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TEA BREAK
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Drunk driving video and an hilarious intercourse with a bank about a dead persons account.. maybe explains a lot about today's banking crisis
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ARCHIVE
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Issue 60
October 1, 2008
Vol. 1
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Issue 59
September 23, 2008
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Issue 58
September 17, 2008
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Issue 57
September 10, 2008
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Issue56
September 3, 2008
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Issue 55
August 27, 2008
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Issue 54
August 20, 2008
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Issue 28
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Issue 53
August 13, 2008
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Issue 52
August 6, 2008
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July 30, 2008
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Issue 61
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4 September, 2010
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FMCG News Update
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Upside Of The Downturn
Oil and food prices fall sharply
The price of oil, metals and food are all tumbling amid fears that the global crisis will trigger a drop in demand.
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Colour And Flavour Rule Consumer Preferences
Packaging and labelling are not as important for winning over consumers
The intensity of colour and the flavour are the key drivers behind consumer acceptance of beverages, says a new study involving Danone.
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Key Week For Giants
Fending Off Effects Of The Slump
A more detailed picture of high street trading will emerge this week when Sainsbury’s and WH Smith post updates.
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Sainsbury’s Faces Squeeze
As middle-class lose their aversion to discount stores
Sainsbury’s faces an increasing fight for shoppers’ spending in its London and Home Counties heartlands from discounters such as Aldi and Lidl.
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Glaxo Plans To Axe 850 Jobs
In UK And US
GlaxoSmithKline is planning to cut 850 research and development jobs in Britain and the US, in a bid to improve productivity.
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Credit Crisis Soups Up Campbell's Profits
During times of uncertainty, people look to the familiar
Global financial collapse isn't necessarily bad news for everybody in the business world.
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Poundland's Profits Up 122%
Retailers have seen a decisive switch in shopping habits
Bargain hunters are driving sales and profits at Poundland. The 200-strong chain, where everything is £1, has unveiled operating profits up 122% to £8m in the year to the end of March and claimed a 20% rise in the number of shoppers from the wealthiest AB social group.
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RETAIL
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Down The Aisle... Northern Foods Sales Were Up 6.5% Due To Price Increases
Northern Foods, Supply needs, Mars, Northern Foods Forest Products, Grampian Foods, Dalepak Foods, Unilever, Pies n' Pasties
Northern Foods has said it is on course to meet performance expectations for the first half of the year despite a drop in sales volumes over the period.
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Out to Launch... Atkins launches New Low Carbohydrate Snack Bar
Atkins, Uncle Ben's, Hancocks, Arniston Bay, Weight Watchers, Foster's, SABMiller, Mars Consumer Drinks
Atkins, a key player in the weight controlled nutrition category, is set to launch its brand new low carbohydrate reformulated snack bars this Autumn and two new flavours are being introduced to the popular range.
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Supermarket News... Waitrose Quality Poistion
Waitrose, Asda, Superdrug, Asda& Tesco & local products, Woolworths, Ocado, Waitrose, Tesco’s, Asda, Costcutter, The Co-operative Group
Waitrose is launching a new TV ad to reinforce its quality positioning. It has been created to counter price-driven advertising from rival supermarket chains.
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Beverage Bulletin.. Coke Makes a Monster Move
Coca-Cola, Anheuser-Busch, Route 66, Cheap promotions, San Miguel, Thatchers Old Rascal cider
Coca-Cola has decided that having part of a monster in its portfolio is better than none at all. The No. 1 cola player has announced that it has signed a long-term distribution deal for Monster's line of energy drinks.
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Up the High Street... Baugur Cool About Icelandic Banking Impact
Baugur, Bhs, MFI, TK Maxx, eBay, Starbucks, Pizza Hut, M&S, John Lewis
Baugur has quashed speculation that turmoil in the Icelandic banking sector may have an effect on the Icelandic investor's UK retail portfolio.
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Green Room... Organic Back Down To Earth
Organic, The Soil Association, Asda, Unilever, Budgens
Organic has an image problem. As some consumers fear they are, quite literally, priced out of the farmers market, it’s time to stir up more debate about organic as a set of principals, not as a status symbol.
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MARKETING
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Sales and Marketing... Internet Advertising On Crest Of A New Wave
Internet advertising, Avon, Jacob's Creek, Bounty, Kenco, Goodfella, Colgate-Palmolive, Diageo, Warburtons, Glenlivet, Glengoyne Distillery, Cadbury's, Dairy Crest
Internet advertising expenditure grew 21% year on year in the first half of 2008 to £1.7bn as the total ad market fell by 0.7%, according to the Internet Advertising Bureau.
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Movers and Groovers... Coca-Cola Appoints New VP To UK
Coca-Cola, Interbrand, Diageo, Kesa, LG Electronics, O2, Global Brands
Coca-Cola Enterprises has appointed Simon Baldry as the vice president and general manager for the UK. Baldry, formerly Cadbury Schweppes managing director of Great Britain & Ireland, replaces Hubert Patricot.
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Cause Marketing Increases Sales
Breast Cancer awareness
The 2008 Cone Cause Evolution Study found that 79% of respondents said they would switch brands (provided price and quality were equal) to the one that is associated with a good cause.
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Blogg-Srcg Wake-Up: Is That Really The Best You Can Do
Lift your head up from the crowd
Senior client director at the srcg Andrew Phipps urges food retailers to come up with new marketing ideas and show some innovation.
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How To Make Gains Online
This Christmas
Here are some quick tips to help online retailers have a cracker of a Christmas season.
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