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Interested in exporting to Central and Eastern Europe but don�t know where to start?

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:39:54 GMT

Already export but want to sell more in this region?
FDF and UKTI are helping food and drink companies to sell to this important emerging sector through a one-off event in London on Thursday 6th June 2013.

UK: Tesco Management Miss Out On Bonuses; Pressure On To Grow Profits

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:37:18 GMT

Tesco�s executive directors missed out on their 2012/2013 bonuses because the group's profit targets were not met and they will not receive them at the end of the current financial year unless they can turnaround performance, the company said in its annual report released yesterday.

The report rounds off a torrid year for the group, which announced a withdrawal from the US and its first fall in profit in two decades.

UK: Tesco To Move Away From Multi-Buys In Effort To Cut Food Waste

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:35:53 GMT

Tesco looks set to move away from multi-buy offers in its stores after pledging to use its scale and clout to reduce the amount of food wasted by its customers.

UK: New Research Shows Savvy Shoppers Getting Creative To Secure Best Value

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:34:12 GMT

Latest research from IGD ShopperVista has found that whilst seven out of ten (68%) food and grocery shoppers are prioritising �saving money�, interest in quality has also been increasing recently and people are finding smarter ways to get the best of both worlds.

The IGD ShopperVista research found that:

42% of shoppers have visited two or more supermarkets in the same shopping trip during the last month
48% of shoppers are reducing food waste to save money
29% have paid for their shopping in two parts to benefit from a loyalty scheme or promotion over the last year

Nearly half (46%) of shoppers say planning and budgeting is a bigger priority for them now.

UK: M&B Moving Upmarket To Combat Cheap Supermarket Alcohol (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:55 GMT

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UK: Alliance Boots To Support Development Of MediCity (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:32:19 GMT

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UK: Fox�s Biscuits Appoints New Marketing Director (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:31:27 GMT

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UK: Profits Up At Dairy Crest

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:30:00 GMT

Dairy Crest yesterday revealed improved full year adjusted pre-tax profit and said trading in the current year is in line with expectations.

UK: Carlsberg Investing �6m In San Miguel Fresca Ad Campaign (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:29:08 GMT

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UK: Merrydown Looking To Grow Brand With Lower Abv And Smaller Bottles (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:28:19 GMT

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UK: Vimto Set To Launch Major Summer Ad Campaign

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:27:17 GMT

Vimto will be back on TV this summer in a major multi-media marketing drive aimed at reaching millions of teens as part of the brand�s Seriously Mixed Up Fruit campaign.

Vimto�s three month summer campaign to drive sales of its impulse range fully integrates TV and digital platforms.

UK: Duck Tape Targets Craft Market With Coloured Range

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:26:01 GMT

Duck Tape, the leading duct tape brand, is launching a range of products in the UK, targeting the booming craft market.

The Duck Tape Colours adhesive tape range is being introduced to offer consumers a selection of �bright, durable and flexible tapes that can be used to create and decorate anything, from school books to scooters, purses to picture frames�.

The initial UK Duck Tape Colours range will comprise 15 solid colours and designs and owner Shurtape Technologies said there is the potential to add to the range.

US: Procter & Gamble Brings Back Lafley As CEO

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:24:50 GMT

Procter & Gamble yesterday brought back A.G.

FRANCE: Analysts Question Carrefour�s Withdrawal From Emerging Markets (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:23:25 GMT

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SPAIN: Weak Market Hits Profits And Sales Eroski (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:22:32 GMT

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US: Delhaize Maybe Looking To Sell Harveys And Sweetbay Chains (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:21:25 GMT

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US: Campbell Soup To Buy Plum Organics

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:19:53 GMT

Campbell Soup announced yesterday that it had agreed to buy organic baby food maker Plum Organics.

The acquisition, whose terms were not disclosed, marks the third deal this month by a large food maker for a small baby-food company after Hain Celestial Group agreed to buy Ella's Kitchen and Danone agreed to buy Happy Family.

Plum has annual sales of about US$93m and sells squeeze pouches of organic baby food in unique combinations like raspberry, spinach and Greek yogurt.

UK: IGD Industry Awards entries close soon

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:44:48 GMT

If your team have achieved great things in the grocery industry in the last year, this is your opportunity to shout about your success and get the recognition you deserve by entering The IGD Industry Awards.

