Latest grocery market figures from Kantar Worldpanel, published today for the 12 weeks ending 11 July 2010, show a boost in sales for the major retailers despite concerns of a double-dip recession and the approaching government spending cuts. Grocery market
Paints supplier Crown is launching an iPhone application called Crown Colour Match, which enables all iPhone, iPad and iPod touch users to create their own personal colour scheme and then match it to colours available in the Crown retail range of emulsions and
The Co-operative is extending its own brand range of fabric conditioners to include two new premium products featuring a new scent technology. The additions are available in two varieties: The Co-operative Aroma Burst Fresh Breeze Concentrated Fabric Conditioner, which has
The Co-operative has been presented with a Good Chicken Award by Compassion in World Farming. The accolade was presented to the retailer at Compassion’s Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards for its higher welfare Elmwood standard for its own-brand chicken. The
Mintel research finds more US consumers are drinking alcohol at home, instead of in bars or restaurants. Among alcohol drinkers, 90% consume alcoholic beverages at home, compared to 77% who drink outside the home. Furthermore, those surveyed consume almost twice
Consumers might be willing to act on their dissatisfaction with banks and look for alternatives to their traditional accounts, according to a new report published by Mintel, the research company. In Mintel’s recent survey, 19% of respondents overall stated they
Castle MacLellan is launching a range of seasonal pâtés in time for Christmas and New Year celebrations. They will be available from November and priced from £2.49. Made from Scottish ingredients, the range features three varieties: Chicken Parfait with Brandy, Duck
Unilever has awarded BT with a communications contract worth €173m. The new deal will see BT accelerating technology innovation in services including unified communications, messaging, supply chain, wireless technology and agile working in over 100 countries over the next four
South West beef supplier field&flower has been announced as an event partner at the 2010 V Festival Virgin Media Louder Lounge, serving up the evening menu in a pop-up field&flower restaurant. The event is set to take place in Chelmsford,
Starbucks is poised to become the world’s first consumer brand to achieve 10m fans (or ‘likes’) on Facebook – or on any single social network, according to the London-based social media metrics company Famecount. At 10am GMT Starbucks had 9,983,738 fans
Retail Times editor, Fiona Briggs, shares her fine food finds. Miaow. Finding fine food produced on your own doorstep is up there in the satisfaction stakes. Yesterday, my five-year old daughter and I uncovered a fabulous local cupcake maker near
Tesco Mobile, the 50:50 joint venture between Tesco and O2, claims it is bucking the trend by offering customers shorter, 12-month contracts on all tariffs and plans plus a range of longer term contracts. According to research conducted by Tesco
Voucher codes site Savoo.co.uk claims it is helping shoppers to save money by sharing industry data that reveals what month retailers offer the best discount deals on consumer items. The data highlights when retailers offer the biggest discounts on everyday
Eye makeup sales are more than making up for flat and declining lip and foundation makeup purchases, according to research company Mintel. While the colour cosmetics market has only enjoyed meager growth in recent years, eye makeup sales have increased
The Co-operative has scooped the Best Sausage award at the annual SuperMeat & Fish Awards. The prize was awarded to the retailer for its own-brand Truly Irresistible Gluten Free Sausages. The SuperMeat & Fish Awards aim to reward excellence in
The Co-operative is launching an Italian-inspired range of products and promotions today. The retailer is launching a Continental Meats range, including Salami Milano, Prosciutto and a premium Truly Irresistible Parma Ham, which is made from traditional dry cured por
The technological opportunities available to retailers, brands and consumers appear to be endless but businesses must make sure they don’t get left behind when major new trends develop. That was the key message from Mike Bosman, CEO at One Digital
ECR Europe’s co-chairs, Gianni Ciserani, president western Europe, Procter & Gamble international operations, and Dick Boer, COO at Ahold Europe, shared how the joint supply chain initiative is benefiting shoppers in a consumer-driven environment at the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global
The Co-operative is rolling out its Elmwood higher-welfare standard to its flavoured ready-to-eat chicken range. The retailer’s plain ready-to-eat chicken range already meets the Elmwood criteria. The flavoured varieties, which include Garlic & Herb Chicken Thighs and Chinese Chicken Kebabs,
Andy Bond, chairman of Asda, revealed his future vision of retailing at the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit yesterday. “There has been an irreversible shift from shoppers as consumers to consumers as participants in every one of our businesses,” he
Pupils from the City of London Freemen School revealed how the net generation of consumers are accessing, using and sharing the information that influences their daily choices and purchasing decisions in an all-singing and dancing mini-drama at the Consumer Goods
Zein Abdalla, CEO Pepsico Europe, revealed the company’s emerging digital marketing strategy at the Consumer Goods Forum’s Global Summit 2010 yesterday. “It’s an area we have still got to learn an awful lot about,” he said. Abdalla told delegates how
The Consumer Goods Forum has elected Muhtar Kent, chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company, and Lars Olofsson, CEO of Carrefour, the world’s second-largest retailer, as its new co-chairs. Jointly, the co-chairs will drive cross-industry collaborative action on sustainability, consumer
Draftfcb, a global marketing communications agency, presented its ‘6.5 Seconds That Matter’ operating strategy, which recognises the brief period of time marketers have to capture consumers’ attention and motivate them to act, at the 57th Annual Cannes Lions International Advertising
The volume of sales on the high street fell again in June, compared with a year ago, according to the latest CBI Distributive Trades Survey. But the decline was slower than expected and than last month, and retailers are hopeful
