Retail news from FPJ – Page 145
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Sainsbury’s trials ‘slow shopping’ for elderly consumers
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to trial a new concept designed to assist its older customers
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Study: Consumers ‘would pay more’ to make food fairer
Majority of shoppers would pay higher prices at the supermarket checkout to ensure fairer returns for producers
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R&G Fresh Herbs finds new home
One of the UK’s biggest suppliers of fresh cut herbs is set to switch to a new site, having outgrown its previous location
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Tesco launches same-day click and collect service
Retailer has upped the ante in the battle for convenience with the launch of same-day click and collect at almost 300 stores
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Fresh pea sales treble at the Co-op
Retailer cites warm wet temperature leading to good flavour as reason behind stellar pea sales
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Tesco faces anger after removing Scottish flag
Retailer is facing a barrage of angry tweets from Scottish shoppers after Scottish flag replaced with Union Jack on berries
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Record low on retail promotions
Supermarkets are moving to simpler pricing as Kantar records lowest number of promotions since 2010
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Tesco extends store openings to match night tube
Staff were in position at select stores along the Victoria and Central tube lines in London to hand out orange juice and water
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Sainsbury’s hails ‘year of the salad’
Sales of dark green leaves such as spinach, watercress and rocket are soaring at Sainsbury’s
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Healthy eating boosts veg sales
Healthier consumers and strong marketing campaigns are driving vegetable sales, but growers are feeling the squeeze as the price war rumbles on
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Asda sales fall 7.5 per cent in Q2
Retailer cites fierce competition and food deflation in UK market for sales decline but ‘remains committed to price investment’
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Amazon to open depot at Port of Tilbury
New site at key port for fresh produce comes as Amazon said it is expanding to meet growing customer demand
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Onions hailed as ingredients of success
There is potential for production increases on two lines that are proving consumer favourites, writes Michael Barker
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Morrisons sells stake in Fresh Direct
US online grocer has paid £45 million for Morrisons’ 10 per cent stake as the supermarket tries to recover sales losses
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AfriAg Global launches UK subsidiary
New division of African produce supplier will provide direct access for sub-Saharan growers to EU markets and retailers
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Morrisons sends office staff to work in stores
The supermarket chain has diverted more than 1,000 head office staff into stores to cope with an expected surge in customer numbers
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Fruit campaign continues with stonefruit tour
A Univeg and Mack-funded stonefruit sampling tour across the UK is part of the Adventures in Fruit umbrella campaign
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Online dating for fresh produce
They describe themselves as the matchmakers of fresh produce – but what does this latest wave of fruit and veg e-commerce platforms offer suppliers?
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Supermarket sales drop below £100bn
Food retail sales have dipped below £100 billion for the first time in six years amid the ongoing supermarket price war
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Neame Lea merges with Zyon UK
The deal will see Zyon exclusively market all of Neame Lea’s ornamentals in the UK