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		<title><![CDATA[Grocers' Non-food Sales Seen to Rise]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Sales of non-food ranges at grocers are set to rise 40 percent over the next five years, a study said on Wednesday, piling pressure on specialist retailers already hit by recession and online competition.Grocery specialists IGD forecast sales of non-food ranges such as clothing, electricals and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:56 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Morrison Third-quarter Growth Slows]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark PotterLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Grocer Morrison said the surprise departure of chief executive Marc Bolland to Marks & Spencer would not affect its performance or potential as it reported a slowdown in sales growth."He's been a great member of the team and we're sorry to see him go,"...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:30:23 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sainsbury H1 Profit Tops Forecast]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark PotterLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - Rising customer numbers, growth in non-food ranges and cost control helped J Sainsbury to post first-half profit towards the top end of forecasts, though Britain's No.3 grocer signalled a tougher second half.The 140-year-old group, which runs over 500 supermarkets and about 300 convenience stores,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:30:15 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Sainsbury H1 Profit Seen Up 16 Percent]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Mark PotterLONDON (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - J Sainsbury, Britain's third-biggest grocer, is expected to post a 16 percent rise in first-half profit on Wednesday and flag a tougher second half amid falling food price inflation and stiff competition.Third-quarter figures from Asda, owned by U.S. retailer Wal-Mart Stores Inc), on Thursday...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:15:40 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Safeway, Other Traditional Grocers Forced to Push Value]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mid-priced grocers, or the most common supermarkets dotting shopping centers across the country, owned by Kroger, Safeway and other companies, are holding up during the recession, but it's not coming easy. Faced with consumers on increasingly tight budgets and growing competition, they're now forced to compete with deep discounters. ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:09:37 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Food Roundup: Iran Coke Boycott, Death Over Melamine, New Agriprocessors Charges, and More]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iranian government boycotts "Zionist" products like Coke -- The Iranian company Khoshgovar, which is licensed to make and sell Coke, Sprite and Fanta in Iran, has been asked to clarify its ties with the Coca-Cola company. Since Israel's recent attack on Gaza, the Iranian government has been boycotting not only...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:41:26 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grocers with House Brands Profit from Recession]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Store brands are saving many grocers from suffering from the downturn as much as they otherwise might, says Forbes.com's Joshua Zumbrun.    Price-conscious consumers are looking for bargains, and the increased presence of house brands means that grocers like Wal-Mart, Safeway, and Kroger benefit because they don't have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:09:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Critical eye]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA["Pah. Not in a month of Sundays." That was my great grandmother's reaction to the idea that man would one day fly.  She was, of course, wrong. And, in writing this column, I'm at risk of falling into a similar trap.  For, while Richard Watson's Future Files--a 306-page...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Sep 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Grocers Prosper on the Low End, Suffer on the High End]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent financial results of supermarket chains seem to indicate that things are already bad for high-end stores, could get bad soon for the middlebrow shops, and are, for now, looking pretty good for the bargain destinations.    On Tuesday, Supervalu, which owns such middle-of-the-road chains as Jewel-Osco...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:32:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Aldi asserts rivals are impeding real estate access]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY -- Aldi Group has accused its major supermarket competitors Coles Group and Woolworths Ltd. of blocking its access to suburban shopping centers in Australia. The Germany-based discount grocer has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to investigate.  According to published reports, Aldi contends that the two...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The director of the London International Wine Fair, due to take place at ExCel between 20 and 22 May, is James Murray, not James Forbes as stated in The Grocer Focus On Wine, 26 April 2008.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Supervalu Makes Late Entry in Organics with High-Margin House Brand]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supervalu is coming late to the organics party, but the company is playing it smart by launching a store brand. by Dan Mitchell]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 20:51:28 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spreading the word about bottled water]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_7846_231/ai_n29422975]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[SIR; Your Focus On Bottled Water quite rightly points out important facts about bottled water, including that its contribution to the UK's carbon footprint is just 0.03% and that the vast majority of plastic bottles are 100% recydable ('Battle on the water front, The Grocer, 1March, p41).  There is...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Australia probes soaring food prices]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SYDNEY AFP &#8212; Australia's government has taken aim at food prices as it targets rising inflation, launching a national inquiry to try to stem price rises close to double figures for some staple items.  But grocers have warned that a long-running drought, strong export demand and global grain shortages...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Indianapolis Power & Light trips circuits.]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a split decision, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals required a  grocer to include in gross income a payment characterized as a loan from  a supplier. The loan could be forgiven if the grocer, Karns Prime and  Fancy Foods Ltd. of Harrisburg, Pa., purchased a certain...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2007 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Farmers don't see technology benefits]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SIR; I have read with interest two recent articles in The Grocer, which give the impression that GM varieties are favoured by UK farmers and that farmers will benefit from adopting these traits ('Has GM's time finally come?, The Grocer, 27 October, p30).  Technology is generally accepted to have...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Nov 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[M&S's Plan A leaves public unimpressed by green aims]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_7824_230/ai_n29381556]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Marks & Spencer is lagging behind its rivals in convincing shoppers of its ecological credentials--in spite of its huge efforts to position itself as a green retailer, exclusive research for The Grocer indicates.  M&S, which launched its 200m [pounds sterling] Plan A strategy earlier this year, was only considered...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Why advocacy matters to grocers: Surveyed consumers give retailers food for thought]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=332890]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Food retailers typically struggle to differentiate themselves, especially when they rely on the standard levers of cheaper prices and geographic penetration.  This paper reveals key insights into what actually drives customer advocacy, as well as what grocers can do to improve the level of advocacy among their customer populations....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Don Pumsey: at the Department of Retail Infrastructure and Pricing]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_7806_230/ai_n29352434]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[I don't know what the collective noun for BBC undercover journalists is but I'd imagine Messrs Leahy and King would have a few monosyllabic suggestions. Speaking as a purely impartial Minister of State, my main impression from the Whistleblower show was one of profound loathing for all concerned, from the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Carbon label 'is not understood']]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5245/is_7803_230/ai_n29349439]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Almost half of consumers--and even some buyers--admit they do not understand the Carbon Trust's new carbon footprint labels, according to exclusive research carried out for The Grocer.  A survey of 2,000 consumers by Harris Interactive indicated that 42% did not understand the label, launched earlier this year. The survey...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2007 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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