Retail archive – Page 228
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ArticleIGD strengthens comms team
Food and grocery charity appoints former Mintel and Asda staff with ‘wealth of experience’ in comms and stakeholder relations
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ArticleSupermarkets ration veg as shortage bites
Tesco and Morrisons among the retailers limiting purchases of some vegetables and salads
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ArticleUnderground salad range wins first retail listing
A range of five salads from Growing Underground has been listed in Ocado with produce grown underneath Clapham
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ArticleMorrisons founder passes away
Sir Ken Morrison CBE has died aged 85 following a brief illness as retailer hails his legacy in 'every aspect of the business'
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ArticleOcado full-year sales up 13.6 per cent
Online retailer also saw revenue rise by 14.8 per cent thanks to ‘robust trading’ as analysts see acquisition potential
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ArticleStorage issues hamper potato supply
A poor quality season last year and strong Christmas sales has meant there are fewer crops on the market
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ArticleBreakfast salads tipped as next food trend
Waitrose has launched a range of breakfast salads after trend takes off in the US and food-to-go spreads across working day
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ArticleConvibo launches one-hour Tesco deliveries in London
Collaboration responds to rising demand for same-day and one-hour deliveries, with plans to expand service beyond London
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ArticleA fifth of kids use social media for health advice
Young people turn to YouTube, Instagram and bloggers for advice on healthy eating but it can lead to misleading information
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ArticleVeg growers “not profiting from higher prices”
Benefits are not being passed down the supply chain as intermediaries exploit the current shortage
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ArticleRetailers warned not to slash strawberry prices
With significantly less fruit available than last year, supermarkets should not expect a repeat of last season, Freshuelva says
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ArticleTesco links apple grower with yoghurt brand
Visually imperfect organic apples from grower Adam Wakeley will be used in a new flavour from Yeo Valley to help cut waste
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ArticleHow to boost sales of prepared produce
Prepared produce needs to become less seasonal and more permanent in consumers' minds, writes Kantar's Chris Cowan
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ArticleChilling winter for salad veg suppliers
Media headlines have put veg shortages in the spotlight for now but the impact on suppliers will last for much longer
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ArticleMorrisons buys Farmcare potato operations
Retailer has acquired Farmcare’s Carnoustie potato packhouse and signed wider supply contract
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ArticleAvocado and prepared salad sales surge
Data provider IRI reports strong sales growth in avocado and prepared salads thanks to 'clear trend' towards healthy products
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ArticleRetail food donations 'do not help cut waste'
Forcing retailers to donate surplus food to charity is a short-term fix with negative impacts on poverty and food waste, report finds
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ArticleIndustry reacts to Tesco-Booker merger
More buying power in high street retailers and restaurants are a plus for suppliers, say analysts, with some potential for own-brand
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ArticleTesco to buy Booker in £3.7bn deal
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said the agreement means the creation of the "UK's leading food business"
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ArticleNZ retailer trials electric delivery vans
Foodstuffs will trial zero emissions electric delivery vans across its New Zealand stores