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British consumers rate origin of products at same level as price, research from Nielsen says. ​Six-in-ten British consumers cited a brand’s country of origin as one of the most important factors in making a purchase choice. Where a product comes from is as important to consumers, on average, as factors such as its range, price, function and quality, according to Nielsen’s new Global Brand-Origin Survey. The research looks into whether people prefer goods produced by global/multinational brands, which operate in many markets, or those only operating in the respondent’s home country. The results show that 59 per cent of UK respondents said that where a brand is from is at least as important as the product’s benefits, while 58 per cent said origin is at least as important as price and 53 per cent said it was at least as important as quality.

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Ocado share price jumps as it makes its second-ever profit - and says it is "confident" of signing a big deal. Ocado said it was confident of signing a deal this year (Source: Getty) Ocado has reported its second-ever pre-tax profit, which jumped 65 per cent in the year to the end of November. And the company was dropped a couple of hints which could relate to those rumours of a tie-up with a certain giant ecommerce site... The figures In a statement today, Ocado said gross retail sales rose to £1.1bn in 2015, up 14.7 per cent from £972.4m in 2014. Revenues rose 16.7 per cent, from £949m to £1.1bn, while profits before tax rose 65.3 per cent to £11.9m, from £7.2m the year before. Meanwhile, it boosted its customer base by 20 per cent, while its active customers rose 12.4 per cent to 509,000. The only fly in the ointment was average basket value, which fell 2.1 per cent to £109.95.

Why it's interesting Shares in Ocado jumped 16 per cent in mid-January after rumours of a tie-up between it and Amazon. "Our confidence in signing a deal remains high," it added. What Ocado said In short. The UK's love affair with salmon and breakup with soup: Three charts showing how our festive shopping habits have changed. Nom: Britons are becoming more enthusiastic about smoked salmon (Source: Getty) If you're planning on sitting down to a breakfast of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on Christmas morning, you won't be alone - after UK manufacturers reported a 25 per cent increase in salmon sales between 2013 and 2014. That's according to a release by the Office for National Statistics, anyway, which has published details of our festive shopping habits - showing salmon producers have reported five successive periods of growth since 2009. ntelrya paplas os ii nhtceirhews(t endo iitna iscaolsmsoAn )y,k s"ighlWo bhasli tdteomcaSn de hfto rd nsaa l)maornf efDr(o ms rtihaef fUAK lhaarsu Rm edannat dioto Fi s, tnnoewm noourri vsneEc ornodf- mtonsetm terxappoerDt eedh tf oootd "g.n iNdircoec.c A - slaaleems soafm twshiorlheC tluarnkoeiytsi dhaarvte ad r)o?

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The Format Flex lab stores experiment with tailored formats targeted at different local communities – with differing propositions, ranges, store designs, and environments. Our work complements pre-existing research into customer segmentation and space allocation to create targeted propositions. This is all about getting closer to customers and providing value without compromise in a way that’s locally relevant but unmistakably Morrisons. Weybridge features a wider fresh range, while the Birtley store will have a focus on value. Butcher's Shop of the Year winner revealed. Speaking of his victory, Gary Simpson from the award-winning butchers told Meat Trades Journal that his success was a “great morale booster for all the staff”. “It’s just a fantastic feeling for myself for all the hard work I put in, and every member of staff and family and friends who have been behind me to support everything,” he said. “They’re only a phone call away, which is for me the best sort of support I can get.

So it’s a great award for everybody involved in Simpsons butchers.” Simpson added that the recognition would significantly help the independent butcher’s business, with TV advertising and radio slots in the pipeline. Rod Addy, editor of Meat Trades Journal, praised all the butchers who took part in this year’s competition: “It’s so inspiring to witness the wealth of established and emerging talent in the butchery industry gathered for these awards,” he said.

