Retail news from FPJ – Page 113
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ArticleOh my gourd! Halloween sparks sales rise
Seasonal gourds rival pumpkins as Halloween decorations with sales up 260 per cent at Waitrose
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ArticleSavsé unveils new juice bottle design
Healthy drinks manufacturer opts for ‘sleeker, cleaner style’ with redesigned orange and apple juice bottles
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ArticleTeam GB to open new Aldi stores
Olympic athletes will be on hand to cut the ribbon and hand out bags of Super6 fresh produce to the first new shoppers
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ArticleSweet potato growth stalls
Value sales go into decline this year after almost a decade of strong and consistent growth as promotions deflate market
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ArticleTesco launches green easy peelers
Move counters impact of warmer temperatures in Spain that delay colour development and prompt use of ripening rooms
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett to launch Halloween packaging
Special packaging for Purple Majesty potatoes will include ‘spooky’ recipe suggestions for kids’ meals
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Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth
Sales rise 3.1 per cent at British retailers, but big four’s market share contracts at hands of smaller retailers
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ArticleSwedish retailer unveils Halloween produce range
Zombie head cauliflower and witches fingers among frightening new produce range at Sweden's ICA
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ArticleLidl plans largest UK distribution centre
Discounter to open 15th RDC in UK as part of £1.45bn investment as rapid expansion continues
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ArticleSpecial report: Snacking goes nuts
Global demand for nuts continues to grow, driven in the UK by the healthy snacking trend, but negative press coverage in the sugar debate presents a challenge for the dried fruit sector
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ArticleWaitrose opens ninth store in UAE
New convenience outlet in Dubai will stock a range of fresh fruit and veg and builds on partnership with Fine Fare Food Market
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ArticleRetailer expands recipe box trial
Waitrose has added 60 new recipes and a larger family-sixed option to its recipe box scheme Cook Well from Waitrose
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ArticleBatchelar leads beehive mission to Tanzania
Sainsbury’s director of brand Judith Batchelar and Helen Brierley of Vitacress join 14 businesswomen on Farm Africa project
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ArticleRetailers should ‘reject’ plastic, says former Asda boss
Andy Clarke has said supermarkets should showcase alternatives to plastic packaging and backed a ‘plastic free aisle’
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ArticleMajor growth predicted for online grocery
IGD says online will be fastest-rising grocery channel over the next five years with over 50 per cent growth
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ArticleJersey stems the tide
Squeezed by tight margins, Jersey’s fresh produce sector has contracted in recent years, but Tenderstem is one product reversing the decline. Fred Searle meets local grower Richard Le Cornu to find out more
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ArticleAmazon Fresh lists northern retailer Booths
Booths joins Morrisons and Whole Foods as latest major retail listing at online giant’s grocery retail service
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ArticleBrands break new territory
Added-value promotions, online retail and charitable work are increasingly important to the best apple brands and club varieties
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ArticleWhy Labour backs a new SAWS scheme
Shadow Defra Secretary of State Sue Hayman outlines Labour's vision for the food and farming sector
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ArticleAldi plans £75m DC for south-east England
New distribution centre will create 400 jobs and takes discounter's UK and Ireland investment to £2bn in five years