Woolworths: price check service adds little value for customers

The new price checking feature on Woolworths' website allows consumers to look up prices for more than 5,000 grocery items. This feature is an important step towards improved transparency by retailers, but it does little in the way of improving the customer experience or ensuring that they obtain the best deal when shopping.

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Wines and wine coolers: top flavors in new products

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Wine & Wine Coolers: top launches by corporation

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Wine & Wine Coolers: top flavors in new products

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Wine & Wine Coolers: top flavors in new products

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Widespread flooding in Australia will see ongoing consequences for local food market

Various parts of Australia have been struck by devastating floods, the impact of which is having a direct effect on food prices. For at least the next few months, Australian consumers will be faced with a choice: continue supporting local farmers by purchasing local produce at higher prices, or turn to cheaper imports in order to save money.

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Tsingtao: buoyed by beer buying

It's a good time to be a Chinese brewer: Tsingtao, the country's largest, has experienced 20% growth in earnings in the first half of the year. This comes in stark contrast to the stagnation of the global beer market, but Tsingtao needs to remember that the days of plenty will not last forever. Competition will intensify as foreign players look to emerging markets for future revenue growth.

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Ten product trends to watch in packaged goods in 2007

The year 2006 has been another transitional year for many packaged goods marketers, setting the stage for what is expected to be a very active year for new products in 2006. New approaches to old problems like losing weight and staying fit appear to be in the offing for 2007 as Datamonitor takes a look at trends in consumer packaged goods for the upcoming year.

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Summer seasonal packaging is a missed opportunity for the health and wellness category

Packaging design becomes a key brand differentiator at Christmas during the peak trading period. However, despite its potential, summer packaging has yet to take off to the same extent. Manufacturers of fast moving consumer goods and over-the-counter healthcare products in particular could benefit from more diverse seasonal packaging designs, although this should not jeopardize efficacy claims.

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Starbucks: Japanese ideas could cross to US

Shareholders of Starbucks Coffee Japan [STBJF.PK] have approved a change to the corporate charter allowing the sale of alcohol at any outlet. The move comes alongside the debut of a series of new products aimed at reviving sales. Successful introductions could well translate into new offerings in the US.<BR />

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