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UK: Tesco Relaunches Revamped Ready Meals Range

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:24:42 GMT

Tesco has unveiled a multi-million pound revamp of its ready meal lines as part of wider improvements to the supermarket�s own label ranges aimed at helping restore growth in its core domestic business.

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Fri, 25 May 2012 10:23:56 GMT

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UK: Morrisons Focusing On Fresh Food With Summer Ad Campaign (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:23:20 GMT

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UK: John Lewis Reports Another Strong Week Of Trading

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:22:36 GMT

John Lewis has continued its run of double digit weekly sales increases, helped by wet weather, television sales boosted by the digital switchover and demand for Jubilee themed products.

The department store chain has been growing sales even though official data this week said overall UK retail sales fell last month at their fastest rate in more than two years.

UK: Typhoo Reports Good Growth, Narrows Losses

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:21:50 GMT

Typhoo has revealed that it saw good growth over the last year with losses narrowed as its core brand continued to outperform the declining tea market.

UK: mCommerce Quadruples In Just Two Years (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:21:04 GMT

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UK: Landmark Wholesale Ends Financial Year On A High

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:20:35 GMT

A strong performance in April has helped Landmark Wholesale to end its financial year (May 2011 to April 2012) with sales into depots up 18.6% ahead of its previous financial year.

UK: Merisant Selects Aldata To Enhance Performance Of Its Sweetener Products

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:19:09 GMT

The UK division of Merisant, a leading manufacturer of sweetener products such as Pure Via, Canderel and Equal, has selected Aldata�s Range Manager to help its retailer partners maximise category performance.

With Aldata Range Manager, Merisant can now gain deeper insights into the sales of individual product lines and calculate the optimum mix to increase overall category performance.

UK: Kellogg�s Launches Major Campaign To Promote All-Bran Revamp

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:18:26 GMT

Kellogg�s has said it will invest �2.5m on a major new TV advertising campaign to promote the re-launch of its All-Bran brand.

UK: Miller Brands To Bring Pilsner At �Taste Of London� Fest (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:14:03 GMT

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UK: Bulmers Launches New AR App (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:13:50 GMT

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UK: Bahlsen Biscuits To Promote 40th Anniversary

Fri, 25 May 2012 10:03:07 GMT

Bahlsen, the premium biscuit brand, has launched a new campaign to promote its 40th anniversary in the UK.

GERMANY: Berggruen Interested In Buying Schlecker? (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:46:42 GMT

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FRANCE: Plassat Takes Over Carrefour Helm Ahead Of Schedule

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:46:16 GMT

Georges Plassat has taken over as Chairman and CEO of Carrefour with immediate effect, four weeks before he was scheduled to do so.

US: Heinz To Focus On Emerging Markets As Q4 Results Stay Weak

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:45:28 GMT

Heinz has said it plans to increase its marketing spending and will focus more on emerging markets after unveiling a 22% drop in profits for its fourth quarter.

BELGIUM: Japan Tobacco Picks Up Gryson In �475m Deal (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:45:05 GMT

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NEW ZEALAND: Asahi To Re-examine Buyout Price For Independent Liquor Deal

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:45:02 GMT

In an unusual move, Asahi Holdings has said it will take another look at the price it paid to acquire New Zealand�s Independent Liquor last year.

US: Costco Profit Rises, But Revenue Growth Slows In Q3

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:37:03 GMT

Costco has seen its net profit for the fiscal third quarter jump up by nearly a fifth, but its revenues grew slower than expected.

UK: IGD Convention � Early bird ends next week!

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:44:53 GMT

UK: Your Category At A Glance!

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:44:03 GMT

Brand View actively listens to our clients� feedback, and we are pleased to announce the release of our new Category Dashboard! You saw the Product Dashboard upgrade and now you can view your whole category at a glance.

UK: Supermarkets Attacked Again For �Misleading� Offers

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:42:34 GMT

A new investigation by consumer watchdog Which? into thousands of individual supermarket prices has revealed widespread use of "misleading" tactics which it said are duping shoppers into believing they are getting a better deal than they are.

UK: Leading Ratings Agency Warns Of Tough Times Ahead For Supermarkets (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:41:56 GMT

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UK: New Mothercare Chief Outlines Revival Plan

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:40:54 GMT

Mothercare's new chief executive set out his plan today to restore its UK business to profitability in the next three years by cutting stores and introducing a greater range of pricing.

