| Title |
Type |
Date |
Words |
| Why isn't baking hotter? Despite more people staying in to cook, volume sales of home baking ingredients have shown a surprising dip. So what can the industry do to raise its game. |
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Aug 1, 2009 |
1826 |
| Less is more at Asda where cutting lines has increased sales. |
Brief article |
Jul 25, 2009 |
270 |
| Unilever in talks to share web 'recommender' tool. |
Brief article |
Jul 25, 2009 |
250 |
| Sainsbury's calls for green tech subsidies. |
Brief article |
Jul 18, 2009 |
337 |
| Small store with a top performance. |
Interview |
Jul 18, 2009 |
663 |
| Tesco and Sainsbury's vie for Merseyside site. |
Brief article |
Jul 4, 2009 |
330 |
| Budget lines soar as organic, premium and Fairtrade slump. |
Brief article |
Jun 27, 2009 |
248 |
| What's behind Asda's return to stocking multiple brands? Asda delisted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter in a drive to remove duplicate brands. Does its return raise questions about sole brand strategies. |
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Jun 27, 2009 |
668 |
| First Quench man Masters to head up Asda property push. |
Brief article |
Jun 27, 2009 |
252 |
| Brand loyalty hurt by frenzy of promotions. |
Brief article |
Jun 13, 2009 |
318 |
| Ocado sticks to its guns over price match policy. |
Brief article |
Jun 13, 2009 |
313 |
| Fmcg companies pay price for coupon misredemption: manufacturers are losing sizeable sums of money from coupon fraud. So why isn't more being done to tackle the problem. |
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Jun 6, 2009 |
651 |
| Halal's supermarket revolution: the National Halal Group wants to give halal meat as significant a presence in the multiple retailers as it has in Muslim-run independent stores. |
|
Jun 6, 2009 |
501 |
| Manufacturer fury over coupons-for-cash losses. |
Brief article |
May 30, 2009 |
316 |
| Coles swipes Buffin for finance director position down under. |
Brief article |
May 30, 2009 |
236 |
| Lidl wants students for its retail degree. |
Brief article |
May 30, 2009 |
244 |
| Asda shakes up online ops with halfway house depot. |
Brief article |
May 23, 2009 |
264 |
| Nostalgia the battleground amid birthday celebrations: retro brands are all the rage. So an anniversary offers the perfect excuse for a retailer to boast about its colourful past. Who will win? |
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May 23, 2009 |
646 |
| Typhoo chooses Kale as international sales head. |
Brief article |
May 16, 2009 |
326 |
| EUK hires boost DVD sales at Sainsbury's. |
Brief article |
May 16, 2009 |
221 |
| Availability success for Morrisons. |
|
May 9, 2009 |
659 |
| Online shopping comes of age: it's been talked about for decades, but online grocery shopping has recently come into its own--with sales rocketing 35% over the past 12 months. Chloe Smith looks at the technology and businesses driving the retail revolution end examines a future for grocery that's multi-channel. |
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May 9, 2009 |
1491 |
| Asda's marketing guru given international role. |
|
May 9, 2009 |
316 |
| Hardy joins the Brits in Oz with Coles role. |
Brief article |
May 2, 2009 |
206 |
| Aussie chain Coles still wooing UK retail talent. |
Brief article |
Apr 25, 2009 |
310 |
| Asda online sales up 60% as web delivers 35% growth to 3bn [pounds sterling]. |
Company rankings |
Apr 18, 2009 |
556 |
| Dundee smokers offered Asda vouchers to give up. |
|
Apr 18, 2009 |
344 |
| Can Packer's plans really put the 'oo' back into Typhoo? With 48m [pound sterling] of debt, loss-making Typhoo looks to be in hot water but CEO Keith Packer says he can make the business break even in 18 months. |
|
Apr 11, 2009 |
690 |
| Sainsbury's to take on 350 apprentices. |
Brief article |
Apr 11, 2009 |
218 |
| Typhoo boss says recovery plan will reduce 10m [pounds sterling] loss. |
Brief article |
Apr 4, 2009 |
284 |
| Lazy Town star joins forces with Asda to push 'sports candy'. |
Brief article |
Apr 4, 2009 |
242 |
