Grocer back issues from October 2006:
Sainsbury's upswing set to continue.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Europa: new grey venture.(Somerfield introduces new wholesale and distribution venture )
Oct 07, 2006;
Starbucks strikes deal to put its coffee into UK multiples.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Small guys spurn major supermarkets.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Grocery inquiry set to hear Tesco.(news)(Competition Commission)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
'Somerfield was a confused business'.(news)(Survey)
Oct 07, 2006;
Independents lash out over Tesco's small store optimism.(news)(Tesco PLC)
Oct 07, 2006;
Tesco will be trading in US 'within a year'.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Rising sales push Booths up ranking.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
News not so sweet.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Pay Asda be equal.
Oct 07, 2006
Supermarket salary.
Oct 07, 2006
Distribution code: deadline extended.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
M&S moves healthy ready meals into the mainstream.(news)(Marks and Spencer PLC)
Oct 07, 2006;
Walkers pulls Jamaica ad.(news)
Oct 07, 2006
Calls for industry to meet demand.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
The big picture.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Ocado's paper bag headache.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Managers better at detecting staff fraud.(news)(Survey)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006;
Dedicated delivery depot for United.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
New Co-op members.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Scheme shortlisted.(achievements and awards of Somerfield PLC)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Nutrition group.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Asda plans pilots for wind turbines.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Free deal for c-stores to get cash machines.(industry sales and revenue)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Northern Foods comes out in favour of GDA labelling.(news)
Oct 07, 2006;
Botterills ramps up expansion plans.(news)(expansion programme with plans to open four to five new stores )(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Tobacco sales not hit by ban.(news)(ban on smoking in public places)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Sugar price 'will fall 15% by 2010'.(news)(sugar prices might rise by 4% from 2007/8)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
400m [euro] BWG management buyout set to be tied up soon.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006;
Unilever eyes HQ site in Leatherhead.(news)(planning to merge its food, ice cream and frozen foods)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Leeds Co-op looks into own bakeries.(news)(branded bread and a couple of stores)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Permira Britvic bid.(Permira had built up a 5% stake)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Premier site launch.
Oct 07, 2006
Merger approved.
Oct 07, 2006
Wiltshire village shod is raking it in.(news)(village store in Wiltshire)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
FSA is open to off-pack information.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
New EU food label rules hit technical stumbling block.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006;
Wing Yip's online sales taking flight.(news)(web shop had attracted wholesale and retail customers )(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Scots reject 10p bag tax.(news)(voluntary schemes to discourage plastic bag use)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Irish deny rethink over out-of-town.(news)(Society of the Irish Motor Industry)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Makro renovations set to focus on fresh.(news)( undertake a store renovation plan next year in support of its new emphasis on fresh foods)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006;
True Taste Wales awards race is on.(Welsh food)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
IAWS plans food centre.(news)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Spar International has announced plans to open 100 new stores in central Russia by mid-2007.(Russia)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Fresh spinach is starting to make a comeback to supermarket shelves following an E coli outbreak that has kept it out of stores for more than two weeks.(United States)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
The chief executive of Dubai Landmark Group, Micky Jagtiani, has said that the company is in talks with Carrefour about opening up to 200 stores in India.(India)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
The military-backed government in Thailand has threatened larger retailers with fines or prison terms of up to three years in a bid to slow down expansion plans and protect smaller stores.(Thailand)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Unionised workers at Loblaw have voted in favour of strike action.(Canada)(Loblaw Companies Ltd.)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Pernod Ricard US has announced that its Rich & Rare and Royal Canadian Whiskey brands will be sold to New Orleans-based Sazerac.(Sazerac Company Inc. acquires Pernod Ricard S.A.)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
UK halal food brand Mumtaz is launching its range of halal babyfood in the Middle East.(Middle East)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Seven-Eleven Japan is to lower prices for some processed food items by an average of 15% and a maximum of 23% from next week, according to reports in the Japanese press.(Seven-Eleven Japan Company Ltd.)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Illsley for Northern.(Northern Foods PLC appoints Tony Illsley )(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Society president.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Newton joins Bacardi.(Bacardi Martini Services appoints Liam Newton)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Innocent reshuffle.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Lowman succeeds Rae as c-stores' champion.(movers & shakers)(Association of Convenience Stores appoints James Lowman )(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006;
Griffiths seeks a flexible life.(Paul Griffiths resigns from Inter Link Foods)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Glenn to head Iglo Birds Eye as CEO.(movers & shakers)(Martin Glenn takes a new role at Iglo Birds Eye Frozen Foods)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Pearce takes NFU food role.(movers & shakers)(Kevin Pearce becomes the head of food and farming at the National Farmers' Union)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Bendel in top marketing role at Asda.(movers & shakers)(Asda Group has appointed Rick Bendel)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
Sandland to chair Young's brewery.(movers & shakers)(Christopher Sandland)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006 ... Christopher Sandland has been appointed the new chairman of Young's brewery. He succeeds John Young, the father of the 'real ale revolution', who after 44 years as chairman died last month aged 84. Sandland moves up the company's ranks from the position of company secretary and ...
From Mars to Thorntons.(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006
The Calpol brand team, Pfizer Consumer Healthcare.
Oct 07, 2006
How a store can enchant: Morrisons is really on a winning streak at the moment and has now scooped its fifth Top Store award in the past six weeks with its store at Lysander Road in Bristol, which delighted our shopper.(the grocer 33)(Brief article)
Oct 07, 2006;