UK: Costcutter Opens New Look Store (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:40:17 GMT

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UK: Nearly Half Of Consumers To Be �Social Shoppers� By 2021 (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:37 GMT

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UK: Sainsbury�s Brand Match Ad Banned Following Complaint From Asda (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:39:08 GMT

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UK: Booker Reports 27% Jump In Annual Profits

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:38:28 GMT

Booker today posted a 27% rise in full-year profit, helped by strong growth in sales, and the company said it remains on course to meet its expectations for the year despite a challenging economy.

For the 53 weeks ended 30 March, the wholesaler�s pre-tax profit increased to �90.8m.

UK: HoF Continues To See Good Sales Growth

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:37:46 GMT

House of Fraser has said sales continued their "positive momentum" despite economic uncertainty and the weather.

UK: Dairy Crest Writes Down Value Of Milk Division After Posting Annual Loss

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:37:10 GMT

Dairy Crest Group, maker of Cathedral City cheese, delivered its first annual loss as a public company today, writing down the value of its core dairies division and taking a charge for the closure of two glass bottling plants last month.

The milk processor said the outlook for its dairies business was weaker than in 2011, and that tough trading conditions had reduced profits and cash flow during the previous fiscal year.

UK: Britvic Hit By Weak Sales In Ireland

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:36:39 GMT

Britvic has revealed that�s its half-year profit fell more than 10%, hurt by a drop in sales and average realised price in Ireland.

UK: Emerging Markets Boost Profits At SABMiller But Warns On Mature Beer Markets (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:36:09 GMT

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UK: Sainsbury�s Introduces New Limited Edition Heritage Products (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:10:51 GMT

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UK: Pernod Ricard Unveils Facebook App For Malibu

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:07:28 GMT

Pernod Ricard has launched a new Facebook app for its Malibu brand, as part of its �Malibutique� shopping and fashion summer campaign.

UK: AG Barr To Heavily Promote New Rubicon Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:07:12 GMT

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UK: Wyke Farms Launches Biggest Ever Sampling Campaign

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:06:58 GMT

Dairy group Wyke Farms has launched its largest ever summer sampling tour of the UK, saying it aims to reach over 1 million customers.

GLOBAL: Procter & Gamble Backtracks On Rapid Growth In Emerging Markets

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:27:42 GMT

Procter & Gamble has announced that it will not look to speed up its expansion plans for emerging markets, and will now instead look to improve its financials and regain market share in various regions across the world.

GERMANY: Metro Reiterates Focus On Improving LFL Growth

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:21:43 GMT

The Metro Group has reiterated its strategic plans for the next few years, saying its main priority will be to grow like-for-like sales.

US: Walmart Touts Initial Success For �Express� Format

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:21:29 GMT

Walmart has highlighted initial success at its �Express� small-store format, saying they have turned profitable less than a year after being launched.

US: Parmalat Acquires Local Lactalis Unit In $904m Deal

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:21:12 GMT

Italian dairy giant Parmalat has announced the acquisition of sister unit Lactalis American Group, in a deal worth $904m.

MACEDONIA: drogerie-markt Continues Expansion With Market Entry (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:20:54 GMT

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INDIA: Mitsubishi Corp Angling For Future Group Stake? (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:20:32 GMT

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US: Target Rolls Out �shopkick� Loyalty App Across Country

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:20:02 GMT

Target has become the latest retailer to unveil a smartphone app that rewards loyal customers, with the launch of �shopkick�.

GLOBAL: Select Results in Brief (Phoenix Tamro, Hormel Foods, Ralcorp, Myer)

Thu, 24 May 2012 09:08:26 GMT

Phoenix Tamro, the wholesaler�s northern Europe division, has seen its sales for fiscal 2011 decline by 3.9% to 4.22bn, with EBIT dropping by 18.4% to 162m.

UK: Own Label NPD Overtakes Branded For The First Time As Consumers Continue To Switch

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:30:17 GMT

With the ever expanding range of high quality own label ranges offered at supermarket retailers, the influence of private label products has never been stronger with market now worth around �37bn.

UK: Discounters And Waitrose Outperform In Slowing Grocery Market

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:29:53 GMT

Latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 13 May 2012 show that market growth during the period slowed significantly to 3.1% with the discounters (Aldi & Lidl) and Waitrose continuing to outperform their larger rivals.

UK: Sales Growth Accelerates At Ocado

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:29:27 GMT

Ocado today posted an acceleration in sales growth in its second quarter, benefiting from more people shopping online and improved operational efficiency at its distribution centre.

