Retail archive – Page 238
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ArticleTesco adds pears to Perfectly Imperfect range
Retailer is also launching the Rosedene Farms Pears range to utilise smaller fruit and buy more of a crop
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ArticlePreparing potatoes for the future
Difficult growing conditions look likely to reduce yields, while the rising demand for convenience presents both barriers and opportunities in sales
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ArticlePaula Nickolds named as John Lewis managing director
Former commercial director at John Lewis Paula Nickolds has been promoted to MD
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ArticleWhy marmitegate matters for fresh produce
The recent spat between Unilever and Tesco brings the issue of post-Brexit price increases to the fore
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ArticleM&S to launch Pink Tiger striped lemon
New Spanish-grown variety from Muñoz has pink flesh and yellow and green striped skin
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ArticleBringing the A game
Asda fresh produce manager Charlie Mills on locking horns with Aldi and revamping the produce category
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ArticlePorto chosen for first Mercadona store in Portugal
The supermarket is planning an initial investment of €25m in Portugal that will see four stores open in 2019
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ArticleBranston ‘putting potatoes to sleep’ to boost shelf life
Tesco's potato supplier set to roll out storage-boosting packaging to more potato varieties
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ArticlePatoka on produce and Marmitegate
FPJ cartoonist Patoka on Unilever's request for higher prices and its impact on fresh produce
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ArticleAvalon links with Simply Fruit under new Tesco scheme
Topfruit supplier will send apples to prepared produce firm for packing into Tesco snack packs in new ‘circular’ supply deal
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ArticleStemilt pushes organic apples
Roger Pepperl sees ideal opportunity for retailers to promote organic apples at this time of year
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ArticleCoca-Cola VP appointed IGD president
Food and grocery research charity names Leendert den Hollander as replacement to Andy Clarke
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ArticleWalmart China invests US$25m in food safety
Walmart has teamed with Tsinghua University and IBM to invest in food safety research in China
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ArticlePink Lady reflects on 2016 campaign
Link-ups with Gay Star News, CarFest and the London Marathon were part of the Pink Lady roster of 2016 events
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ArticleLawson investing in Japanese farms
Japanese retailer Lawson posts better-than-expected first-half results as it further invests in safe fruit and vegetable production
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ArticleConvenience is 'only retail sector set to grow'
Convenience store space in the UK is predicted to grow in the next three years, as larger supermarkets contract
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ArticleAgro Merchants opens Rotterdam facility
ADB Cool’s expansion will support Agro Merchants’ growing customer base in northern Europe
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ArticleCustomer experience 'vital to retail growth', says IGD
Emotional experience is more important than price in driving retail growth, according to grocery research charity
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ArticleAsda slashes price of 45 produce lines
Retailer has revealed new price offensive as part of overhaul to challenge Aldi and boost produce sales
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ArticleTesco grows market share for first time since 2011
UK’s largest retailer has grown sales by 1.3 per cent and reached a market share of 28.2 per cent