Retail archive – Page 650
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ArticleSomerfield supports British Tomato Week
Somerfield supermarket is supporting British Tomato Week to be held from 17 to 23 May.
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ArticleProduce on top in ECR / IGD shelf survey
Only three out of 200 products score top marks in ECR UK on-shelf availability study - but two are fresh produce lines and produce scored joint highest of the 12 categories surveyed.
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Chapman's named Re:Fresh Independent Retailer of the Year
The Re:Fresh Independent Retailer of the Year award went to Northern Ireland’s Chapman’s Farm Fresh Fruit and Veg.
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Waitrose takes Re:Fresh Multiple Retailer of the Year award
Waitrose took the prestigious Multiple Retailer of the Year title at the Re:Fresh awards.
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ArticleRed captures Re:Fresh marketing award
The FPC Marketing Campaign of the Year award went to Red Communications, on behalf of Foods from Spain, for its Picota Cherries Campaign.
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ArticleSomerfield's sales creep up
Somerfield announced an increase in sales for the year ending April 24, 2004.
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ArticleKwik Save to shut in Scotland threatening 400 jobs
Somerfield announced the closure of 22 Scottish-based Kwik Save supermarkets, and the risk of over 400 job losses, in an attempt to reduce costs.
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ArticleTesco launches out-size berry
Tesco is launching what it has dubbed the world’s largest strawberries nation-wide on the UK market this week.
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Retailers and government unite to plan for the future
A Retail Policy Forum will be established so that retailers have an early warning system about new regulations affecting the
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Retail figures give no reason for rate rise
High street prices fell in April 2004 compared to March according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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ArticleC-store sector set for boom
Convenience-store retailing is expected to take off in the next four years, a leading market analyst has said as suppliers devote more energy to c-stores.
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Commission slates children's juice drinks
Some children’s fruit drinks contain so little pure juice that parents pay the equivalent of £34 a litre for the real thing, according to a report from the Food Commission.
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ArticleSainsbury's begins organic plum tomato trial
Sainsbury's is conducting a trial of a new organic plum tomato, which will enter its Hedge End store in Hampshire
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ArticleM&S lauds code of practice
Marks & Spencer's Field to Fork code of practice launched last autumn has proved to be an outstanding success, according to Andrew Sharp, technical manager for produce.
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ArticleNispero begins push
Growers in south-eastern Spain have began picking the nispero crop as Foods From Spain gears up for a second concerted promotional push with the UK multiples.
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ArticlePink 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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ArticleCornish 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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ArticleLoadhog scoops award
Loadhog has won a Silver Award in the Institute of Packaging 2004 Starpack Awards.
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ArticleTesco 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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ArticleMorrisons 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.