Retail archive – Page 172
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ArticleAldi backs new plants and flowers pledge
NFU Plants and Flowers Pledge challenges retailers to sell more British flowers and ensure fair relationships with growers
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ArticleMPs grill Sainsbury’s and Asda over merger
Efra committee pours scorn on deal, saying small suppliers would suffer
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ArticleOrganic shoppers expect greener packaging
A Soil Association survey shows 67 per cent held organic produce to a higher packaging standard than non-organic options
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ArticleBorough Market celebrates food rescue landmark
Traders have redirected enough produce for 100,000 charity meals through market's collaboration with redistributor Plan Zheroes
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ArticleBlack grapes driving category growth
By advertising black varieties exclusively, retailers can lift sales and improve margins, says Sun World
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ArticleA stone certainty
Despite significant price rises across the category and a number of weather-related production issues, the stonefruit sector is enjoying highly encouraging growth
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ArticleVitacress switches to recyclable pots
By September all the supplier’s living herb pots will be made from 90 per cent recycled material
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ArticleRetail listing for Wonky Food Co
A line of relishes made from misshapen produce to go on sale in The Midcounties Co-operative Food in Chipping Norton
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ArticleWorld's first driverless store ready to roll
Californian concept Robomart promises to make grocery shopping "as easy as Amazon, as quick as Über"
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ArticleCo-op buzzing over bee project results
Supermarket reveals results of Enviro-Map data showing its farmer suppliers' progress in supporting pollinators
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ArticleIGD envisages ‘shoppers of the future’
Emerging group of ‘influencer shoppers’ predicted to be more health conscious, individual and socially conscious than past shoppers
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett to open chilled potato plant
Supplier secures contract with one of the big four for upcoming prepared range
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ArticleBilka buys into fresh-cut pineapple trend
Danish hypermarket chain has invested in Piñabar vending machinery designed by Dutch Food Technology
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ArticleFairtrade to investigate Kenyan picker wages
The group has responded to Mail on Sunday claims of flowers sold in UK retailers being picked by workers below 'living' wage
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ArticleTough start to Spanish cherry campaign
Producers accuse retailers of employing abusive tactics as prices tumble
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ArticleOnline suppliers invest in £10m northern hub
Farmdrop's rapid ascent continues with latest round of investment aimed at doubling its customer base
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ArticleFirst Dutch pears arrive in Mexico
Fruitmasters playing central role in efforts to bring Conference pears to the attention of Mexican consumers
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ArticleBerry crush: prices fall after compressed market
Volumes of strawberries are coming in all at once thanks to the cold spring weather slowing their growth
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ArticleTesco posts strong growth after Booker completion
Britain's largest retailer saw 3.5 per cent year-on-year sales growth, with Booker sales leaping 14.3 per cent
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ArticleShop owner fined for selling bruised apples
Tyne and Wear man Marc Farnsworth was ordered to pay a total of £4,546 after being caught by horticultural investigators