Retail archive – Page 647
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Sodexho appoints new managing director
Sodexho has appointed Wilson Barrie as managing director with responsibility for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Green to raise M&S bid this week
The Sunday Times predicts that Philip Green will increase his offer for Marks & Spencer "within the next few days".
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Locusts threatening north African crops
An upsurge of locusts in northern Africa may spiral into a plague that would devastate crops.
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IGD announces Food Industry Awards
The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) has announced the 2004 Food Industry Awards will take place on October 19 and entries are now welcome from companies.
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ArticleRe:fresh in-store
Waitrose, winner of the inaugural Re:fresh Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year award, is to communicate its victory to its customers.
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Watton wins Sainsbury's contract
Root vegetable specialist Watton Produce Company has won a two-year contract to supply Sainsbury's with a large majority of its carrots and parsnips.
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Ocean Spray growers reject Pepsi bid
A co-operative of more than 900 fruit growers who own Ocean Spray have rejected a bid for their operations from Pepsi Co.
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ArticleInvestors urge Sainsbury's to seek new chairman
Sainsbury’s investors want the store to speed up the recruitment of a new chairman, as they fear it is hampering chief executive’s Justin King future plans.
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ArticleJP's "Love Fruit" campaign hits the road
JP Fruit has launched its “love fruit” scheme in a bid to increase awareness on the government backed 5-a-day scheme.
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Lancelot confirms Londis bid
Londis shareholders have been offered an extra £3 million for their business, as the Lancelot consortium posted a bid for the group of £63m.
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Retail sales figures shine in May
The warm weather helped May retail sales figures grow by 3.7 per cent on a like-for-like basis and by 6.5% on a total basis compared to the previous year.
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Lancelot prepares £60m Londis bid
Lancelot is expected to table a £60 million offer for Londis following weeks of speculation.
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ArticleTNS data confirms Safeway sales slip
Latest TNS data has confirmed that Morrisons needs to speed up its conversion rate of Safeway stores.
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ArticleGreen set to bid £10bn cash for M&S
Philip Green is expected to finalise details of a new £10 billion all-cash offer for Mark & Spencer this week.
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New shopping centre for Liverpool
Deputy PM John Prescott has approved plans to build an £800m retail development in Liverpool. The retail centre will be built on a 42.5 acre site on Paradise Street, and will be completed by 2008, the year Liverpool becomes the European Capital of Culture.
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ArticleKing's former boss joins Sainsbury's
Justin King has appointed his former boss at Asda as the new trading director of Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleM&S rejects bid
Marks and Spencer has confirmed it has rejected a proposed takeover bid from retail entrepreneur Philip Green, saying it significantly undervalued the group.
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Green tables M&S bid
Billionaire retailer Phillip Green has laid his conditional bid of £9 billion for Marks and Spencer on the boardroom table.
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Consumer demand accelerates sales
UK retailers have experienced rapid sales growth for the year to May, the highest level since 2002.
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Ex-Londis chief earned £6m
Graham White, the Londis former chief executive, earned close to £6 million last year.