| Cheaper beef makes the cut; while less expensive meat such as mince and stewing steak has become more popular, pricier cuts are now selling less--which means suppliers are still finding it hard to sell the whole animal. |
|
Apr 4, 2009 |
548 |
| Food manufacturing training centre opens. |
Brief article |
Apr 4, 2009 |
200 |
| Hot topic. |
Brief article |
Mar 21, 2009 |
187 |
| O'Neill starts Irish role by matching UK prices. |
Brief article |
Mar 21, 2009 |
350 |
| Axe falls on 150 jobs at Tesco headquarters. |
Brief article |
Mar 14, 2009 |
321 |
| Asda bolsters marketing team with new recruits. |
|
Mar 14, 2009 |
339 |
| Industry heartened by New Zealand's display ban rebuff.... |
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Feb 28, 2009 |
440 |
| Asda considers online cross-border shopping. |
Brief article |
Feb 28, 2009 |
324 |
| 'Cheesegrater' Blackhurst to slice 10 more categories: Asda is removing duplicate brands from 10 more categories. How will suppliers be hit by the range rationalisation? |
Conference news |
Feb 28, 2009 |
634 |
| Sira goes alternative; Sira Supermarket is expanding its ethnic retail offer with alternative medicine, exercise and beauty treatments. |
|
Feb 28, 2009 |
546 |
| Hot topic. |
Brief article |
Feb 21, 2009 |
194 |
| Asda clears the clutter by cutting back brands. |
Brief article |
Feb 21, 2009 |
329 |
| Clarke made Asda COO in executive shake-up. |
Brief article |
Feb 21, 2009 |
324 |
| The pension drag: retailers and manufacturers have seen their pension deficits soar over the past year. But is the burden as heavy as it seems. |
|
Feb 14, 2009 |
1708 |
| Tesco axes 170 jobs in depots and call centre. |
Brief article |
Feb 14, 2009 |
321 |
| Mezzanines shelved as Tesco wrings out costs. |
|
Feb 7, 2009 |
337 |
| Thrifty shoppers grow budget line sales 33%. |
Brief article |
Feb 7, 2009 |
327 |
| Making frozen veg cool again: while much has been made of the return to form of frozen, volume sales of frozen fruit and vegetables are falling. There is still work to be done in convincing shoppers to switch from fresh. |
|
Jan 31, 2009 |
501 |
| McIlwee to head up Tesco group finance. |
Brief article |
Jan 31, 2009 |
210 |
| Hot topic. |
Brief article |
Jan 17, 2009 |
180 |
| Asda goes to ASA to question validity of Tesco's new adverts. |
Brief article |
Jan 17, 2009 |
242 |
| Does every little help when it comes to ad campaigns? Tesco's Real Basket Results ad campaign has infuriated rival Asda. But is it also in serious danger of confusing consumers. |
|
Jan 17, 2009 |
665 |
| Wal-Mart hires new head of global ops. |
Brief article |
Jan 17, 2009 |
224 |
| Defiantly local down in Devon: Dave Stickland (right) and Keith Rawlinson are West Country patriots determined to prove it is possible to source a complete grocery range locally. |
|
Jan 10, 2009 |
513 |
| Tesco acts on impulse to up discount range. |
Brief article |
Dec 20, 2008 |
338 |
| Tesco Town Inverness to get its fourth Tesco. |
Brief article |
Dec 13, 2008 |
329 |
| BP convenience queen to join Asda in new year. |
Brief article |
Dec 13, 2008 |
314 |
| Ocado budget range 'is about improving choice'. |
Brief article |
Dec 6, 2008 |
296 |
| Tesco under fire over failure to arrive fees. |
Brief article |
Dec 6, 2008 |
348 |
| What online insights can P&G gain from Ocado? Procter & Gamble has taken a 1% stake in Ocado to gain an insight into online trading. What knowledge does P&G hope to gain? |
|
Dec 6, 2008 |
672 |
| Your store needs you: Tesco is recruiting ex-military personnel to managerial positions in its stores. Chloe Smith tokes a look at how the skills transfer. |
|
Dec 6, 2008 |
1118 |
| Tesco invests in hiring and retaining its staff. |
|
Dec 6, 2008 |
338 |
| Processor Dunbia exposed for selling mutton as lamb. |
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Nov 22, 2008 |
444 |
| Financial difficulties? Asda says it will listen. |
|
Nov 22, 2008 |
344 |
| Why no prosecution for Dunbia after meat labelling offences? Despite clear evidence of mislabelling offences, Dunbia has escaped with only a caution. Chloe Smith asks how they got off so lightly. |
