Retail news from FPJ – Page 195
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East of England Co-op gets 'Big Tick'
Award is the first level of accolade in the Responsible Business Awards, run by the charity Business in the Community
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Herb firm lands Sainsbury's contract
New deal will bring Scotherbs' fresh herbs to selected supermarkets throughout the year
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GCA secures vital forensic auditing change for suppliers
Eight out of ten of the UK's leading supermarkets agree to amend the way they backdate demands for money from suppliers
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Jamie Oliver veg toys recalled
Celebrity chef also embroiled in clash between Australian vegetable growers and retailer over campaign crate levy
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Retailer slashes price of pineapples and tinned tomatoes
Morrisons unveils second round of ‘permanent’ price cuts of up to 41 per cent across 135 products
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Sainsbury’s enters discount market with Netto JV
Discounter Netto will return to UK this year through £25m partnership between Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked
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Online shoppers buy less on impulse
Online shopping could dent retailers’ profits as shoppers are less likely to buy impulse so have a lower overall spend, research finds
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Giant Jersey Royals 'left to rot in field'
Supermarkets are allegedly refusing to buy from this season's Jersey Royal crop as 'perfect weather' has made potatoes too big
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Leaf linked to UK salmonella outbreak may face export ban
Indian betel linked to Birmingham hospital's food poisoning case could get an EU ban akin to that for Alphonso mangoes
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Group sales shoot up at Iceland
Food retailer toasts a successful financial year, and also plans to open 40 new stores in 2014, creating 1,250 jobs
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Morrisons plans to axe 2,600 jobs
Supermarket looking to cut department manager and supervisor roles, but is looking at creating 1,000 new c-store jobs
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Reporting GSCoP breaches is 'daunting'
Jersey Royal Company director William Church discusses the benefit of Christine Tacon's crackdown on supply chain malpractice
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Turnover up but profits slip at S&A Produce
Soft-fruit firm sees sales rise to £57m, but pre-tax profits fell slightly
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Morrisons breaches supply code
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket falls foul of GSCoP after it debited suppliers without their permission
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Departing King fails to get Sainsbury's sales send-off boost
Like-for-like 12-week sales at Justin King-led retailer down for second quarter in a row, as Mike Coupe prepares to become CEO
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Desire for heat boosts Barfoots
Firm celebrating third successful season of chilli farming in Senegal, and plans to up production by 50 per cent
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Morrisons chairman to step down
Announcement of Sir Ian Gibson's intention to step down follows a loss-making year for the retailer
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Asda to store apples in mountain caves
UK’s second largest retailer will store golden delicious apples under the Italian Alps as alternative to high-energy storage system
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Another severe slide for Tesco sales
Senior figures at leading retailer have allegedly called this latest slump Tesco's worst performance for more than two decades
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Haulier Turners sees profits dip
Fresh produce delivering giants Turners (Soham) sees turnover rise to £242m but pre-tax profits fell to £22.5m