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A conservative government will announce the introduction of a supermarket ombudsman to curb the abuses of power by major retailers which harm farmers and consumers. Shadow environment secretary Nick Herbert said yesterday at the Oxford Farming Conference that he will call for a new age of agriculture that supported British farmers. He is to warn [...]
(Read More)2nd Dec 09
Price of fresh fruit and vegetables drop
by Sally Davies
It has been revealed that the price of fresh fruit and vegetables has tumbled, with supermarket deals and a surplus of some produce resulting in a 10 per cent price cut across the board. A basket of a dozen common items had cost on average £9.69 in November, down 9.9 per cent in the same [...]
(Read More)19th Nov 09
Tesco embarrassed by orange flute band gaffe
by Adam Richards
As Tesco wanted to bring a little colour into the opening of a new multi-million pound store, managers believed they had found the perfect entertainment with local musicians. However the supermarket chain was left embarrassed after failing to take into account the West of Scotland’s sectarian sensitivities by booking an Orange flute band. Bandmembers of [...]
(Read More)18th Nov 09
Sainsbury’s losing customers to rivals
by Paul Russell
A new report has shown that Sainsbury’s is losing customers to rival supermarkets. Shoppers moved more than £11 million worth of spending from Sainsbury’s to competitors in the 12 weeks leading up to the 12th of November according to data from TNS worldpanel. Waitrose is believed to have taken £4 million of the spend away [...]
(Read More)6th Nov 09
1,700 lost as Threshers stores to close
by Natasha Redman
A total of 1,738 jobs will be lost as 373 Threshers stores are set to close as the parent company First Quench fell went into administration last month after struggling in the recession. The firm also trades as Wine Rack, The Local, Haddows, Bottoms Up and Victoria Wine and has already closed 100 of its [...]
(Read More)14th May 09
Legoland offers free child entry coupons
by Harry Oldfield
www.legoland.co.uk With the purchase of selected Green’s cake mixes, consumers can save £27 by receiving one free child entry coupon valid at Legoland – and a number of other attractions. The coupon is printed on five cake mix packets, including Barbie, Dennis the Menace, Dora the Explorer, Thomas the Tank Engine and Tom and Jerry.
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