Shahid Razzaq, owner of Premier Mo’s in Blantyre, says investing time and effort on gum merchandising has paid off.

Gum rising

GUM can play a major part in a consumer’s oral care regime and careful ranging and merchandising of gum can boost retail profits, according...
Andrex

Paper giant puts the price up front

CLAIMING to account for £6 of every £10 spent in the £94m paper products market within c-stores, Andrex is reporting value growth of 4.6%...
Flash

Cleaning up as grime is given the elbow

It’s the time of year when householders wash the windows, defrost the fridge, scour the oven and scrub the floors. What can you sell...
Starburst chewing gum

Three chews a day to fight decay

MARS Wrigley has been promoting the oral health benefits of its chewing gum range

Liners given TV campaign

The current advertising campaign for Tena products is to run throughout 2015 including TV spots for Tena Lady. Tena Lights will also be promoted through...

Grooming giant cuts pack size

UNILEVER has shrunk the pack size of its female deodorant brands to reduce the product’s environmental impact. The compressed cans of Sure Women, Dove...
Andrex

Leader aims to clean up

THE toilet tissue market is one of the UK’s largest grocery categories, worth over £1bn, and Andrex is the largest brand with a 36%...
Star Tissue Bliss range

Star Tissue shines with NPD

The last year has been a busy one for Star Tissue UK – and not just because of the Covid pandemic.
Men spend as much cash and more time on grooming than women and many now own hair dryers and hair straighteners according to surveys carried out for online grooming products and services sites.

Men fall in love with the mirror – Male grooming

MOISTURISER. Hair gel. Hair straighteners. All part of a woman’s regular grooming kit, right? Wrong. According to a new survey from socked.co.uk, 36% of chaps...

Lenor steams ahead with new Steamer & Ironing range

Starbrands UK reckons it is responding to a rising consumer demand with its latest launches from the Lenor brand with the Steamer and Ironing Water range.

Spar’s new stars

Spar has added four new products to its own-branded cleaning range. Antibacterial Spray, Non Bio Washing Powder, Concentrated Pure and Gentle Fabric Conditioner and...

Value here to stay?

Tough economic times saw value brands developed in many categories including laundry and household. The brandowners say they’re here for the long haul. ONE result...
Tess Daly is the new ambassador for Silvikrin

Tess Daly to be the new face of Silvikrin Hairspray

Tess Daly is the new ambassador for Silvikrin

Get on a roll with big household names

Well known and trusted brands are the way to go when it comes to household paper as DCS Group reckons it could be a surefire way to drive sales.
Comfort has added “odour defence technology” to make sure that the scent of laundry is the correct one. Cif has added wipes to its Easy Lift range of household cleaning products. Easy – owned by Jeyes – targets shoppers on a budget with a competitively priced range of cleaning basics.

Clean growth – Convenience store development for scented categories

It’s all about merchandising ... and fragrance, as household cleaning products adopt ever-more exotic smells to attract scent-sensitive customers WITH consumers more inclined than before...
Spontex

Spontex adds niche glove for wet work

CLEANING product specialist, Spontex, has identified a gap in the rubber glove market. Its new Bathroom Glove is designed to be worn when cleaning...