The online grocer said its gross sales rose 13% year-on-year in the 12 weeks to 12 May.

UK: Which? Poll Rates Tesco Amongst Worst Shops

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:28:16 GMT

Tesco is amongst a number of well-known High Street retailers that have been voted as the UK�s least favourite shops in a poll of over 11,000 shoppers by Which? magazine.

In the online survey, shoppers were asked to rate retailers on price, products, service and store, and after sales/returns.

UK: Green & Black�s Preparing Major Push For Growing Premium Market (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:27:44 GMT

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UK: Retail Sales Slide At Fastest Pace In 2 Years

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:27:43 GMT

Retail sales fell at their fastest monthly pace in more than two years in April, after a record drop in fuel sales and a weather-related drop in clothing sales, official data showed today.

The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes fell 2.3% on the month - its biggest drop since January 2010 and more than twice as fast as forecast.

UK: Henderson Group Bucks Economic Trend With 9.6% Rise In Turnover (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:26:51 GMT

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UK: Brains Brewery Planning To Grow Coffee Shop Business (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:25:52 GMT

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UK: Cravendale Unveils First On-The-Go Format

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:16:22 GMT

Cravendale has moved into the food-to-go category with the launch of a new 500ml bottle format.

UK: Treasury Wine Launches New Beringer Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:16:21 GMT

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UK: Annabel Karmel Rejigs Kiddies Meal Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:13:06 GMT

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UK: Belvita To Introduce New Breakfast Product

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:12:54 GMT

Belvita has announced the launch of a new breakfast product, following the success of the initial products in the range.

GERMANY: Rewe Reports FY Growth, To Revamp Own Label Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 10:09:57 GMT

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US: General Mills To Slash Hundreds Of Jobs

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:29 GMT

General Mills has announced plans to cut about 850 jobs, saying the move will help to lower costs and boost efficiency.

AUSTRIA: SPAR Signs Forecourt Deal With Shell (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:31:11 GMT

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INDIA: Coca-Cola In New Drive To Promote Coke Brand? (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:30:46 GMT

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NETHERLANDS: SPAR International Reports Solid FY Growth

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:08:19 GMT

SPAR International has reported a mid-single-digit rise in sales for 2011, marking a third consecutive year of �outstanding sales growth� for the company.

US: Best Buy Tops Forecast With Q1 Growth

Wed, 23 May 2012 09:07:55 GMT

Best Buy, the world�s largest electronics chain, has reported better-than-expected profit figures for its fiscal first quarter, helped by a particularly strong performance in the domestic market.

UK: Promotions and on-shelf availability - maximising the sales opportunity

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:38:10 GMT

A growing proportion of sales volume is coming from promotions.

UK: Tesco CEO Turns Down Annual Bonus

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:37:21 GMT

Tesco said today that its Chief Executive, Philip Clarke, has opted not to take his annual bonus as a result of poor performance in its core UK business.

UK: M&S Cuts Growth Targets After Posting First Profit Fall In 3 Years

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:36:30 GMT

Marks & Spencer�s Chief Executive Marc Bolland today cut his sales targets for the retailer as he unveiled its first fall in profits in three years.

UK: M&S Launches New Beauty Concept (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:35:55 GMT

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IRELAND: Aldi Sues Tesco Over Alleged Infringement Of Its Trademarks (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:35:07 GMT

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UK: Arla Foods And Milk Link To Merge

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:33:54 GMT

The Arla Foods and Milk Link co-operatives have agreed to merge, creating the country's biggest dairy firm.

UK: Whole Foods Market Launches New Piccadilly Circus Store

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:33:06 GMT

Whole Foods Market has today opened its latest store in the UK.

UK: Midcounties Co-op Defies Difficult Trading Conditions (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:32:27 GMT

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UK: Ocado To Double Size Of Free-From Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:31:51 GMT

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UK: English Wine Sales Soar At Waitrose

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:31:09 GMT

English wine is proving to be the drink of choice for Britons in 2012, as sales soar in time for a summer of patriotic celebrations, according to Waitrose.

The upmarket grocer said it had seen an enormous surge in the popularity of still English wine, which is up 92% year on year, as people gear up to celebrate the a Queen's Diamond Jubilee and cheer on Team GB during the Olympics.

UK: New Covent Garden Launches �Fresh Bowls� Soup Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:11:03 GMT

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UK: Typhoo Launches Limited Edition J�OO�bilee Blend

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:10:51 GMT

Typhoo has launched a new limited edition tea to mark the Queen�s Jubilee, which is based on the blend it produced in 1952.

