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Friday 3rd February 2012

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Unilever Invites Consumers To Help Shape The Future Direction Of Product Offering (Sub-only)

UK: M&S Launches First Retailer TV App

UK: Imperial Tobacco Loses Challenge To Display Ban In Scotland

UK: Property Chief Leaves Asda  (Sub-only)

UK: Hamleys Reveals Strong Christmas Trading Figures

UK: Spirited Wines Buys Remaining Nicolas Stores (Sub-only)

UK: Waitrose Sales Climb 7.3% As Customers Stock Up On Winter Warming Food

UK: December Flurry Knocks The Stuffing Out Of Shoppers In January

UK: Cash & Carry Sell-Off Boosts Profits At CJ Lang (Sub-only)

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Asda Launches ‘Smart Price’ Valentines Card For Thrifty Romantics

UK: Kingsmill Unveils Value-Added Packs For Bakery Range

UK: Premier Foods To Launch New Loyd Grossman TV Ad Campaign

UK: Cono Sur Launches New Gift Packs For Sparkling Wines

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

VENEZUELA: Chavez Threatens To Nationalise Local Units Of Global FMCG Giants

SERBIA: FrieslandCampina To Acquire Two Firms

US: Walgreen To Acquire BioScrip Assets In $225m Deal

AFRICA: Dabur India To Continue Regional Investment

GLOBAL: Select Trading Results In Brief (Kesko, LVMH, Hain Celestial)

 


Thursday 2nd February 2012

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Asda Trade Briefing takes place this month

UK: Tesco Moves Chief Operating Officer Who Sold Shares To New Role

UK: Unilever Reports Rise In Sales And Profits But Warns Of Tough Times Ahead

UK: Ugo Chain Sold A Year After Launch (Sub-only)

UK: AstraZeneca To Cut A Further 7,300 Jobs

UK: Poundstretcher Closes Online Store (Sub-only)

UK: New Comet Owner Secures Supplier Support (Sub-only)

UK: Trading At Dairy Crest In Line With Views, Nine Month Sales Up 2%

UK: Morrisons Buys Meat-Processing Plant From Vion

UK: Power Shift Means Hard Times For Food Industry

UK: Retail Guru Wrigley Says The High Street Is In A ‘Death Spiral’

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Innocent Invites Customers To Personalise Labels For Valentine’s Day

UK: Molson Coors Targets C-Stores In Marketing Blitz  (Sub-only)

UK: Unilever Launches New Vaseline Line

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

NORTH AFRICA: Casino Signs New JV To Grow In Region

FRANCE: Intermarché Unveils Ambitious Plans For Hypermarket Banner (Sub-only)

AUSTRALIA: Reckitt Benckiser To Shift Manufacturing Offshore, Cut Jobs  (Sub-only)

US: Facebook Claims To Have Boosted P&G Sales

US: Hershey Raises Profit Forecast After Strong End To FY

AUSTRALIA: Wesfarmers Q2 Affected As Non-Food, Coles Remain Weak

 


Wednesday 1st February 2012

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Tesco’s Market Share Dips Below 30% For First Time In Seven Years

UK: Home Retail Group Brings In US Exec To Lead Argos

UK: Banks Prepare Funding For Iceland Buyout By Private Equity Firm (Sub-only)

UK: Specsavers Vows To Sue Asda After Court Ruling

UK: ‘Misleading’ L’Oreal Advert Banned

UK: Record Christmas For East Of England Co-operative (Sub-only)

UK: Sales Slip At Imperial Tobacco

UK: Brits To Remain Biggest Mobile Shoppers In Europe (Sub-only)

UK: Fuller’s Appoints New MD For Pub Chain (Sub-only)

IRELAND: Falling Prices Open Door For A New Grocery Chain

UK: Retailers Fail To Meet Food And Packaging Waste Pledges

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Sainsbury’s Renames Tiger Bread After Customer Letter Goes Viral

UK: Nestlé To Redesign AERO Bar, Launch New Variant (Sub-only)

UK: Sainsbury’s To Restock Kerrygold ‘Softer’ (Sub-only)

