Retail archive – Page 245
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Morrisons sends office staff to work in stores
The supermarket chain has diverted more than 1,000 head office staff into stores to cope with an expected surge in customer numbers
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ArticleFruit campaign continues with stonefruit tour
A Univeg and Mack-funded stonefruit sampling tour across the UK is part of the Adventures in Fruit umbrella campaign
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ArticleAussie Farmers expands range
Online grocer Aussie Farmers Direct has launched The General Store for a one-stop shop for Australian shoppers
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ArticleOnline dating for fresh produce
They describe themselves as the matchmakers of fresh produce – but what does this latest wave of fruit and veg e-commerce platforms offer suppliers?
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ArticleSupermarket sales drop below £100bn
Food retail sales have dipped below £100 billion for the first time in six years amid the ongoing supermarket price war
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ArticleNeame Lea merges with Zyon UK
The deal will see Zyon exclusively market all of Neame Lea’s ornamentals in the UK
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ArticleNew Ocado deal to expand Morrisons’ home deliveries
Morrisons is set to roll out its delivery service nationwide after agreeing a new deal with online delivery partner Ocado
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ArticleRetailers ‘will source more from UK’ after Brexit
UK retailers will look to source more from the UK, Asia and Africa but may reduce imports from EU, survey finds
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ArticleMan claims to 'find dead worm' on Tesco cucumber
The discovery of William the (flattened) Worm on a cucumber set social media alight and sparked poems, songs and even a worm funeral
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ArticleRussian consumers favour markets
Over half of Russians have more faith in the quality of fresh produce sold in markets, as trust in large supermarket chains falls, says Nielsen
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ArticleFlorette expands into food to go market
Leading salad brand will diversify its product portfolio with new 'Tasty and Balanced’ range of protein salads
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ArticleFree taxi ride helps consumers celebrate Blueberry Day
Londoners can enjoy free blueberries and claim a free cab ride as part of National Blueberry Day this weekend
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ArticleEx-Jacana director relocates to role with Kenya grower
Ed Cunynghame is moving to AAA Growers to develop the company’s commercial team
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ArticleWoolworths Holdings takes first steps into Australia
Woolworths Holdings supplier In2Food has inked a JV with Yarra Valley Farms as the South African company looks to expand into Australia
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ArticleRiverford buys lemons rejected by retailers
Six tonnes of Italian lemons rejected by two supermarkets for aesthetic blemishes have been redistributed by box scheme
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ArticlePocket Rockit apples set to hit German retailers
Producer organisation Elbe-Obst is preparing to launch mini New Zealand apple variety Rockit in Germany
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ArticleHein Deprez calls for mixed approach
The Greenyard Foods executive chairman believes fresh, frozen and canned produce should be sold side by side in order to boost fruit and veg sales
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ArticleLidl shopper's banana drama
Shopper believes eggs from Brazilian Wandering Spider are found on Lidl bananas, though suppliers cast doubt on the claims
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ArticleAeon to open in Myanmar
Japanese retailer Aeon has acquired 14 Hypermarket Asia supermarkets in Myanmar
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ArticleApple and pear industries welcome crop forecast
Optimism over lower fresh production mixed with concern about the ongoing Russian embargo at the Prognosfruit crop forecast in Hamburg