Retail news from FPJ – Page 174
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The US apple challenge
Life has not been easy for US apple suppliers in recent times, but those that remain are bullish about the future
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Top-fruit volume sales soar
Volume sales are soaring as low prices make top fruit more attractive than ever to consumers, while growers say new-season conditions look promising
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Waitrose starts 'pick your own offers' grocery scheme
'Groundbreaking' move allows customers who are members of myWaitrose to choose products they’d like to save 20 per cent on
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Food waste an ‘asset’, Coupe claims
Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe, one of several high-profile speakers, in call to arms on issue of food waste at Fareshare conference
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Budgens unveils 'free fruit for kids' scheme
The ‘Free Fruit Challenge’ offers schoolchildren one free piece of fruit every day from participating Budgens stores during the campaign
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Woman finds spider in bag of bananas
Clare Mahon claims she will “never eat another banana ever again” after finding spider inside bag
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Judith Batchelar awarded OBE
Sainsbury’s brand director recognised in 2015 Queen’s birthday honours, alongside former FDF director Melanie Leech
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Mike Coupe acquitted by Egyptian court
Sainsbury’s chief executive cleared of alleged embezzlement charges relating to failed joint venture with Egyptian distributor
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Big Four market share 'will have fallen another 4 per cent by 2020'
This will be to Aldi and Lidl, as competition in the grocery retail market intensifies, a report by credit rating agency Moody's claims
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Asda launches ‘first-ever’ stripy pepper
Red and yellow striped pepper is grown by Dutch firm 4Evergreen and is marketed as having high levels of vitamin C
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Sainsbury's suffers sales slump
Trading conditions in the 12 weeks to 6 June 2015 hit by "strong levels of food deflation" and a "highly competitive pricing backdrop"
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Iceland Foods suffers drops in sales and earnings
Iceland chairman and chief executive, Malcolm Walker, said: “This has been an exceptionally challenging year for the group"
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Berry Gardens hires new Tesco and M&S account managers
Former Greenvale employee Chris Hooton and ex-Total Produce worker Lisa Dowding have joined the soft fruit giant
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Tesco trebles its exotic salad lines
Retailer says figures that show exotic salads are becoming lunch option of choice are behind move to expand range
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Waitrose in 'market first' salad product launch
Grower’s Selection Seasonal Salad Leaves pack, priced at £1.50 for 60g, includes micro wasabi leaf
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Aldi 'has most UK warehousing space' lined up this year
Aldi has planned over 2.5 million sq ft of UK warehouse space across the last two and a half years to meet future demand
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Morrisons only Big Four retailer to increase sales
Latest grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel show continued slow growth for supermarkets with sales up by just 0.2 per cent
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Fruit and veg shop to shut after quarter of a century
Abbey Fruits in southwest Essex set to close down this weekend because "there is not enough custom"
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Sark attack as Waitrose widens delivery network
Retailer now supplying goods to a store on the car-free island, with the delivery taken there by tractor-drawn cart
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Morrisons hires commercial director
Retailer hires former Asda and Tesco director Darren Blackhurst as new group commercial director