Retail archive – Page 540
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ArticleTesco boosts exotic produce range
Tesco is increasing its range of exotic fruit and veg items this week, in a bid to respond to consumer demand for more unusual lines.
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ArticleWhich? serves up strawberry report
Findings include "no overall difference in taste or appearance" between organic, standard and premium at six UK supermarkets
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ArticleOperation Bumblebee heads to back gardens
Sainsbury’s is offering its customers the opportunity to create their own Operation Bumblebee habitat at home, in a bid to reverse the plight of endangered species.
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Video: TNS – UK market report
Edward Garner of market analyst TNS Worldpanel delivers his verdict on the UK's grocery market share up to 18 May 2008
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ArticleWUWM reveals retail market stats
Preliminary results of an analysis on the role of retail markets to European economies were unveiled at the World Union of Wholesale Markets’ (WUWM) first retail conference last week.
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Premium prices ok for local produce
Consumers are happy to pay higher prices for food that is produced locally, an investigation in the US has revealed.
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Carrefour opens Bangkok mall
The France-based retailer has invested THB140m in the project, which utilises a Carrefour premium store as a main magnet.
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ArticleSustainable shopping proving tricky
A new report suggests that consumers want to buy sustainably, but are restricted by price, patchy availability and contradictory messages, according to the research by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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Chairman vote could go against M&S chief
Reports are suggesting that up to a fifth of Marks & Spencer shareholders could vote against the promotion of chief executive Sir Stuart Rose to chairman.
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ArticleSainsbury's sales up 8.1 per cent
The UK-based retailer has reported strong first-quarter results, attributed to a series of price-driven promotions
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ArticleSeven & I to grow vegetables
The Japanese retailer bids to ease fears over the safety of produce
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Thousands hit by Sainsbury's web crash
Sainsbury’s suspended its online home delivery website yesterday because of technical problems.
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Roll up - again - for recycling awards
The National Recycling Awards - the only gala event recognising and rewarding excellence in the waste and recycling community - has introduced a new category aimed at the UK's greenest high street retailers.
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Easy Day well received in India
Bharti's convenience chain, launched in April, has proved popular with consumers according to the group's managing director
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Tesco delivers baby aubergines
In order to meet consumer demand for unusual vegetables, the retailer is now sourcing baby aubergines from The Greenery
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M&S set to expand headquarters
Marks & Spencer is to keep London’s Paddington as its headquarters by leasing 170,000sqft of expansion space at the Merchant Square scheme.
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Sainsbury's promotions boost sales
Sainsbury’s has had to face up to a "challenging economic environment" in order to build on its sales growth, its latest figures show.
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ArticleArgentine consumers receive respite
Prices for avocados, lemons and oranges in Argentine supermarkets have finally dipped following months of food price inflation
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Tesco hints at expansion plans
Tesco's US operation Fresh & Easy could increase its presence by opening new stores in different parts of the country
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ArticleLotte to open 300 stores in China
The Korean group is looking to expand its presence in the country, with one eye on future acquisitions