All Product prices articles – Page 131
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Analysis and FeaturesPromo Dynamic: Frozen ready meals climb the rankings
The total number of featured space promotions has remained high this week, though it fell back slightly to 1,655 as Christmas trading faded to a distant memory
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NewsAdvertising: Hoy takes Bran Flakes up a gear
After so many of our sporting stars returned from Beijing with gold, brands seeking athletic endorsements from Team GB heroes had plenty to choose from
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NewsGrocer 33: Corstorphine Tesco delivers on all counts
Tesco in Corstorphine, Edinburgh won this week’s top store award thanks to a clean branch with strong availability, smiling staff and an efficient checkout assistant
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda basket £2.21 cheaper than Tesco
Asda put clear air between itself and its rivals for the fourth week running, thanks to five promotions and 24 of the cheapest or joint-cheapest items in its £44.19 trolley
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Motorway services giant RoadChef on the market
The owner of RoadChef is looking for potential buyers for the business, as the motorway services giant feels the effects of the supermarket price war on fuel.
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NewsCommodities: Take heart grocers, a weak pound is not all bad news
The outlook may be mixed at best for the UK economy, but the weak pound could be very good news for food and drink, says Mintec's Andrew Larkham
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NewsAdvertising: Baileys is the Christmas big spender
Despite Diageo’s efforts to extend Baileys’ appeal beyond a Christmas treat, the festive period remains a crucial time for sales
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NewsGrocer 33: Shoppers fill four baskets
A chatty checkout assistant, no out-of-stock items and plenty of tills open helped Morrisons' Banbury branch net our top store award this week. It was a close call, however, as four of the five retailers boasted no out of stocks
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NewsGrocer 33: Asda makes it a hat-trick at the top
Asda yet again provided the cheapest basket this week, securing itself the cheapest retailer title for the third week running thanks to a whopping 26 cheapest or joint-cheapest items.
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Promo Dynamic: Wine defies detox to stay in top spot
Retailers hope consumers are giving the usual January detox a miss this year, as wine extends its lead at the top of the Promo Dynamic table
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Retail rice price stuck six times higher than the commodity cost
The shelf price of a bag of rice is more than six times the cost of the commodity, The Grocer can reveal.The cost of importing rice rocketed from about $400/tonne (£274/tonne) to more than $1,100/tonne last May amid severe supply shortages....
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NewsAdvertising: Supermarkets splash out on Christmas ads
Supermarket advertising was one of the few sectors to grow in 2008. The trend continued in the lead-up to Christmas, finds Richard Hemming
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NewsGrocer 33: No lowlights - Sainsbury's wins top spot
A full trolley, short queues, helpful staff and “no lowlights” helped Sainsbury's in Stirling net our top store award, finds Joanne Grew
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NewsGrocer 33: Tesco close behind Asda with 47p gap
In a week of intense pricing activity, Asda again provided the cheapest basket
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Analysis and Features
Promo Dynamic: Retailers get set for tough new year
All change in the Promo Dynamic top 50 as retailers shift their promotional tactics after the excesses of Christmas
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Retail & Commodity Prices: Recession is good news for frozen food manufacturers
The average price of frozen food may be up 12.3% year-on-year but the sector is still set to pass the £5bn barrier this year. Michael Barker reports
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Collapse in sterling fuels fresh hike in food price inflation
The price of food in the big four supermarkets rose sharply in December – flying in the face of retailer claims that inflation had peaked.
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Banana prices set to be driven even higher
The price of bananas has increased by more than a third over the past year – and further price rises look likely to be on the way as the impact of the weak pound hits home. A kilo of bananas has risen from an average 70p at the big ...
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NewsAdvertising: Danone gives ads a healthy kick
Ad spend in the yoghurt and yoghurt drink category was up 75% year-on-year in the four weeks to 13 December thanks to Danone turning up the firepower behind Actimel and launching a Stay Actiwell campaign
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Supermarkets adopt fresh tactics as price war escalates
January sales are nothing new - but this year the supermarkets are taking a brave longer-term approach. James Ball reports on the latest pricing battle