Retail news from FPJ – Page 122
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Sainsbury’s launches edible flowers range
New range from Westland Nurseries includes tagete marigold, monkey flowers, viola and dianthus
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Disney backs fruit and veg voucher scheme
The Rose Voucher Scheme to help low-income families buy fruit and veg from a local market has expanded into Hammersmith
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Brassica prices rocket after heatwave
Wholesaler reports 30 per cent rise in broccoli and cauliflower prices, with high temperatures pushing strawberries into Class 2
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New airfreight service links Kenya and Yorkshire
Weekly service will transport Kenyan fresh produce and flowers into Doncaster Sheffield Airport
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Retail sales continue to rise
Supermarket sales have grown by five per cent during the last 12 weeks as turnaround continues across the market
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Tesco takes extra raspberries after warm weather
Retailer buys extra 40 tonnes of Driscoll Maravilla variety from Berry Gardens following sun-related increase in yield
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Consumer goods sector ‘must heed rise of populism’
Rise in populism threatens ‘open cooperative world order’, FT’s chief economics commentator warns consumer goods leaders
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Co-op bunch shows off best of British
Retailer introduces ever-changing £8 bouquet to put seasonal British flowers in the spotlight over the summer
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Wealth gap causing 'existential crisis' in consumer goods
Rising income inequality challenges business models underpinning entire consumer goods industry, report warns
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Hot weather ‘likely to cause broccoli shortages’
Recent hot weather set to dent volumes, particularly in broccoli, New Covent Garden Market supplier expects
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M&S launches laser label avos
Mack has supplied M&S with its first laser labeled avocados in a move that will reduce packaging and cut the carbon footprint
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Rooting for convenience
Carrot and parsnip growers are looking to tap into modern consumer trends to help grow a mature category
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Special report: Going Dutch
From premium brands to direct supply contracts to retailers, businesses in the Netherlands are preparing for a new era of trading relationships with the UK. Nina Pullman went to visit
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Sainsbury’s to buy Nisa in £130m deal
Supermarket chain enters exclusive talks with mutually-owned buying group in ‘defensive move’ following Tesco-Booker deal
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Asda steps in to shift strawberry glut
Retailer has launched a new 700g punnet and will buy an additional 70 tonnes of berries as growers face early summer glut
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Say it with sunflowers
Waitrose uses father son sunflower grower team to promote Father’s Day and the start of British Flowers Week
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Wonky veg box scheme plans to expand
London-based Oddbox supplies boxes of wonky or surplus fruit and veg sourced from major growers and suppliers
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Tesco celebrates sixth quarter of growth
Food like-for-like sales grew by 2.7 per cent in the last quarter thanks to new healthy living campaign and secure price position
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Co-op becomes LEAF corporate member
Retailer, which already sponsors Open Farm Sunday, says the move will help it deliver its sustainable food and farming goals
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‘One in seven’ do all grocery shopping online
Percentage of households that buy all groceries online has doubled, with sales growing by over £1bn in last year according to Mintel