Retail news from FPJ – Page 155
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Co-op eyes up major south-west and Wales expansion bid
New £8 million investment in stores in Cornwall, Somerset and more, and £11m investment in new stores and refurbs in Wales
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Tesco appoints new c-store MD
Retailer hopes Tracey Clements will help develop its convenience offer for customers through its network of Metro, Express and One Stop stores
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Woman 'finds live bee' in Tesco raspberries
Shopper claims that she nearly put the bee - hiding in one of the Moroccan-imported fruits - in her mouth
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Morrisons hires new operations directors
Former Aldi and Spar director Vicki Reay and Tesco’s John McAlpine are among new appointments at Morrisons
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Strong produce sales help supermarket sales grow
Despite this, the market is still being held back by the ongoing price war and falling grocery prices, which are down by 1.6 per cent
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Pink Lady offers free apples through newspaper
Sunday Express giveaway is expected to reach 350,000 consumers and is being supported by TV advertising
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Denmark opens first food waste retailer
WeFood opened in Copenhagen this week and sells out-of-date but edible produce for around 50 per cent of usual retail price
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Tesco gets English strawberries on shelves on 2 March
This listing came four days earlier than last year, and two days earlier than Waitrose
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Amazon-buoyed Morrisons back in FTSE 100
Just three months after leaving the top group of publicly-listed British companies, the supermarket chain is back
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Grocery prices slump to 'record low'
Mushrooms and broccoli have dropped more than 13 per cent on the start of 2015, while onions, bananas and cucumbers have dropped more than 10 per cent
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Waitrose to start English strawberries this week
Retailer said it will be the first to stock British strawberries this year when they arrive this Friday from grower Harry Hall
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Waitrose unveils new retail director
Ben Stimson will replace Rob Collins, who is set to become MD at the retailer on 4 April following the departure of Mark Price
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Pink Lady offers free apple cosy
New marketing campaign at Asda will see Pink Lady sold with free cosy to protect condition of apple
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Waitrose puts Earl Grey-associated bergamots on sale
The citrus products, which look like lemons, are a seasonal variety with a short growing window
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Sharp volume and value sales hike for fresh herbs
In the 52 weeks to 3 January 2016, value spend on herbs rose by 12.6 per cent year-on-year, while volume sales grew by 16.4 per cent
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Organic veg retailer wins new Ocado listings
Wholegood has also secured a tie-up with children’s character Squarehead and expanded its veg preparation facility
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Deliciously Ella 'helps avocado and blender sales soar'
IRI data highlights changing consumer habits, and paints a grim-looking picture for the prepared fruit juice category
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Morrisons and Amazon sign supply agreement
New wholesale supply contract will see hundreds of fresh and frozen Morrisons products available to Amazon shoppers
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Capespan launches new orange line to latch onto trend
Pigmented oranges are in vogue, and the firm hopes to capitalise upon this with its new launch into The Co-operative
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Special report: The Waste Land
Momentum is gathering fast as the world wakes up to the need to reduce food waste. Michael Barker rounds up the latest developments