UK: Rachel’s Yogurt Launches Limited Edition Variant

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

GERMANY: Schlecker Family Cites Lack Of Funds Behind Insolvency; Unilever Resumes Deliveries

TURKEY: Global Giants Seen In Running For MN Pharma (Sub-only)

NORTH AMERICA: GSK Sells Off 17 OTC Brands To Prestige  (Sub-only)

US: J&J Shuffles Execs At Consumer Unit  (Sub-only)

INDIA: Reckitt Benckiser Loses Country Head

GLOBAL: Select Results In Brief (Colruyt, Dixy, Metro Inc)

 


Tuesday 31st January 2012

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Early Bird discount for IGD’s key supplier events ends today!

UK: Premier Foods Launches £50m Ad Push

UK: Tesco To Ditch Carbon Footprint Labelling (Sub-only)

UK: Ocado Upbeat On Outlook As Sales Improve And Losses Narrow

UK: Dixons Chief Exec Quits To Join Apple

UK: SPAR Appoints Business Development Controller To Drive Recruitment  (Sub-only)

UK: Birds Eye To Use Occasion-Based Marketing To Change Consumer Perceptions Of Frozen Food (Sub-only)

UK: Consumer Confidence Improves

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Heinz Brings Cup Soup Range To Convenience Channel

UK: Tesco To Stock New Tetley ‘Blend Of Both’ (Sub-only)

UK: Morrisons To Stock Premium Wines From Italian Cooperative  (Sub-only)

UK: Carlsberg Unveils Summer-Focused San Miguel Variant  (Sub-only)

UK: Werther’s Adds New Products

UK: Greene King In On-Pack Promo For Six Nations Tournament

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

AUSTRALIA: Woolworths Confirms Dick Smith Sell Off, Adds Non-Execs To Board

AUSTRALIA: Coles Expands Price War To Fresh Produce  (Sub-only)

INDIA: Starbucks Reveals Details For Market Entry

US: Spirits Exports, Sales Surge In 2011  (Sub-only)

INDIA: Airport Retail Sales Topped $1bn In 2011

COLOMBIA: Ripley To Enter Market Next Year

GREECE: Shoppers Look But Don’t Buy As Economic Crisis Bites

 


Monday 30th January 2012

NamNews Fact File: Costco (Sub-only)

NamNews Fact File: Asda (Sub-only)

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Co-operative Group Appoints New Chief Executive For Food Business

UK: Ocado To Take On Tesco With Price Cuts

UK: Walker To Go It Alone In Battle For Iceland

UK: Find Out Which Categories Are Being Promoted The Most, With Brand View

UK: Supermarkets Report Surge In Sales Of Low-Alcohol Beers (Sub-only)

UK: Cambridge College Buys Stake In Tesco Stores (Sub-only)

UK: Burton’s Biscuits Rolling Out Wagon Wheels In Russia (Sub-only)

UK: Chief Exec Of Shop Direct To Step Down (Sub-only)

UK: Terra Firma Close To Acquiring Garden Centre Group

UK: Supermarket Baker Enters Receivership (Sub-only)

UK: Clarins Launches Online Store (Sub-only)

UK: Could Supermarkets’ Race For Shop Space Backfire?

UK: Premier Foods Chief Mike Clarke Wants A Sugar Rush For His Profits

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Ryvita, Kerry Foods In Joint Promo At Tesco Stores (Sub-only)

UK: Kraft Launches Philadelphia-Cadbury Spread (Sub-only)

UK: Jus-Rol Launches ‘Bake-It-Fresh’ Range

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

FRANCE: Carrefour Confirms Passat As Olofsson’s Replacement

US: Walmart Gives Merchandising Head Responsibility For Marketing

INDIA: Metro Reiterates Ambitious Expansion Plans  (Sub-only)

ITALY: Conad Continues Acquisition Spree With New Deal (Sub-only)

US: Procter & Gamble Cuts FY Forecast As Dollar Strengthens

US: Mead Johnson Warns Of Market Share Loss Despite Strong Q4

US: Altria Says CEO To Step Down, Forms Partnership With Okono

EUROPE: Walmart Grandson Plots Drive From Carnaby Street

 

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