Retail news from FPJ – Page 219
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Asda launches dedicated Northern Ireland range
Asda has launched an own brand label for Northern Ireland that will be produced by companies in the country after being tested by local customers.
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British strawberries in Waitrose
The earliest-ever crop of British strawberries will be on sale in Waitrose stores in London this weekend, and nationwide by next week.
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Tesco chairman brands S Korea a "watermelon economy"
Tesco's chairman in South Korea has seen "red" after the country brought in a law that could stop the supermarket opening some convenience stores.
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SuperValu brand heading for UK
The Musgrave retail group is launching an own-brand strategy across the Irish Republic, Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Co-op radio to air Mother's Day dedications
The Co-operative Food is offering people the chance to give their mum a special Mother’s Day dedication on its in-store and online radio.
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Morrisons blasts past profit predictions
Morrisons has outdone predictions and landed its “best year yet” with an 8 per cent rise in pre-tax profits up to £935 million for the year to 29 January.
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Waitrose aims to double grocery share
Waitrose CEO Mark Price has said the supermarket is aiming to double its grocery market share by matching prices and opening more stores outside southern England.
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Shopping malls the future of foodservice
Foodservice-market analyst Horizons has highlighted exciting new opportunities for the sector.
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Tesco pledges to create 20,000 jobs over two years
Tesco has pledged to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years by investing in customer service, refreshing stores and opening new ones.
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Prince of Wales and Sainsbury's among investors in waste start-up
The Prince of Wales and Sainsbury’s are among those investing £65 million in a new start-up company that will turn organic waste into energy at plants in the UK.
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Tesco opens hi-tech dotcom store in London
Tesco has opened a 115,000 square foot delivery packing dotcom store in north London that could send its share in the online food sector to over 50 per cent.
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Job losses as Co-op restructures food business
The Co-operative Group has confirmed it will be making redundancies, mainly at its headquarters in Manchester, as part of the restructuring of its food business.
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'Top-up' shoppers offer independent opportunity
Shoppers who watch their budgets by topping-up their cupboards rather than buying in bulk are helping the convenience sector continue grow faster than the total food and grocery sector in 2012.
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Price-cutting is 'only factor driving UK growth'
A round up of research shows that price-cutting is all that is driving sales at the major retailers while shoppers seem to be getting used to the tough times and looking at quality and values again.
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Co-operative Food in magazine launch
Co-operative Food is launching a bi-monthly in-store customer magazine and a bi-monthly digital magazine on 14 March.
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Chef of the Year competition launches for 2012
The UK's most prestigious culinary competition, The National Chef of the Year, is now accepting entries for the 2012 heats.
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Iceland boss closes in on buying back the chain
Iceland chief executive Malcom Walker has been given priority to make an offer to buy back the frozen food business he formed more than 40 years ago.
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Tesco 'turns to fresh produce' to pick up profits
Tesco has reportedly told investors it plans to strengthen its fresh produce range and speed up change in its food business to revive sales after January’s profit warning.
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Sainsbury's CEO pledges to help consumers understand fruit and veg
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said the supermarket plans to do more to promote understanding of fruit and vegetables.
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Sainsbury's chills out on freezing guidelines
Sainsbury's is aiming to stop £2 billion of food being wasted by removing 'freeze on day of purchase' advice from its packaging.