UK: Waitrose Head Refuses To Meet Ocado Chief Following Morrisons Deal (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:43:39 GMT

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UK: Morrisons Hires Former Tesco Executive As CIO (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:42:38 GMT

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UK: Booker Reports Strong Rise In Profits

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:41:55 GMT

Booker has reported a 13% rise in full-year profit as demand from small retailers and growing online sales helped it defy the weak market conditions.

Pre-tax profit rose to �101.4m in the 52 weeks to 29 March, up from �89.7m in the year before.

UK: Mothercare Making Progress With Turnaround Plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:41:04 GMT

Mothercare today posted a better-than-expected rise in full-year underlying profit and said it was making good progress with its three-year turnaround plan.

The baby and maternity products retailer, which has some 1,300 stores worldwide including 255 in the UK, reported an underlying pre-tax profit of �8.3m for the year to the end of March, up from �1.6m a year earlier.

UK: Halfords Unveils �100m Turnaround Plan

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:38:37 GMT

Halfords has unveiled a plan to cut its dividend and invest in the group as part of a three-year turnaround plan designed to push sales to the �1bn mark.

Outlining his plan, called Getting into Gear 2016, for medium term profitable sales growth, Chief Executive Matt Davies said today that the business would invest �100m in staff training, store improvements, new cycling ranges and an improved online offering.

The investment is the key plank of the turnaround plan announced by Davies, who joined Halfords last October and follows an expected 22% slump in annual profit.

IRELAND: Online Market Expected To See Rapid Growth (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:37:17 GMT

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UK: Imported Beers Help SABMiller Defy Market Slump (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:36:41 GMT

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UK: ASA Bans Listerine Ad (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:35:07 GMT

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UK: Bestway Launches First Non-Fruit Flavoured Energy Drink (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:33:49 GMT

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UK: Anchor�s Squirty Cream Back On TV

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:33:21 GMT

Anchor�s �Tastes Like Home� TV adverts are set to return for four weeks starting from 17 June.

UK: Sainsbury�s Names Great British Beer Hunt Regional Finalists

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:32:19 GMT

Following a round of heats earlier this month in which Sainsbury�s customers and beer experts judged more than 150 beers from 70 breweries across the UK, Sainsbury�s has announced the regional winners of this year�s Great British Beer Hunt.

MIDDLE EAST: Carrefour Sells Remaining stake In MAF For �530m

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:31:19 GMT

Carrefour has agreed to sell its remaining 25% stake in a Middle East joint venture to local partner Majid Al Futtaim (MAF) for �530m.

US: PepsiCo Rethinks Pricing Strategy (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:31 GMT

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NETHERLANDS: Sales Up At SPAR International; Focused On Expansion

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:29:02 GMT

SPAR International has revealed that its worldwide retail sales grew 2.8% to �32bn as it continued to grow its business which now operates in 34 countries with 12,322 stores.

US: Chilly Weather Hits Target

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:28:10 GMT

Target yesterday cut its full-year profit forecast while turning in a weak first quarter with disappointing sales, as a chilly start to spring kept shoppers from buying seasonal items like clothing.

Target warned in April its first-quarter results would be weaker than anticipated, and its performance was even worse than revised Wall Street expectations due to the cool weather and the impact of higher wage taxes on spending.

First-quarter sales at stores open at least a year fell 0.6%, while analysts targeted a 0.03% decline.

SOUTH AFRICA: Walmart�s Massmart Chain Warns Of Slower Growth In Year Ahead (Subscribers Only Content)

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:26:46 GMT

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US: How The Top 10 US Retailers Use Pinterest

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:26:09 GMT

UK: Aldi And Waitrose Continue Strong Growth, Morrisons Showing Signs Of Improvement

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:38:12 GMT

The latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks ending 12 May confirmed the polarisation of the UK grocery market with strong performances from Aldi and Waitrose.

UK: Profits Up Britvic, Announces Cost Cutting Plan Amid Tough Market Conditions

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:34:04 GMT

Britvic said it will close some factories and roll out the Fruit Shoot brand in India as part of a new strategy announced with its interim results today.

