Retail archive – Page 592
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ArticleAsda drops "low prices" slogan
Asda is turning its back on its 30-year low prices slogan as part of a major revamp and boosting marketing spend to £45 million, according to reports.
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Netto acquires Kwik Save stores
Danish discounter Netto has bought 19 Kwik Save stores from Somerfield.
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Aviko goes for steamed approach
Potato processor Aviko is hoping for success in foodservice with its healthier, steam-cooked range of products.
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ArticleLiverpool traders' fear for Kwik Save move
Somerfield’s sale of its Kwik Save brand has left traders in Liverpool nervous, with several million pounds worth of trade potentially hanging in the balance.
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Branston's Exquisa success
Branston is claiming a success with its Exquisa potato, one of two salad varieties marketed by Tesco under its premium Finest label.
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ArticleTesco launches organic pineapples
Tesco has beaten other UK supermarkets to the post with the launch of the first whole organic pineapples.
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ArticleSomerfield sells Kwik Save
Somerfied has sold its discount brand Kwik Save to an entrepreneurial band of businessmen, BTTF.
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Asda faces strike action
Asda’s distribution network is facing major disruption after union leaders have warned of an impending strike.
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Tesco staff in £111m windfall
Some 50,000 Tesco staff enjoyed shares in a £111m windfall yesterday, after two company share options matured.
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Asda plans to open 25 new stores
Asda bosses have announced plans to open new stores in a bid to recover from a turbulent 2005.
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ArticleRe:fresh sponsors back for more
This year’s Re:fresh Awards will again be sponsored by Florette, the UK’s leading supplier of branded bagged salads.
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ArticleGlobal food safety update
Chris Anstey, product integrity manager at Tesco, gave delegates at the CIES Food Business Forum’s Food Safety conference in Paris an update on the work of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
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ArticleSmall retailers to disappear by 2015
Politicians have warned that the dominance of large independents and multiple retailers will force small and independent retailers off the UK high street by 2015.
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ArticleUnion discrimination to cost Asda £850,000
Asda discriminated against trade union members, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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ArticleConsistency key for MBL winner
Availability, consistency and creativity are the key to succeeding in fresh produce, according to MBL’s fresh produce store of the year award winner.
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Asda back in black
Asda's switch to black for its produce department has paid dividends, the retailer is claiming.
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ArticleSeminis looks to brands
International seed developer, Seminis, has launched a new range of branded produce destined for European retail shelves.
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ArticleTesco's US convenience expansion
Tesco is set to expand its convenience empire, but this time into the US market.
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ArticleOz looking to taste success with M&S
Australian stonefruit producers are looking for success in Marks & Spencer with their white flesh nectarines.
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ArticleAsda's Bond calls for OFT Tesco action
Asda’s ceo Andy Bond has said focusing on supermarket activity in the convenience-store sector is too narrow a target for the Office of Fair Trading and is calling for other measures to halt Tesco's rise.