Retail archive – Page 645
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Sainsbury's offers sports vouchers for veg
Sainsbury’s is offering fruit and vegetable shoppers the chance to eat healthily and pick up school sports equipment at the same time.
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Produce sales fall
Fresh produce sales for 2004 were static and even dropped towards the end of the year, analysts have claimed.
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ArticleOrganic veg market matures
The UK organic vegetable market has stabilised and matured according to recent research from the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA).
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Toddler choked on grape
A toddler choked to death on a grape at a Tesco checkout, as staff desperately tried to save him.
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King's potential £5m payday
Sainsbury’s is expected to put the final touches to a new incentive scheme for senior management over the next two weeks.
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Councils back local produce
County Produce Marketing, which opened its food-handling centre this week with the aim of selling locally grown food and drink, has revealed its concept has received wider backing.
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Retail sales down for January
Latest retail figures have shown sales in January were weaker than those a year ago, according to CBI.
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Sainsbury's speculation
Sainsbury’s is again at the centre of speculation following rumours that a four per cent chunk of the business was about to change hands.
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Waitrose launches sustainable training
Waitrose is demonstrating its backing for UK agriculture with the launch of its Centre for Sustainable Agriculture at Lancaster University.
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Sainsbury's axes Uniq
Prepared salads to ready-meals manufacturer Uniq is set to axe jobs after becoming yet another supplier to lose a major chunk of business with Sainsbury’s.
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Retail must play bigger health role
Retailers should be encouraged to play a greater role in improving public health, according to speakers at a major food industry lecture this week.
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Tesco "spy chip" fury
Tesco is in hot water with a US consumer privacy groups over its use of radio frequency identification tags (RFID).
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Sainsbury's is set to reveal pay deals
Sainsbury’s chairman Philip Hampton is set to present a new pay deal for chief executive Justin King to shareholders.
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ArticleAsda's Smartprice "lunacy"
Asda has taken banana prices to a new low in the launch of its Smartprice on produce and come in for trade criticism.
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ArticleWaitrose goes local
Waitrose has announced two separate three-month trials to source locally grown UK organic and conventional fresh produce.
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ArticleUFO peach in store
Marks & Spencer is hoping for a third year of success with its UFO peach and is rolling the fruit out nationwide for the first time.
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ArticleJoyful Christmas for Tesco
Tesco this morning (Tuesday) reported strong growth and record sales over the Christmas and NewYear period, putting most of its high street rivals in the shade.
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Non-food outlets on cards for Tesco
The Sunday Times reported that Tesco, the UK's leading supermarket chain, plans to open its first non-food store.
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ArticleAsda rebrands entire produce offer
Asda has rebranded its entire fresh produce offer under its Good for you! label as part of a £7 million campaign to improve the nation’s health.
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ArticleSainsbury's disappoints and faces challenge
Food sales have continued to fall at Sainsbury’s and the supermarket chain this morning (Thursday) warned that there are still challenging times ahead.