Retail archive – Page 270
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ArticleRecord apple harvest expected in Macedonia
Farming association says apple industry will produce 170,000 tonnes during this season with 80 per cent earmarked for export
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ArticleSainsbury’s profit and sales slide
Like-for-like sales fell by 1.6 per cent while pre-tax profit dropped by almost 17.9 per cent in retailer’s half year results
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ArticleOrganics sees value explosion
Sector sees ‘phenomenal’ value growth of 11.5 per cent as consumers latch onto concrete health benefits and retailers offer tempting promotions
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ArticleRetailers ready for Italy produce event
Invitation-only Fresh Retailer: Show&Conference aims to improve relations between supermarkets and suppliers
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ArticleFormer commercial manager joins Freshtime
Melanie Cushen has joined growing prepared produce firm alongside three other new appointments
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ArticleKent Potato Company confirms closure
Produce Investments subsidiary announces it will cease operating by 1 December 2015 after losing key retail contract
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ArticleAeon promotes Vietnamese mangoes
The Vietnamese Embassy in Japan has organised promotions of Vietnamese mangoes at Aeon retail stores in Japan
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ArticleMorrisons to launch permanent wonky veg range
Retailer will stock wonky carrots, potatoes, onions and parsnips in new range after Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall highlights food waste
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ArticleHalloween pumpkin sales soar at Waitrose
The retailer's smaller munchkin pumpkins proved popular, with sales up by 36 per cent
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ArticleCampaigners put pressure on retailers
The 38 Degrees campaign group is pressuring UK supermarkets to follow the lead of their French and Belgian counterparts and donate leftover produce to charity
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ArticleNew Living Wage ‘creates openings for prepared suppliers’
The view of William Jackson Food Group’s CEO, who also questions whether Aldi and Lidl have one eye on becoming more upmarket
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ArticleDairy Farm profits drop in SE Asia
Pan-Asian retail group Diary Farm has reported slower sales growth and cost increases in the third quarter of 2015
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Morrisons suffers Q3 sales decline
Analysts say supermarket is moving in the right direction despite falling sales in the latest quarter
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ArticleSiam Makro eyes Myanmar expansion
Thai retailer Siam Makro has placed Myanmar on its list of priority countries to expand into
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ArticleProfit up despite turnover dip at P&I Fruits
Pre-tax profit in the financial year the data covers rose from £1.2m to £1.6m, aided by mergers
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ArticleWoman ‘found dead mouse’ in cabbage
Family’s horror as they reportedly find mangled rodent in bag of Farm Foods frozen cabbage
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ArticleM&S sales fall, but food sales rise
Going forward, M&S noted that it plans to concentrate on increasing food sales
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ArticleMorrisons 'cheapest shop' for grocery essentials
Research by mySupermarket.co.uk in October also found that a basket of essentials rose slightly from £85.94 to £86.16 in that month
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ArticleWegmans recognised for pear performance
Pear Bureau Northwest has named Wegmans as its pear retailer of the year in the US
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ArticleMorrisons 'to give away all surplus food to charity'
In a trial, Morrisons found that each of the stores could supply up to four trolley-loads of unsold food a week to help feed the hungry