Retail archive – Page 626
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Pink Lady provides flower opportunity
Pink Lady is offering Sainsbury’s customers the chance to win free flowers for a year in an instant win promotion due to be launched in stores.
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Cornish new potato crop on time
The first Cornish new potatoes have been lifted this week on time, despite growers being faced with difficult growing conditions.
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Loadhog scoops award
Loadhog has won a Silver Award in the Institute of Packaging 2004 Starpack Awards.
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Tesco turns Japanese again
Tesco is moving further into the Far East with the purchase of the failed Japanese food chain Fre’c.
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Morrisons rebrands two Safeway stores
Sir Ken Morrison has seen the first public effects of his £3bn Safeway takeover, as two stores have been rebranded under his family name.
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Tesco may cancel move into China
Tesco bosses have said they may scrap plans to open in China if they cannot agree a deal to enter the country by next year.
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Revealing retailers' own-label plans
The latest research on retailers’ own label plans will be highlighted at an upcoming seminar organised by the international trade organisation Private Label Manufacturers’ Association.
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Food retail boosts Co-op results
A 63 per cent increase in profits in its food retail business has helped the Co-op to encouraging preliminary results for the year ended January 10, 2004.
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EC banana regime revised
Preferential access for banana producers from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries will be maintained under latest proposals for a revised banana import regime unveiled on April 16 by the European Commission.
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Retailers hit out at Soil Association report
Retailers have hit back at a Soil Association report which found they were shunning UK organic food, as “inaccurate” and “unrepresentative”.
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Redbridge confirms restructure
Redbridge has announced a business and divisional restructure which will see the group split into three distinct market-focused sectors, each headed by its own managing director.
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Re:Fresh retailer finalists announced
ASDA, Sainsbury's and Waitrose have been announced as the finalists for the Re:Fresh Awards Multiple Retailer of the Year category this week.
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MP hits out at Tesco
A Liberal Democrat MP has hit out at Tesco, claiming it is incredible that the supermarket’s profits was almost 50 per cent of the £3.6 billion generated by British farmers.
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McDonald's ceo dies suddenly
Jim Cantalupo, the man credited with turning the fast-food restaurant chain around by including a healthier menu, has died suddenly of a heart-attack.
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CFG challenges government
The Commercial Farmers Group is urging the goverment to place high importance on the issue of food security in a new discussion paper.
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Marks & Spencer potential buyers line-up
Marks & Spencer has hit the radar screens of interested buyers following its poor fourth-quarter results.
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Ahold reports €1million loss
Dutch food giant Ahold has released its full year results, reporting a net loss of €1million for 2003 under Dutch accounting standards.
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Tesco announces record profits
Tesco has posted record full-year profits of £1.6 billion lifted by rising sales.
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Morrisons plans further job cuts
Morrisons is expected to announce a second batch of job cuts at Safeway before the end of the month.
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Bramley Campaign gears up for 2004 competition
The Bramley Campaign Group has announced the launch of the second New Ways with Bramley competition, aimed at rewarding excellence in catering schools and college