First Quench has awarded store managers who beat their six-month budgets with an average of £600 each.
The bonus scheme is in its second year and was introduced as a cornerstone of the company's turnaround strategy when it was acquired by Nomura in 2000.

organic awards
The Soil Association has named Yeo Valley Organic md Graham Keating as its Organic Business Person of the Year.
The SA organic packaging design award goes to Clipper and the consumer education award to Organix Brands.
Organic supermarket of the year is Sainsbury.

latest local
Budgens opened another Budgens Local in Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire this week.
The store trades seven days a week from 6.30am to 11 pm.

webspar roll-out
Spar northern wholesaler James Hall is at the final testing stage as it prepares to roll out its new Webspar web-based communications and ordering package to stores.
The system will go live in all stores by the end of the year.

video opportunity
Youth marketing specialist Iris says its research shows supermarkets must improve PoS material for video and computer games to maximise sales to non-savvy adults buying for their children in the run-up to Christmas.
It predicts software sales will be worth £250m this Christmas.

pink marks
Marks and Spencer has so far raised over £15,000 for The Pink Ribbon Foundation in its food division's first ever cause related marketing campaign. It is donating 10p a pack for sales of Tenderstem, a new cross between broccoli and Kale, which has high levels of anti­cancer glucosinolates.

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