UK: Supermarkets Meet With Government To Explain Unit Pricing Policies (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:44 GMT

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UK: Sainsbury�s Crowned �Brand Of The Year� At Marketing Awards (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:32:06 GMT

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UK: House of Fraser Reports Strong Growth (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:29:43 GMT

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UK: Bad Weather Holds Back Food Sales

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:28:33 GMT

Official figures released today by Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that retail sales in April were 1.3% lower than in March as bad weather continued to dent spending.

UK: Ginsters Unveils Major Changes To Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:34 GMT

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UK: M�ller Rice To Introduce New Look, Limited Editions

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:27:21 GMT

M�ller Rice is set for a major revamp this month, with the introduction of new packaging and limited edition flavours.

UK: PepsiCo Expands �Smiths� Snacks Range

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:25:53 GMT

PepsiCo UK has added two new value snacks to the �Smiths� range - Wafflers and Twisted.

UK: Cloetta Adds To Chewits Range (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:58 GMT

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UK: Kepak Announces New Rustlers Campaign

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:24:38 GMT

Kepak Convenience Foods has revealed plans for a new marketing campaign around its Rustlers brand, called �Give the Ref a Break�.

GLOBAL: Amazon Tops Walmart As World�s Most Valuable Retail Brand (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:30 GMT

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MEXICO: Philip Morris To Fully Acquire Local Unit

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:11:10 GMT

Philip Morris International has announced plans to buy the 20% stake it does not already own in its Mexican unit, giving it full control of the business.

JAPAN: Lawson To Work With Suppliers To Promote Healthy Foods (Subscribers Only Content)

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:23 GMT

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US: Home Depot Q1 Results Boosted By Housing Recovery

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:10:02 GMT

The Home Depot reported better-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter, helped largely by the recovery of the US housing market.

The world�s largest home improvement chain saw net profit jump up 18% to $1.23bn (83 cents a share), while sales were up 7.4% to $19.1bn, with like-for-like growth of 4.3%.

US: Best Buy Remains Confident Despite Loss In Q1

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:09:33 GMT

Best Buy has reported a loss for its fiscal first quarter, hurt by costs related to store closures, but its adjusted profits beat analysts� estimates and the group remained confident that its revival plan is working.

The world�s largest consumer electronics chain reported a loss of $81m (24 cents a share) for the three months to 4 May, compared to a profit of $158m (46 cents) last year.

UK: Booths Trade Briefing on 2 October

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:30:27 GMT

UK: Warburtons Makes Acquisition (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:28:59 GMT

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UK: Profits Down Again At M&S

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:26:31 GMT

Marks & Spencer today posted its lowest annual profit since 2009 as a struggling clothing and homewares division dragged on growth in food sales.

UK: Upmarket Supermarket Shoppers Heading To Budget Chains To Top Up

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:25:24 GMT

A recent survey reveals that nearly two thirds of consumers who use upmarket stores such as Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Booths and Whole Foods Market top up their weekly shop at budget supermarkets.

IRELAND: Moloney To Step Down As MD Of Glanbia (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:24:10 GMT

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UK: Multi-Buy Ban Attributed To Falling Alcohol Sales In Scotland (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:23:08 GMT

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UK: Oddbins Stores To Be Revamped (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:21:20 GMT

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UK: Greencore Improved H1 Results But Seeing Trading Tough Conditions Following Horse Meat Scandal

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:19:30 GMT

Convenience food group Greencore has reported first half revenues of �572.9m, a 0.9% increase on the same period in 2012.

UK: Call To Freeze Business Rates To Help Ailing High Street

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:18:33 GMT

Business rates should be frozen for two years to give threatened high streets "breathing space" to deal with the rise of internet shopping, a think-tank said.

UK: Cadbury Launches Crispy Cereal �Crunchums�

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:17:30 GMT

Cadbury has launched a new snack product, called �Crunchums� which consist of crispy cereal bites that are coated in chocolate.

UK: Heineken Adds New Variant To Strongbow Line (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:16:06 GMT

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UK: Halewood Unveils New Look, Variant For Lambrini Cider

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:06 GMT

Halewood International has unveiled a new bottle design for its Lambrini Cider brand, as well as a new flavour.

UK: Shloer Kicks Off �Summer Sundays� Promo (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:13:24 GMT

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UK: Costco Selling Full-Size F1 Car Simulator

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:12:43 GMT

Costco UK is offering a racing simulator built around a full-sized Formula 1 car � for just �89,999.89.