UK: Gaymers Cider To Add New Flavours, Unveil New Look (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:02:05 GMT

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UK: Sainsbury�s, Waitrose To Stock More �Divine� Variants

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:01:38 GMT

Sainsbury�s and Waitrose are to start stocking additional variants of the Divine Chocolate brand, adding two and three new 100g bars, respectively.

UK: Tesco, Costco Stock New Soft Beef Jerky From Mariani

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:01:13 GMT

Mariani Foods, the leading producer of premium Australian beef jerky, has announced the launch of its soft beef jerky into the UK.

HUNGARY: Louis Delhaize To Exit Market? (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:34:32 GMT

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US: Campbell Soup Retains FY Forecast Despite Strong Q3

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:16:45 GMT

Campbell Soup, the world�s largest soup maker, has left its full-year profit forecast unchanged despite reporting better-than-expected figures for its fiscal third quarter.

NORTH AFRICA: Casino Continues Expansion With Libya Move (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:16:42 GMT

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US: Best Buy Looks To Expand Offer With Cooking.Com Tie-up

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:15:40 GMT

Best Buy has announced plans to launch a new microsite called �The Best Buy Kitchen Shop�, in partnership with online retailer Cooking.com.

INDIA: Dabur To Expand �NewU� H&B Chain

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:11:21 GMT

Indian FMCG giant Dabur has announced plans to rapidly add new stores to its fledgling �NewU� health & beauty chain, while also opening an online shopping site for the same.

The group currently operates 44 such stores across India through its subsidiary H&B Stores, and said it will add another 30 outlets within a year.

UK: Morrisons Relaunching In-Store Bakeries

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:27:34 GMT

Morrisons has revealed that it is relaunching its in-store bakeries at the end of this month in response to consumer demand for more "artisan products at an affordable price".

UK: Debt Talks Set To Spark Battle For Control Of Punch (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:26:00 GMT

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UK: CP Foods Still Keen On Birds Eye Iglo (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:25:05 GMT

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UK: M&S Expected To Reveal Fall In Profits And Scaling Back Of Expansion Plans (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:23:45 GMT

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UK: A.G. Barr Shrugs Off Wet Weather And Tough Market To Post 4.3% Sales Rise

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:22:42 GMT

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UK: April Showers Hit High Street Footfall

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:21:17 GMT

Heavy downpours during April hit footfall on Britain's High Streets as town centres witnessed the worst decline in shopper numbers since November 2009, according to latest data from retail specialist Springboard released in conjunction with the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

Footfall in the three months to April was 2.0% lower than a year ago, worse than the 1.8% increase in the previous three months.

UK: Increased Costs Hits Profits At Mitchells & Butlers; Close To Choosing New CEO

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:20:14 GMT

Mitchells & Butlers reported a dip in half year profits on Friday as the rising cost of food and fuel undermined rising revenues at the owner of pub chains including Harvester, All Bar One and O'Neills.

UK: Unions Fear Tesco Move Into Post Offices

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:19:43 GMT

UK: M&S Begins Stocking Speciality British Meats

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:19:32 GMT

Marks & Spencer has launched a new initiative aimed at supporting British producers, by stocking a new range of speciality meats that are sourced from small farms across the country.

UK: Global Brands Launches Roadshow For VK Campaign (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:19:08 GMT

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UK: PepsiCo Launches New SunBites Campaign (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:19:07 GMT

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UK: From M&S To Whisky � China�s Middle Class Snap Up Western Goods

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:18:57 GMT

GERMANY: Administrator Warns On Schlecker Rescue Plans (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:14:42 GMT

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GLOBAL: Product, HR Changes Underway At Metro Cash & Carry (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:14:10 GMT

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NORTH AMERICA: 7-Eleven Aiming For Record New Store Openings In 2012

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:14:08 GMT

7-Eleven has said it is aiming to open a record number of new outlets across the US and Canada this year, improving on last year�s strong expansion.

US: Tesco To Trial �Click & Collect�

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:13:27 GMT

Tesco is set to trial a �click & collect� online shopping service at its US Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market chain.

DENMARK: Superbest Launches Country�s First Virtual Stores (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:11:12 GMT

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US: Safeway Launches Loyalty Programme App

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:37 GMT

Safeway has launched a new wide-ranging smartphone app for the members of its loyalty card programme, called �Just for U�, which it claims will make �grocery shopping about as easy as grocery shopping can get�.