Winners list: Butcher’s Shop of the YearSimpsons Butchers Scottish Butcher’s Shop of the YearBoghall Butchers. Shoppers don't trust healthy eating advice, Waitrose report finds. Consumers have little trust in official healthy eating advice and instead prefer to use their own judgment on what is and isn’t healthy. That’s one of the key findings from the latest Waitrose Food and Drink Report, published today. The report, the supermarket group’s third annual look at key food and drink trends, found 80% of consumers do not like to be told what is healthy. Instead, they are becoming their own experts, researching diets to suit their lifestyle. Sixty per cent of people have set themselves health rules this year. Of these, a third are looking to cut down on sugar – by far the most popular way to manage health – a quarter have committed to not drinking alcohol during the week, and 18% are limiting their intake of carbohydrates.

To manage make their diets healthier, the report suggests many shoppers are choosing mini versions of their favourites, whether ice creams or bottles of wine, while others have invested in a Nutribullet or a spiralizer. Food trends. Projects » ShopKeep| September Hardware Offer. 10 bottles to buy to learn about wine. Flickr / Visit Finger LakesBefore you choose a wine, it helps to know what you're looking for. What is a Chardonnay supposed to taste like?

How about a Nebbiolo? Not every wine enthusiast has the time — or money — to sign up for weeks of wine classes in order to better understand what's in their glass. According to sommelier Jörn Kleinhans, owner of the The Sommelier Company, they don't need to. "I get so many phone calls where people have a hard time expressing what they're longing for," Kleinhans says. To build that knowledge, Kleinhans recommends tasting a specific, broad collection of wines that are perfectly representative of their type to "get a really good overview of the classic wines of the world. He explains these aren't necessarily the best wines out there, and they certainly aren't the most expensive. "Each represents a distinct style and offering from the others," he explains, "so you can say with confidence you got the full education of wine flavors in one box. " RIP bread? Nearly half of Brits ditch the bread in their sarnies.

30 Sep 2015 |Amy North More than 40% of Brits have swapped the bread in their sarnies for a sandwich alternative, exclusive research for The Grocer reveals. Of those ditching bread, wraps are the most popular alternative, with 62% of consumers buying them. Rolls and pitta are the nexty most popular alternatives (see below). Meanwhile, 15% have moved away from bread & baked goods completely, choosing low-carb options such as lettuce instead. Harris Interactive – which polled 2,019 Brits on behalf of The Grocer – found that 54% believe wholemeal and seeded loaves are healthier than white bread. Seventeen per cent believe white bread is full of additives and 20% think it is full of sugar. Despite health concerns, 20% of respondents claim white bread tastes better than pre-sliced wholemeal and seeded loaves, with men more likely to think so.

In association with: KRS - King Retail Solutions : Portfolio : Whole Foods. A' Design Awards winner in the Interior Space, Retail and Exhibition Design Awards in the category of Interior Space and Exhibition Design. Progressive Grocer "Best Conversion" Custom Signage KRS recreated Whole Foods' Animal Welfare rating system signage (a 5 level rating system) to be modular, easily understood, and see-thru (so that butcher staff working stations in back can easily see customers approach). For signage, fixtures, and decor throughout the store, much of the production was done in-house by KRS custom craftsmen.

Murals are hand-painted onto brick. Rope and wood signage is antiqued by hand; wood routed and hand-stained. Symbolic Story-Telling The floral/botanical focus extends to geometric patterning and design (based upon the symbolic story-telling employed by local Seminole Americans in basket-weaving patterns that date back to before the 1700s). KRS - King Retail Solutions : Portfolio : Fresh St. Farms. The changing dynamics of the grocery sector | Retail Week Guides. There is a complex consumer relationship between price, loyalty to a favourite retailer and convenience Our research shows there are certain items consumers will endeavour to buy from their favourite retailers; 44% say they buy fruit and vegetables from their favourite retailer, while 35% say they look for the best deal, with 22% saying they buy fruit and veg wherever it is most convenient.

