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Leader.(planning of chief executive officers of supermarkets for sales growth)
May 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "It's remarkable that the current economic climate has coincided with powerful and effective plays from all the big four when, in the boom years, so many were so hopeless for so long" Adam Leyland Our annual exercise in quantifying ...
Hot topic.(Brief article)
May 30, 2009; ... "The Co-op Group's dark side came to light this week, when it asked suppliers for backdated trading terms" Beth Phillips The Co-operative Group. A cute and cuddly reputation, famed for its tireless work on Fairtrade and ethics. And a society that was pushing its ...
Stocks of lager and cider may run dry if summer is a sizzler.(news)
May 30, 2009; ... A beer and cider drought is likely this summer, drinks suppliers fear, because retailers are not keeping enough back-up stock. Some major multiples were running "stockless stocks" of beer and cider, claimed one senior beer industry CEO, referring to the practice of only holding ...
Multipack booze buys add to issue.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Record numbers of multipack special offers on booze threaten to make the availability problem even worse, according to the latest Nielsen data. A record 47% of all alcohol sales came from products on offer--up 8% from last year--for the four weeks ending 16 May. This is compared ...
Booker's first depot in India set for debut.(news)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Booker is on course to open its first depot in India in September. The Mumbai site was in progress, with the exterior expected to be completed before monsoon season, CEO Charles Wilson said. Booker this week reported a 30% rise in full-year pre-tax profits to 47.2m ...
Manufacturer fury over coupons-for-cash losses.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009; ... A dispute over the growing abuse by consumers of manufacturer coupons may end up in the courts after supermarkets were accused of having policies that were "no different from allowing consumers to shoplift". The Institute of Sales Promotion, which represents manufacturers that ...
Holland's pies drops Burnley.(PICTURE THIS)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Holland's Pies boss Neil Court-Johnson said he had no regrets over the company no longer sponsoring high-flying Burnley as they enjoy life in the Premier League next season. The ...
Plant closure blow.(ON THE WEB)
May 30, 2009 ... Tate & Lyle blamed a 38% slump in full-year pre-tax profits to 113m ...
Tesco pays bonuses.(ON THE WEB)
May 30, 2009 ... Tesco will pay some 207,000 staff bonuses worth a total of 98m ...
Danone rights issue.(ON THE WEB)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Danone is planning a 3bn [euro] rights issue to fund acquisitions. The issue--the first by the ...
New captain helms renamed Foodvest.(news)(Findus Group)(appointment of Chris Britton)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Foodvest has changed its name to Findus Group following the acquisition of Findus UK last month and replaced chief executive Per Harkjaer. Harkjaer is to leave following a disagreement with owner Lion Capital about "how to manage Foodvest". He will be replaced on Monday by ...
Sainsbury's expands its Indian offer.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Sainsbury's is expanding its Indian foods offer with dedicated areas in each store in an attempt to cash in on the increase in the number of people staying in to eat. The retailer, which claims to be the UK's number one retailer of Indian ready ...
Co-op tells suppliers it wants improved terms.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009; ... The Co-operative Group is flexing its new-found muscles following its acquisition of Somerfield by demanding backdated trading terms from suppliers. The Grocer has learnt that the society sent an email to suppliers last week asking them to "propose an improvement to trading ...
Morrisons ahead of its multiple rivals with sales growth of 7.9%.(news)(Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd., ASDA Group Ltd. and Morrisons sales and market share report)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Morrisons is growing faster than any of its supermarket rivals, new figures from Nielsen showed this week. Sales at the UK's number four are up 7.9% year-on-year by value, compared with Asda's 7.4% and Sainsbury's 7.3%. Its market share has increased from 10.4% to 10.6% ...
William Reed buys Decision News Media.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... The publisher of The Grocer, William Reed Business Media, has acquired online publishing company Decision News Media. DNM's business-to-business websites include FoodNavigator.com, NutraIngredients.com, In-PharmaTechnologist.com and CosmeticsDesign. ...
Bond helps Camelot to a sales record.(news)(James Bond)(Financial report)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High sales of scratchcards helped National Lottery operator Camelot Group post its best sales performance in 10 years. Sales rose 3.7% to 5.1bn [pounds sterling] in the year to 31 March, boosted by a 10% rise in scratchcards and interactive ...
Thorntons sweetens its online offer with 50 Tangerine brands.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009; ... Thorntons is considering selling branded sweets in its stores for the first time after linking up with Tangerine Confectionery in an online trial. Last week, Thorntons became the first major online supplier of Tangerine products after agreeing to trial the sale of 50 of its ...
Asda sizes down with Co-op buys.(news)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Asda is set to open three of its smallest-ever stores after buying them from The Co-operative Group, which has been forced by the OFT to shed 133 stores following its acquisition of Somerfield. The stores--located at Wellington in Somerset, Penshore near Worcester and Lancing ...
Young 'ignorant of vegetable seasons'.(news)(Survey)(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... Young people are unaware of when British food is or is not in season, new research published this week has revealed. In response to an online YouGov poll, commissioned by The Climate Group, 25% of 16-24 year olds said they thought that peas were in season all year round. This ...
The essence of own label: Cindy Crawford.(PICTURE THIS ...)(Cindy Crawford to endorse for Spar Austria )(Brief article)
May 30, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bringing a touch of glamour to the often workaday world of own label, Cindy Crawford has become the face of Spar Austria's newly revamped health and beauty range, Beauty Kiss. Spar UK has ...