Retail archive – Page 413
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ArticleSupervalu results beat expectations
US retail network cuts costs and records better-than-expected profit, despite declining sales
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ArticleUSDA predicts fresh food price rises
US consumer price index suggests price of fresh fruit and vegetables will rise around 4 per cent in 2011 and a further 2.5 per cent in 2012
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ArticleMcDonald's to put fruit in every Happy Meal
US fast-food behemoth pledges to serve apple slices with every Happy Meal by end of Q1 2012
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ArticleUpdate – Papayas recalled over health risk
The FDA is warning of potential salmonella outbreak in North America associated with papayas imported by Agromod Produce
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Delhaize buys Delta Maxi
Delhaize has been given the green light to complete the acquisition of Serbian retailer Delta Maxi for €932.5m.
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ArticleThe Co-op opens £25m distribution depot
The Co-operative Group has opened a new distribution centre to service the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland, following a £25 million investment.
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ArticleBig C moves into Thai cash and carry
Big C hopes to challenge Siam Makro’s dominance of the Thai wholesale sector with the opening of its first Big C Jumbo store
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ArticleWal-Mart opens first urban store
US retail giant Wal-Mart is opening its first small convenience store in Chicago in a bid to crack the urban market
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ArticleConvenient salad mix in at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s has launched a new salad mix targeted at the convenience market.
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ArticleMorrisons stocks pricey truffles
Morrisons is stocking fresh truffles as the rare and expensive ingredient is being trialled in their flagship store in Kirkstall, Leeds.
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ArticleConsumer demand strong in Finland
Kesko director of fresh produce Tarja Jukkara tells Eurofruit sales of local and private-label lines performing particularly well
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ArticleCostco introduces mandatory testing
All fresh produce supplied to the US retailer must undergo finished product testing for pathogens in response to E.coli outbreak in Europe
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ArticleGrocers enter First Lady's food desert
US retail giants say they will help Michelle Obama improve access to grocery stores
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ArticleMajor income rise for Grupo Pão de Açúcar
Casino subsidiary and Brazil's largest food and homeware retailer benefited from later Easter holiday during second quarter
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Indian FDI gets endorsement
Those hoping for the liberalisation of India’s heavily regulated retail sector have had the most encouraging sign in some time the country could be ready to open up to Foreign Direct Investment in multi-brand retail
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ArticleNet income growth for Safeway in US
Grocery retailer sees earnings 'exceed expectations' through the second quarter of the year
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ArticleMorrisons unveils autumn rebrand
Morrisons is to launch a large-scale rebrand as part of a huge revamp in the autumn.
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ArticleTesco drops chilli bombshell
Tesco is stocking the world’s hottest commercially grown chilli. Bhut Jolokia has been used by the Indian army in developing crowd control grenades.
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ArticleRewe could sell off Billa in Italy
Loss-making Billa chain is wanted by both Conad and Coop Italia, according to reports
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ArticleProfit growth at Canada's Loblaw
Earnings rise to C$197m but group warns of increased competition in the future