SLOVENIA: Mercator Names New CEO

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:09:23 GMT

Mercator, Southeastern Europe�s second-largest retailer, has announced the appointment of Toni Balazic as its new CEO.

GLOBAL: Select Results in Brief (X5 Retail, Dollar Tree)

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:08:59 GMT

The X5 Retail Group, Russia�s largest retailer in terms of revenue, has seen its first-quarter net profit slump by 31.6% to $66.3m, with EBITDA declining 2.5% to $274.0m.

More Effective Trade Promotional Management Webinar

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:33:19 GMT

Exceedra Software invite you to register for their free webinar on Thursday 24th May 2012 to discover why leading consumer goods companies including Vimto, Bernard Matthews, Adams Foods and Samworth Brothers (Ginsters) have all selected Exceedra to support them in improving Trade Promotion Management processes.

UK: Asda�s Sales Growth Accelerates As Price Message Draws In Cash-Strapped Shoppers

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:28:53 GMT

Asda said yesterday that its sales growth had accelerated the first quarter of the year and it had won market share from "coupon crazy" rivals as its focus on low prices and revamped fresh food lines chimed with cash-strapped shoppers.

UK: Asda Appoints New Chief Merchandising Officer And Food Trading Director

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:27:52 GMT

George clothing Managing Director Andrew Moore has been appointed Asda�s new Chief Merchandising Officer, replacing Charles Redfield.

UK: Boots Planning Launch Of Evening Meal Food Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:26:14 GMT

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UK: SPAR Scotland Appoints New Sales Director

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:25:40 GMT

CJ Lang and Son has announced the appointment of Bill Mair as Sales Director for SPAR Scotland�s independent retailer division.

Mair�s career includes working with CJ Lang�s as a Business Development Manager, supporting independent SPAR retailers, followed by a period as Sales and Marketing Director with SPAR multi-site independent retailer, A J Gillespie.

UK: Coca-Cola Focusing On Mobile To Communicate With Consumers On The Go (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:24:44 GMT

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UK: Wincanton Wins New Contract From Sainsbury�s (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:23:04 GMT

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UK: Jubilee Preparations Boost Sales At John Lewis

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:22:20 GMT

John Lewis said today that the approaching public holiday to celebrate the Queens Diamond Jubilee was driving gift sales as the retailer posted another double digit rise in weekly trade.

UK: e-Retail Maintains Double-Digit Growth In April

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:21:44 GMT

Despite continued tough trading conditions on the High Street, online retailers continued to prosper last month.

UK: Coca-Cola Ramps Up Euro 2012 Campaign

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:11:11 GMT

Coca Cola Great Britain (CCGB) has launched a new integrated campaign ahead of the Euro 2012 Championship in June, which includes a ticket giveaway contest.

UK: M&S To Stock �Papple� From Next Week

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:55 GMT

Marks & Spencer has confirmed that it will begin stocking a new fruit that has been dubbed the �papple� from next week.

UK: Unilever Introduces Dry Shampoos To VO5 Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:36 GMT

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UK: Produce World, Valassis Conduct Successful Coupon Campaign

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:10:19 GMT

Produce World, one of Europe�s largest vegetable growers, has announced success in a promotion it ran with Valassis, the UK�s largest coupon and voucher services provider, which saw them hand out discount coupons to consumers buying leeks.

The campaign saw UK shoppers get 30p discount coupons (valid on their next purchase of leeks) when they tried the product during a two-day in-store supermarket sampling event.

US: Walmart Gains Breathing Space With Strong Q1, But New Admission Raises Worries

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:54:33 GMT

Walmart�s results for its most recent fiscal quarter have offered the retail giant some positive news in the midst of its ongoing Walmex bribery scandal, with better-than-expected growth in its home market.

INDIA: Future Group Dismisses Big Bazaar Sale Speculation

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:32:09 GMT

The Future Group has once again dismissed speculation that it may sell of its Big Bazaar discount hypermarket chain, saying it will instead look to revive results.

AUSTRALIA: Metcash To Launch New Gourmet IGA Food Format (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:40 GMT

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AUSTRALIA: Wesfarmers� Target Slashes Prices, To Ship Online Orders From China (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:16 GMT

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JAPAN: Aeon To Increase Working Hours As Energy Saving Kicks In

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:11 GMT

Aeon is reportedly set to open its stores two hours earlier than normal during this summer, matching changes in consumer habits as Japan gets ready to save power this year, following the closure of all its nuclear plants.

INDIA: HUL Partners With Local Vendors To Source Supplies To Unilever

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:12:53 GMT