The stats are similar for baked goods, while for meat and fish, 44% of consumers will go to their favourite retailer, and 42% will look for the best deal. 47%The percentage of consumers who say they will shop around for the best deal when buying luxury items Interestingly, the category where consumers are most likely to look for the best deal is luxury items such as birthday cakes or Christmas puddings; 47% say they will look for the best deal, while 35% say they’ll visit their favourite retailer. Retailers need to find new ways to cultivate customer loyalty. The complexity of loyalty. Uk.businessinsider. The competition regulator is to scrutinise allegations that UK supermarkets have duped shoppers out of hundreds of millions of pounds through misleading pricing tactics.

Which? Has lodged the first ever super-complaint against the grocery sector after compiling a dossier of “dodgy multi-buys, shrinking products and baffling sales offers” and sending it to the Competition and Markets Authority. The consumer group claims supermarkets are pushing illusory savings and fooling shoppers into choosing products they might not have bought if they knew the full facts. Examples raised by Which? Include Tesco flagging the “special value” of a sweetcorn sixpack when a smaller pack was proportionately cheaper, and Asda raising the individual price of a product when it was part of a multi-buy offering in order to make the deal more attractive.

Richard Lloyd, the group’s executive director, said: “Despite Which? Which? Harbury House - Harbury - Warwickshire. Kantar Christmas 2015 Supermarket Share Data - Business Insider. Asda overtaken by Sainsbury's as UK's second largest supermarket but big four continue to slide in face of Aldi and Lidl. Asda has lost its title as the second largest supermarket in the UK to Sainsbury's, while discounters Aldi and Lidl continue making gains on the big four.

Of the big four - Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons - sales fell by the smallest amount at Sainsbury’s, down 0.7 per cent. This helped it regain second place behind Tesco, according to Kantar Worldpanel, a title it last claimed in 2003, while Asda fell into third position. However, Sainsbury's strong seasonal boost in performance is unlikely to be long-term, with Kantar’s Fraser McKevitt predicting Asda returning to second place later in the year. Sales at Tesco fell 1.2 per cent over the Christmas period compared to last year, its lowest fall in sales since March 2014, while sales at Asda and Morrisons also fell, both down by 1.6 per cent. Meanwhile, sales at Aldi and Lidl grew 22.6 per cent and 15.1 per cent respectively, with Waitrose also growing 6.6 per cent. Analysts react to dramatic Tesco announcement. Bruno Monteyne, Bernstein Closing the 43 unprofitable stores makes sense, as there is no point retaining cash draining assets, especially as Tesco likely has a nearby store to pick up at least some of the sales.

These are 43 stores across all store formats (about half Express), and roughly 2% of UK space (0.5 to 1 million sq ft). This is in line with our view that the excess space problem in the UK won’t be solved by large scale store closures. Tesco has, as expected, begun to sell off some of its non-core assets. John Ibbotson, Retail Vision Dave Lewis has grasped the nettle and done what needs to be done. The next step is to communicate this robust plan clearly, to staff and shareholders alike, and then to implement it — rigorously and ruthlessly. David Gray, Planet Retail This morning’s numbers, though offering some respite for Tesco’s embattled CEO, prove that turnaround will be slow, painfully so.

Danielle Pinnington, Shoppercentric Bryan Roberts, Kantar Retail. Farm Shop & Deli Show - Welcome. Do you live in Wokingham? Get ready for a long life... - Health News - Health & Families. Public health experts will seek to examine how the market town has successfully targeted its more deprived communities when health inequalities between the poorest and richest people are generally widening. Today's report is the second by Sir Professor Michael Marmot's epidemiology team at University College London which helps evaluate the impact of local and national policies on public health. The team has identified six key areas that most affect people's health and impact on inequalities, including early child development; educational, training and work opportunities; disease prevention; minimum income levels and creating sustainable communities.

Life expectancy for men in Westminster varies by a staggering 17 years – almost twice the England average – where those in the most socially deprived communities can only expect to live until the age of 67.

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