GLOBAL: London Tops Dubai As World�s Most Preferred Retail Destination

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:59:52 GMT

London has retained its position as the world�s leading retail city, holding off competition from main rivals Dubai, Paris, Moscow and New York.

CHINA: Hershey Launches First International Confectionery Brand In Country (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:51:03 GMT

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US: Target Unveils New Tech Hub (Subscribers Only Content)

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:50:32 GMT

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US: Campbell Soup Rebounds On Strong Domestic Performance

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:49:55 GMT

Campbell Soup, the world�s largest soup maker, has reported a strong set of results for its fiscal first quarter, helped by the stabilisation of its US soup business.

For the three months to 28 April, net profit rose by 2.8% $181m, while sales surged up 15% to $2.09bn (+4% on an underlying basis).

EUROPE: Select Results in Brief (Dansk Supermarked, X5 Retail)

Tue, 21 May 2013 09:42:26 GMT

Dansk Supermarked saw its first-quarter turnover jump up 34% to 13.6bn krone (�1.82bn), even as its operating profit rose by 12.7% to 301m krone.

UK: Convenience Market Set To Grow 30% To �46.2m By 2018

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:34:29 GMT

The food and grocery convenience market in the UK is set to be worth �46.2bn by 2018, increasing by nearly a third (29.8%) from its current value of �35.6bn.

UK: Tesco To Launch Major Initiative To Help Reduce Food Waste (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:33:04 GMT

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UK: Tyrrells On The Market For �100m

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:30:19 GMT

Tyrrells, the premium crisps brand, is reportedly being placed on the market with an asking price set at around �100m.

UK: P&H Secures Funding For Future Expansion (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:29:35 GMT

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UK: Number Of Empty Shops Hits New High But Increased Footfall Adds To Optimism

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:28:25 GMT

Latest figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) show that shop vacancies have surged to a new high of 11.9% as retail failures including Comet and Jessops knock holes in shopping centres.

UK: Average Price Of Bottle Of Wine Hits All-Time High (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:27:38 GMT

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UK: Marks & Spencer Under Fire Over Online Tax Arrangements

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:26:58 GMT

UK: Tesco To Expand Clothing Brand With 50 New International Franchise Stores

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:25:31 GMT

The clothing brand sold by Tesco has revealed plans to open more than 50 new franchise stores worldwide over the next five years.

F&F, which opened its first franchise store in Saudi Arabia last year, said it would open shops across the Middle East and in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

UK: Are Waitrose And Ocado Heading For A Divorce?

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:24:01 GMT

The announcement that Ocado had done a �216m deal with Morrisons to launch Morrisons.com leaves their erstwhile partner, Waitrose, looking like the husband who has just been shown the door.

UK: Tropicana To Unveil New 850ml Packs

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:20:06 GMT

Tropicana has announced plans to introduce a new 850ml pack format aimed specifically at the UK impulse channel.

UK: Cathedral City Introduces Chedds Single Pack Format (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:19:28 GMT

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UK: McVitie�s To Launch Limited Edition �Celebration Tin�

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:55 GMT

McVitie's is set to launch a new limited edition �Celebration Tin� from United Biscuits.

UK: Freedom Confectionery Unveils Vegetarian Marshmallows (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:18:45 GMT

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UK: Westons Unveils Stowford Press PMP

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:15 GMT

Westons Cider has launched its first price marked pack for its Stowford Press 500ml can.

CHINA: Danone Forms New JV With Mengnui Dairy

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:43 GMT

Danone has announced a major return to the Chinese market through the formation of a new joint venture with Mengniu Dairy, the country�s largest dairy producer.

SLOVENIA: Mercator Owners Holding Out For Higher Bid (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:07:47 GMT

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INDIA: Authorities Reject Auchan Hybrid Model Plans? (Subscribers Only Content)

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:07:25 GMT

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INDIA: Future Group Aims For 1,000 C-Store Network By 2015

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:34 GMT

The Future Group, India�s largest retailer, has said it plans to have more than 1,000 convenience store chains across India over the next two years.

CHINA: AS Watson To Open First �Great� Supermarket In Country

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:06:05 GMT

AS Watson is set to open its first �Great� premium supermarket store in mainland China this year.

