In August, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.8 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.4 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.4 ...
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When Andy Haywood says he is extremely busy, it is probably not an exaggeration. Eight months after joining the Co-operative Business Group (CBG) as group chief information officer (CIO), he is leading a full-scale IT transformation ...
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Axis and StopLift are working together to provide systems to detect scan avoidance at self-service checkout tills in supermarkets this Christmas Axis Communications is working with StopLift, a point of sale (POS) analytics ...
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In October, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 1.7 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 1.8 percent in cities and 1.5 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 1.8 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.7 ...
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The "top four players" will take 54.7 per cent share of the market, say analysts. Toy retail is set to face some of its toughest tests over the next few years, starting this Christmas. According to IBISWorld, toy retailers will continue ...
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The Co-operative, Asda, and WM Morrison Supermarkets are recalling certain batches of mild cheddar and red Leicester cheese in the UK as the products may contain mall pieces of metal. The products being recalled are ASDA Smart Price Mild ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Tesco has launched Rose veal, which will be available on meat counters in selected UK stores from this week. The company said that it has collaborated with pig farmer and presenter, Jimmy Doherty, on ideas to ...
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Packaging manufacturer for the food service industry Anchor Packaging has announced plans to invest more than $7.6m in order to establish operations in Rockcastle County, Kentucky, US, creating 150 new jobs. According to the company, the ...
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It’s usually Dream Toys which signals the start of 'top toy' price-cutting, but we're in November and so far the inevitable heavy toy discounting has yet to materialise. Last year Asda, Toys R Us and Argos engaged in a price war in ...
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It seems that not a day goes without an email popping in to my inbox from a supermarket or national chain advertising a toy sale. Of course, toys aren’t a grocer’s core market, and driving footfall via any temporary deal or ...
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Renfro Foods, a US-based producer of salsas, sauces and relishes, has added new nacho cheese products to its Mrs. Renfro’s Nacho Cheese Sauce category. The new products include Mrs. Renfro's Chipotle Nacho Cheese Sauce and Mrs. ...
Trick-or-treating, costume parties and apple bobbing… Halloween conjures up plenty of fun childhood memories. The annual holiday is well-known with children across the world, with thousands dressing up in scary costumes on October ...
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In November, the consumer price index (CPI) went up by 2.0 percent year-on-year. The prices grew by 2.1 percent in cities and 1.9 percent in rural areas. The food prices went up by 3.0 percent, while the non-food prices increased by 1.6 ...
Tags: Consumer Prices, Bureau, Statistics of China
As consumers increasingly look for economical ways to live, and gravitate towards unique retail experiences, "bring your own packaging" (BYOP) has gone from kooky concept to a credible retail business model. For many brands, the idea of ...
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) said that Supermarkets are using 'copycat' packaging of food brands to mislead consumers into buying private-label products. According to the agency, major supermarket are indulge in copying ...