a two-year contract to provide mobile top-ups at check-outs in Waitrose stores across the country. "The contract boosts Payzone's position as a market leader of cash acceptance networks and demonstrates Payzone's...
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Tesco makes plans to grow clothing range
Tesco looks set to extend its Florence & Fred clothing range into sportswear, after trademarking 'F&F Active' and a new logo.Two further extensions also appear likely after 'F&F limited edition' and 'F&F Blue Collection' were also...
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Morrisons widens music and film offer
Morrisons has doubled the size of its CD offer in all stores and has also introduced Blu-Ray films.The retailer, which previously stocked the top 40 chart CD albums, has doubled its offer across all stores to the top 80. Blu-ray is...
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Picture This: Egg timer with the X-factor
Online retailer Prezzybox's egg-shaped device lets cooks know when their egg is perfectly cooked - by singing a tune. Beep Egg, which is dropped into the pan with the eggs, plays Killing me Softly for soft-boiled eggs, I wish I Was a Hen for...
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Waitrose axes DVDs to make space for more home cooking
Waitrose is to ditch its DVDs and CDs in favour of increasing its selection of home cooking products.Waitrose’s home entertainment sales have struggled in the six years since it began selling them because “it can’t compete on price” with...
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Home-grown popularity could boost UK flowers
Promoting domestic flowers as “British” could be the way for growers to reverse declining sales, according to a new report.
“UK floriculture production is showing a decline, as a large share of the companies are rather out-of-date, have… -
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OFT: 'Free wholesalers from newspaper code of practice'
Rules governing newstrade wholesalers could be relaxed following the findings of three Office of Fair Trading reports released today. Releasing its long-awaited reports into the 1994 National Newspapers Code of Practice and the vertical agreements between wholesalers and publishers, the OFT said wholesalers should be "released from the undertakings ...
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Socks kick off Steve Redgrave Fairtrade range at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s is joining forces with Olympic rowing hero Steve Redgrave to become the first supermarket to sell the champion’s Fairtrade clothing range. The launch of the FiveG range into Sainsbury’s kicks off with cotton socks for men, which are...
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Tesco ambitious to become full-scale banking operation
Tesco has set out plans to launch a full retail bank, offering current accounts and bank branches in store. Tesco has paid £950m to buy the Royal Bank of Scotland’s 50% stake in Tesco Personal Finance on Monday. It will allow Tesco to widen its...