Kitchen appliance manufacturer Breville is adding ratings and reviews from Reevoo to its web site. According to the company, the new system will replace the previous labour-intensive process of maintaining ‘Buy’ links to Breville distributors across the web. Instead, automated Reevoo links will
The Global Food Safety Initiative has released a series of white papers on Enhancing Food Safety Through Third Party Certification. The Global Food Safety Initiative aims to drive harmonisation and convergence in food safety schemes around the world through a
Gorilla Boogers is a new snack range launching in May, which supports and funds The Gorilla Organization, an international charity led by conservationists dedicated to saving the world’s last remaining gorillas from extinction. The Gorilla Boogers range comprises raisin bags,
Spar is to supply 17 stores at 15 RAF bases across the UK in an expanded deal with ISS UK, one of the country’s largest commercial providers of facility services. The deal includes plans to develop an airport terminal shop at Spar
Spar has launched an Interspar iPhone app in the Czech Republic and is enabling Interspar customers in Hungary to pay for their shopping with their mobile phone. The free iPhone app was originally designed as a cooking application but has
Spar UK managing director Jerry Marwood has been appointed as a non-executive director at field marketing agency eXPD8, which lists Sainsbury’s, Filofax, Dyson and Sony as clients. Marwood takes up the role in April 2011. Marwood, who heads up the UK’s largest
Convenience store refrigeration specialist DCI Refrigeration has launched a test plant and training facility for the greener refrigerant, CO2. DCI has invested over £100,000 in the new facility, which combines a live convenience store and plant room plus a training
The DIY market in the US has declined 21% in the last five years, according to the latest research from Mintel. It found more than a quarter (28%) of DIY-ers would like to undertake a major renovation or addition to
Mobile phones will overtake PCs as the most common web access device worldwide by 2013 (source: Gartner). It’s against this backdrop retailers are launching mobile-enabled web sites and apps to keep pace with their customers, wherever they may be; writes
Marks & Spencer may be found liable of trade mark infringement for using Interflora as a Google AdWord, if a European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling follows the recommendation made by the Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen. The adviser to the
In a regular new column, Verdict retail consultant Simon Chinn, assesses the latest grocery store formats and concepts around the globe On a recent trip to Malaysia, I had the chance to witness first hand the rise of Tesco in
Starbucks is to open 120 new outlets at US airports in a 10-year agreement with Autogrill Group, owner of the UK’s leading travel retailer, World Duty Free. The agreement also provides opportunities for development in other countries – Autogrill currently
The Museum of London is launching a range of licensed greetings cards. They will be available in the Museum of London shop and web site from April, and throughout the UK at retail outlets including Waterstones, Paperchase, Boots and Smiths
Barry Knight, head of retail at Grant Thornton UK LLP, claims the Chancellor’s Budget announcement to defer the duty increase on fuel is welcome news for the retail sector. “The scrapping of the fuel duty increase will have been top
AF Blakemore has acquired fellow Spar retailer and wholesaler Capper & Co. The merger will create the largest Spar wholesaler in the UK, serving a total of 1,096 stores, and a group with a combined turnover of £1.1bn. South Wales-based
Women in the US are becoming increasingly influential in the financial world, according to data from market research firm Mintel. It found the number of women who say they have a self-directed investment account is not significantly different from the
Strand Marketing Group, the marketing services group, has acquired the remaining shares (47.5%) of Visible Results UK, the retail loyalty and CRM specialists. The new company will be known as Strand Loyalty. Visible Results UK was established in 2004 as
The Co-operative is launching a money-saving web site called Save More to help shoppers save money on their shopping at Co-operative Food stores nationwide. Customers will be able to access the Save More site through www.goodwithfood.co.uk and via featured offers
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) has welcomed the focus on retail growth and the reduction in fuel duty in today’s Budget but has expressed concern about the implications of planning liberalisation. On the topic of growth review, the ACS
The increase in tobacco duty rates by 2% above inflation announced in today’s Budget by the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne shows a lack of joined up thinking, according to the Tobacco Manufacturers’ Association (TMA). Christopher Ogden, chief executive of
Wensleydale Dairy Products, a leading cheese producer, and one of HSBC’s 2010 Business Thinking Yorkshire and the North East winners, is urging companies across the region to enter Business Thinking – an initiative from the bank, which provides funding and
Matthew Hopkinson, director at retail location data and insight provider, The Local Data Company, highlights the key topics debated at the Retail Week Conference, 16-17 March 2011 Stand still and you get run over. This is certainly true in the
Hampshire-based New Forest Ice Cream has launched its retail range of take home tubs nationally, following successful regional listings in national supermarkets and independent retail outlets. The family-owned business offers a range of 1-litre and 120ml retail tubs in 10
Waitrose is to list contemporary drink company Five Valleys Cordials in an exclusive national deal. The Cotswolds-based company, which was set up in May 2009, has launched three flavours into Waitrose stores across the UK. The variants are: Apricot &
Roger’s Handcooked Chips, premium Belgium crisps previewed at the Speciality & Fine Food Fair in London in September 2010, are enjoying sales success in Europe and poised to crack the UK market. According to business development manager Pieter Raes, production
