Retail archive – Page 550
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Innovation leads the way at IFE09
Leading UK exhibition organiser Fresh RM is set to challenge the way the industry thinks about innovation at the next installment of the UK’s largest and most respected food and drink trade event, IFE09.
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Waitrose makes c-store move
Waitrose will trial its first convenience store later this year.
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ArticleHull University secures services of ex-Tesco director
Hull University Business School’s Logistics Institute has secured top retail guru Christine Cross as a visiting professor.
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Woolworths considers future expansion
Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, has said it is considering growth despite the global economic downturn
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Asda develops healthy online tool for kids
Asda is developing a new health and nutrition education website aimed at schoolchildren.
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Article"Good progress" for Tesco in first half
The UK retailer has seen increases in year-on-year profit and sales during the first half of 2008/09
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M&S develops sustainable distribution centre
Marks & Spencer is building a 1.1 million sqft sustainable distribution platform in the north of England.
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ArticleTesco unveils big profit increase
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy claimed Tesco is “at its best in tough markets” as he unveiled an 11.3 per cent first-half pre-tax profit rise this morning.
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Wal-Mart to close 20 Japanese stores
Wal-Mart’s Japanese subsidiary Seiyu Ltd is set to close 20 stores in a struggle to turn profits around
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Typhoon pushes Taiwan food prices
Taiwan has been battered by the third typhoon in recent weeks, damaging agriculture and driving food prices up
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Wal-Mart to open first India store in 2009
Wal-Mart's first cash-and-carry centre in India will open in 2009, according to press reports
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Milk scandal dents Chinese food sales abroad
In Thailand, retailers are cutting back on a range of Chinese foodstuffs after China’s tainted baby milk scandal shocks consumers worldwide
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit sales up 13 per cent
Global sales of New Zealand kiwifruit are so far 13 per cent higher than last year
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ArticleLocal sourcing is going global
Rising consumer awareness of green issues has led to an increase in demand for locally produced fruit and vegetables across Europe
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ArticleRising demand sharpens value focus
Fruitnet.com speaks to Dr David Bosshart about the impact of changing consumer behaviour on the European market for fresh fruit and vegetables
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ArticleM&S to post sales slump
Marks & Spencer is due to reveal a dramatic drop in like-for-like sales this week.
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Consumers turn backs on premium
A new Mintel survey concludes that British shoppers have finally let reality bite and bid farewell to premium ranges as the economic downturn hits home.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches confidential supplier line
Sainsbury’s has launched a confidential phone line and website to enable suppliers and colleagues to speak up if they have any concerns about fraud, theft or general rule breaches.
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ArticleIndian market tipped for US$450bn by 2015
India’s retail market is predicted to be worth US$450bn by 2015, according to a new report
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ArticleBanana boom in Japan
Banana sales in Japan have leapt upwards, following a steady rise in response to diet claims about the fruit