Retail news from FPJ – Page 197
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Sainsbury’s profit and like-for-like sales rise
UK’s third largest retailer records increased retail sales and profits, but Kantar data says it has still seen market share slide
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UK is top for South African peaches
‘Exceptional’ peaches buck the trend for declining export volumes in South African stonefruit with UK market as top destination
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Bubbleberry set for Waitrose stores
Exclusive perfumed fruit, official name being fragaria moschata, went on sale in selected Waitrose branches from Wednesday
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Sainsbury's eyes managerial revamp
New roles for Helen Buck, Paul Mills-Hicks and Roger Burnley ahead of Mike Coupe replacing Justin King as CEO
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Morrisons to cut price on 1,200 lines
The move comes as the UK's fourth largest retailer fights to win back shoppers after months of falling sales
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Credit rating agencies warn of possible Tesco cut
Standard & Poor changes its outlook on retailer's debt from stable to negative, following on from Moody's doing similar
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Tesco will pay for produce price cuts
Retailer will shoulder cost of latest reductions to produce, while one analyst says Tesco’s produce price strategy needs rethink
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New app to aid grocery transactions
GoKart will allow tech-savvy grocery retailers to increase the speed with which they order from their suppliers
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Morrisons invests to future-proof supply chain
Retail giant opens the third of its planned cost-saving, efficiency-driving five PCCs in partnership with Bibby Distribution
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7 A DAY study prompts sales hike
Sainsbury’s sees significant boost in sales of fresh produce following UCL study on fruit and vegetable consumption
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Price wars hurt small firms
Levels of ‘significant’ financial distress among British SME food retailers up by more than 14 per cent
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Tesco to set up produce academies
Retailer planning to teach store staff about the supply chain and update tired-looking fruit and vegetable departments
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Tesco suffers fall in annual profits
Six per cent slump in group trading annual profit for the supermarket giant, although online sales growth offers some respite
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Shock government consumption stats
Average daily intake of fruit and veg slumps, with those on a low income getting fewer than three portions
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New salad pots for Scotty Brand
Beetroot, cranberry and cabbage and carrot feature as part of Scottish umbrella brand's new products
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BanaBay enters the pineapple market
UK-based firm will source new product from Ecuador, with plans to enter the US, New Zealand and Maltese markets
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Asda buys low-noise cooling units
Retailer invests in new environmentally friendly refrigeration technology to cut transport emissions and improve urban deliveries
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Sugar not the daddy at Waitrose
Retailer squeezing 7.1 tonnes of sugar from its chilled juice range, and adding new lines including Pink Lady juice
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Mum's shock spider find in grapes
Norfolk mother-of-two claims to have found a web, egg sac and live spider as she tucks into a packet of Asda-bought grapes
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Aldi achieves record market share
Latest Kantar Worldpanel data shows strong performances from hard discounters, Farmfoods, and Waitrose