INDIA: P&G To Launch First Toothpaste In Country

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:05:43 GMT

Procter & Gamble has finally announced its plans to enter the Indian toothpaste category, saying it will launch the Oral-B brand in the current quarter (ending June).

SPAIN: El Corte Ingl�s In Pilot Starbucks Deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:05:03 GMT

El Corte Ingl�s has signed a deal with Starbucks, which will see the coffee chain open a cafe at one of the department store chain�s stores in Spain.

UK: Morrisons Seals Distribution Deal With Ocado To Launch Online Service

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:35:54 GMT

After weeks of speculation, Morrisons today announced a 25-year deal with Ocado that will allow the struggling supermarket chain to launch an online grocery service by January and catch up with rivals.

UK: Asda Hits Out At Voucher War After Reporting Rise In Q1 Sales

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:34:43 GMT

Asda said it would not take part in profit-squeezing promotions sweeping the industry, as it reported a pick-up in first-quarter sales.

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Fri, 17 May 2013 10:33:29 GMT

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UK: WHSmith Voted Worst Store, Apple The Best

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:32:32 GMT

Shoppers have named WHSmith the worst store in Britain and described it as �messy and expensive�.

UK: Strong Week For Waitrose But Weather Impacts Sales At John Lewis

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:59 GMT

Waitrose has revealed that its sales rose a strong 12.8% to �116.5m in the week to 11 May, boosted by shoppers buying summery foods as the weather warmed up.

UK: Online Sales Up 16% In April (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:08 GMT

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UK: Halfords Appoints New Commercial Director From Walmart (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:29:09 GMT

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UK: Sales At Wickes Slip 6.1%

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:28:36 GMT

Travis Perkins yesterday revealed that like-for-like sales at its Wickes DIY chain slipped 6.1% in the four months to end April.

UK: Sainsbury�s Adds Ready Meals To �Taste the Difference� Range

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:19:41 GMT

Sainsbury�s has expanded its �Taste the Difference� range with the addition of ten new chilled ready meals.

UK: Co-operative Champagne Wins Gold At Competition

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:18:18 GMT

The Co-operative�s own label champagne has won Gold medals at the International Wine Challenge 2013, beating off stiff competition from leading brands and rival retailers.

UK: Tesco Offers 100% Scottish Chicken At Scottish Stores

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:17:13 GMT

Tesco has begun offering customers in Scotland 100% fresh Scottish chicken across all its ranges, with each pack being labelled with a Scottish Saltire.

UK: Dale Farm Wins Sainsbury�s NI Cheddar Contract

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:16:14 GMT

Dale Farm has signed a new deal with Sainsbury�s, which will see the dairy business supply the retailer with own label cheddar cheese in its 13 stores in Northern Ireland.

UK: Waitrose To Stock New Abra-ca-Debora Pancake Variant

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:15:07 GMT

Dutch firm Abra-ca-Debora has announced the introduction of a new pancake variant to the UK market, called Abra-ca-Debora Diddy Pancakes.

US: Walmart Q1 Hurt By Weak Domestic Performance

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:09:23 GMT

Walmart has reported a lower-than-expected rise in profits for its fiscal first quarter, hurt in particular by an unexpectedly weak performance in the US market.

For the three months to 26 April, net profits rose by 4.6% to $3.8bn, while net sales grew by just 1% to $113.4bn.

FRANCE: Leclerc Expects To Overtake Carrefour Ahead Of Schedule (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:53 GMT

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SWITZERLAND: Barry Callebaut Says Ready For More Purchases (Subscribers Only Content)

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:27 GMT

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CZECH REPUBLIC: AB InBev Drops Plans To Buy Budvar

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:47:10 GMT

Anheuser-Busch InBev has revealed that it no longer plans to make any attempt to acquire the Budejovicky Budvar brewery firm, with which it has been involved in a prolonged court battle.

FRANCE: Marionnaud Announces Four Senior Exec Changes

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:50 GMT

Marionnaud, the AS Watson-owned perfumery chain, has announced four changes to its senior executive team in France.

RUSSIA: X5 Retail Picks New Head For Soft Discount Format

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:46:30 GMT

The X5 Retail Group has announced the appointment of Olga Naumova as its new General Director of the Pyaterochka soft discounter format.