Retail news from FPJ – Page 202
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Tesco and Morrisons' sales plummet
Latter blames lack of online presence for Christmas slump, while Tesco cites 'weaker grocery market' in UK
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Booths sales up 6 per cent
Regional, family-owned retailer said early Christmas marketing campaign and rise in pre-ordering led to sales boost
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Asda CEO laments 'very tough' times
Nevertheless, Asda saw record customer numbers in the run-up to Christmas with 4.8m shoppers alone on 23 December
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Lidl's 'best ever' Christmas performance
Busiest day of 23 December caps discount retailer's best ever trading year in the UK
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Strong Christmas sales at Sainsbury's
In 14 weeks to 4 January, like-for-like sales rose 0.2 per cent, while Waitrose and The Co-op also enjoy decent trade
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Paterson urges Brits to buy homegrown
Addressing Oxford Farming Conference, UK environment secretary queries why 24 per cent of food eaten in country is imported
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Swithenbank opens depot in South East
Distributor opens new M25 hub aimed at tailoring temperatures for individual orders and expanding customer base
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Fresh produce warehouse floods
Firefighters were called to a box scheme warehouse in Wiltshire after flooding left staff rushing produce to safety
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Tesco relaunches healthy range
The new brand, Tesco Healthy Living, will replace the retailer's Light Choices and Tesco Eat Live Enjoy brands
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Tomato grower on brink of closure
One of the last remaining tomato growers on Guernsey may close after cheaper European products steal contracts
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Leading Cornish distributor expands
Westcountry Fruit Sales, one of the south west's leading fresh produce distributors, takes over Plough to Plate
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Asda throws down the gauntlet to Aldi
Retailer ‘fully committed’ to closing in on low prices offered by discounters and drops several produce prices to 50p
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Help for growers hit by price wars
Irish government aims to reset producer and retailer power balance through regulation and code of conduct
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Firm bags Walking with Dinosaurs deal
British potato giant excited for 'pizazz' of promotional packaging campaign with popular Christmas blockbuster film
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Produce World gives 11 tonnes of veg
Vegetable giant is providing staple Christmas vegetables to Crisis who will serve 21,000 meals to homeless over festive period
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Have yourself…a citrus in a stocking
MMUK and Marks and Spencer have teamed up to provide a festive offering of five clementines in a stocking
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Grower relaunches soup brand
Bartlett Bowlfuls are set to hit Tesco’s shelves with fresh design and new flavour combinations
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Tesco welcomes exclusive Meyer Lemons
Citrus variety lands on retail shelves supplied by MMUK
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Sprouts targeted by peckish pigeons
Birds' appetite for Christmas sprouts has become so ravenous that it could cost growers millions of pounds
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Syngenta sells US fresh produce arm
Dulcinea Farms is sold to international grower Pacific Trellis though Syngenta retains supply agreement for melon seeds