Retail news from FPJ – Page 224
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Morrisons named retail produce champion
Morrisons came out on top at the 2011 Retail Industry Awards for its fresh produce offer.The UK’s number-four
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Ownership conundrum for UK markets
Retail markets can be run better as commercial businesses, according to a sector expert.
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Tacon departs The Co-operative
Christine Tacon is to leave The Co-operative Farms after 11 years at the helm. She will move to a position on the government’s Strategic Regulatory Scrutiny Panel.
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Borough traders set for dramatic market return
Borough Market’s disenfranchised former traders could make a sensational return to the global attraction.
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Tesco looks to slice prices
Tesco is reportedly aiming to grab more market share in the UK and strengthen its leading position in the market by revamping its entire product pricing structure from the start of next week.
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Sainsbury's writes off riot damage
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has revealed the supermarket will not claim for any damage during the riots in the UK in August.
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Morrisons extends Fresh In
Morrisons has extended its Fresh In concept for new season UK produce to English apples to coincide with the launch of the new season this month.
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Retail market sees shake-up
Morrisons has the strongest till-roll growth (5.3 per cent) of the big four, with Sainsbury’s close behind (4.8 per cent) and both retailers ahead of the market rate of 4.3 per cent.
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Waitrose appoints food technology boss
Waitrose has appointed a new director of food technology. David Croft will join the upmarket retailer from Kraft Food, where he was director of sustainable agriculture on 26 September.
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Wholesale partnership buys Chef’s Connection
One of the biggest caterers on New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has been bought out in order to protect trade at the wholesale market.
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McDonald's signs up to health deal
McDonald’s is among 37 fast-food firms who have signed up to a voluntary agreement to display the calorific content of their meals after Ronald McDonald was branded an “evil influence”.
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Morrisons builds store on stilts
Morrisons is to build a new supermarket to serve the people of Cardiff - on stilts.
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Waitrose to stock fresh damsons
Waitrose is to stock English damsons as it looks to widen its fruit offering.
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Sainsbury's unveils new graduate programme
Sainsbury's has launch a new graduate training programme to begin next year.
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Asda erupts wtih volcanic green nectarines
Asda is stocking a new green nectarine sourced from a volcano for the first time.
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Tesco to sell off Japanese business
Tesco is to pull out of Japan as it has failed to achieve economies of scale in the country.
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Spar flower sales in bloom
Spar and AF Blakemore have boosted fresh flower sales by 13 per cent in the past year, as a result of a relaunch across stores in the Blakemore and Capper regions.
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Superquinn delays hit fresh produce suppliers
Irish fresh produce suppliers, who were among those left unpaid when the Superquinn chain went into receivership, have now been hit by a delay in sanctioning the company’s subsequent takeover by the Musgrave Group.
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The Co-op sees profit drop
The Co-operative Group’s CEO Peter Marks has expressed deep concern over market conditions in reporting a 10 per cent drop in profits.
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IGD instigates water push
Sainsbury’s is to link up with market analyst IGD to host a forum on water use next month as it steps up its commitment to improve efficiency in the supply chain.