Case overview |
Nov 22, 2008 |
1124 |
| Gissing: why Waitrose and Ocado are not competitors: the John Lewis Partnership has moved its stake in Ocado to the pension fund. Should the online delivery company be delighted or nervous. |
|
Nov 22, 2008 |
640 |
| Credit crunch may spark rise in crime, warns BRC. |
Brief article |
Oct 25, 2008 |
320 |
| Multiples shift focus of promotions from bogofs to price cuts. |
Brief article |
Oct 18, 2008 |
279 |
| Asda deliveries break into Tesco stronghold. |
Brief article |
Oct 18, 2008 |
322 |
| The return of the local butcher: after decades of decline, butchers shops are looking to the future by targeting their offer to the local community. |
|
Oct 18, 2008 |
1089 |
| Sainsbury's extends training programme. |
Brief article |
Oct 18, 2008 |
226 |
| Ocado broadens offer with non-food range. |
Brief article |
Oct 11, 2008 |
352 |
| Ocado sale unlikely in wake of 40m [pounds sterling] losses. |
|
Oct 4, 2008 |
353 |
| 'This buying alliance is not prelude to merger'. |
Brief article |
Sep 27, 2008 |
305 |
| Tertiary Tesco: it's a brand, Jim, but not as we know it ... Tesco's new tertiary brand ranges aim to fight off the advance of the discounters. But do they run the risk of confusing consumers. |
|
Sep 27, 2008 |
1157 |
| The world comes to Paris: some 5,500 exhibitors will be in France next month for Sial, the biennial food industry show that gives UK suppliers the chance to shine on the world stage. |
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Sep 27, 2008 |
1421 |
| Multiples eyeing the best graduate talent. |
Brief article |
Sep 27, 2008 |
226 |
| Devon online co plans nationwide franchise. |
|
Sep 20, 2008 |
342 |
| Suppliers use desperate tactics to get price rises. |
Brief article |
Sep 13, 2008 |
330 |
| Brandless McBride is jilted at the supermarket altar: although the credit crunch should nudge consumers toward private-label goods, McBride's profits ore plummeting. What's going wrong. |
Financial report |
Sep 13, 2008 |
1255 |
| Little bites of luxury: ice creams are shrinking as manufacturers seek to provide guilt-free but indulgent concoctions for today's health-conscious consumers. Chloe Smith reports on how minis are becoming the next big thing. |
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Sep 13, 2008 |
551 |
| Hopson exit leads to shake-up for Asda's central operations. |
Brief article |
Sep 6, 2008 |
228 |
| Egg margins get poached. |
|
Aug 30, 2008 |
542 |
| Waitrose turns waste into green electricity. |
Brief article |
Aug 23, 2008 |
243 |
| Tesco meets discounter threat with new range. |
|
Aug 2, 2008 |
339 |
| Whistle blown on mislabelled beef. |
|
Jul 26, 2008 |
497 |
| The online crusader: if Ocado finance chief Jason Gissing gets his way the company will one day have 30% of the online grocery market. He explains how to Chloe Smith. |
Interview |
Jul 26, 2008 |
1466 |
| Ocado in same-day service first. |
|
Jul 19, 2008 |
484 |
| Brands investigation expected to go slow. |
Brief article |
Jul 19, 2008 |
216 |
| Ocado sets up unique waste reduction drive. |
Brief article |
Jul 12, 2008 |
353 |
| Rose hits reset button to pre-Esom structure. |
Brief article |
Jul 12, 2008 |
313 |
| Do M&S's woes spell trouble for premium? A profit warning from M&S sparked speculation that premium retailers would struggle in a recession. Not necessarily. |
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Jul 12, 2008 |
994 |
| Axed Esom counts cost of MOS's food slump. |
Brief article |
Jul 5, 2008 |
335 |
| Duty managers go in Sainsbury's shake-up. |
Brief article |
Jul 5, 2008 |
294 |
| Chef to target retailers over 'five freedoms'. |
Brief article |
Jul 5, 2008 |
302 |
| Sainsbury's: website crash did not hurt us. |
Brief article |
Jun 28, 2008 |
233 |
| Asda considers Arran deliveries using ferry. |
Brief article |
Jun 28, 2008 |
333 |
| Rudoe appointed first head of retail at Ocado. |
Brief article |
Jun 28, 2008 |
279 |
| Company profile: English Provender: the very lazy brand proves to be anything but. |
Company overview |
Jun 28, 2008 |
894 |
