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Monday 24 September 2012 - 09:30 (GMT) 

UK & Ireland: Retailers / Manufacturers


UK: Booths Looking To Expand

Upmarket grocery chain Booths has revealed that it is looking to expand outside its heartland of North West England...more »


UK: Kiddicare To Open First Morrisons-Backed Superstore This Week

Kiddicare, the baby goods retailer owned by Morrisons, is poised to double its business within a year as the company opens the first of 10 planned superstores this week. .

The new store in Nottingham is part of a drive by Morrisons to establish its internet-focused Kiddicare business as the biggest baby retailer, taking on market-leader Mothercare and grab a major share of the £1bn a year baby equipment market...more »


UK: JJB Sports To Appoint Administrators After Failing To Find Buyer

JJB Sports announced today that it is appointing administrators to sell its assets and brands after failing to receive an offer for the entire company...more »


Home Delivery charges - a one-way subsidy?
Given that picking, bagging and making a home delivery costs supermarkets up to £20, the £5 charge actually represents a subsidy for the service. This leaves the retailer with four options: more on KamBlog


UK: Tesco And Dairy Crest Raise Milk Price

Tesco and Dairy Crest have hiked the price they pay farmers for milk as the dairy industry continues to battle rising feeds costs...more »


UK: CatManPeople Launches Innovative Networking And Collaboration Website

A new networking and collaboration website has been launched, designed specifically for people working in the retail management industry, with a focus on category management and related-field professionals.

The CatManPeople website (catmanpeople.com) is a professional networking service that allows members to create unique professional profiles online in order to find and communicate with old and new contacts. However, the site claims to differ from other business-related social network sites in that all submitted registrations are checked to ensure that the core members of the site are people from retail industry...more »


UK: Retail Sales Growth Half Pre-Lehman Levels

Retail sales growth is now averaging half what it was in the years before the Lehman Brothers collapse, according to data published by British Retail Consortium (BRC) to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the bank’s failure. It shows the impact of the global financial crisis on UK retailers has been severe, long lasting and continues to be felt...more »


UK: Former Asda Chief Joins Bigham’s To Help Drive Growth

Allan Leighton, the former head of Asda and the Royal Mail, has joined the board of Charlie Bigham’s, the upmarket ready meal maker, as a non-executive director. The food group, which turns over around £24m a year, said it hopes bringing Leighton on board will help it reach its target of £100m in sales.

Bigham’s ready meals are sold in chains such as Ocado, Sainsbury's and Waitrose.


See the rest of today's news on KamCity.com:

UK: New Marketing Chief At Holland & Barrett 

UK: Profits Down At A.G. Barr; No News On Britvic Merger

UK: Dairy Crest Still On Track Despite First Half Profit Fall

UK: Finsbury Foods Report Healthy Rise In Sales

UK: World On Track For Record Food Prices ‘Within A Year’

UK & Ireland: Products / Promotions


UK: SPAR UK Launches First Autumn ‘Wine Event’

SPAR UK has launched its first autumn ‘Wine Event’, encouraged by the success of its spring Festival. The event began on 20th September and will run until 10th October at SPAR outlets in Scotland, Wales and England. During the period, the chain will offer promotions on 51 wines, with a focus on its own label award-winning wines and leading brands such as Wolf Blass Yellow Label and Turning Leaf...more »


UK: Warburtons Adds More Price Marked Packs

Warburtons is set to introduce new price marked packs for two of its products, for a limited time period. The move will see the brand launch £1 PMPs for its ‘Half & Half Toastie Loaf’ and ‘WHITE PLUS Milk & Calcium’ products. The packs will be available from 1 October 2012 until 23 December 2012, and will be exclusive to the convenience and impulse sector...more »


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UK: Marks & Spencer Unveils New Asian Food Range

UK: Riso Gallo Brings Out Quick-Cook Risotto Range

International: Retailers / Manufacturers


INDIA: Walmart Confirms Retail Expansion Plans

Walmart has confirmed that it is begun the process of establishing its own branded retail outlets in India, following the local government’s decision to open up the multi-brand retailing sector. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Walmart’s Asia CEO Scott Price said the group could be ready to open its first stores within 12 to 18 months...more »


CHINA: Alliance Boots Aims For Further Growth In Market

Alliance Boots plans to continue expanding in China, building new pharmacies and buying a stake in the country’s largest pharma maker. The group’s aims were unveiled by Chairman Stefano Pessina just days after it announced the purchase of a 12% stake in Nanjing Pharmaceutical, China’s fifth-biggest drugs wholesaler...more »


GERMANY: Douglas Confirms Sale Talks

Diversified retail group Douglas Holdings has confirmed that it is in talks with a financial investor, in a development that could lead to a sale of a major stake in the company. The books-to-perfume retailer declined to provide specific details, only noting that it had been involved in talks with “certain major shareholders of the company and a financial investor”...more »


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GREECE: Dufry In Advanced Talks To Buy Local Duty Free Operator

FRANCE: Barry Callebaut To Sell Local Factory

SWEDEN: Ikea Boss Promises More Openness

 

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