Retail news from FPJ – Page 248
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ArticleMcCain expands Signatures range
The Signatures range from McCain is set to boost foodservice menus with two new products.
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ArticleMVS joins Re:fresh sponsors
MVS Foodservices is the new sponsor of the Foodservice Supplier of the Year category at Re:fresh 2009.
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Spar records strong 2008 in the North
The last 12 months have seen an additional 55 stores join Spar within the Northern Guild, serviced by James Hall & Co, following a buoyant year for sales and recruitment.
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ArticleLincs Co-op to double local intake
Lincolnshire Co-operative is to double the amount of local produce it sells in its 69 outlets throughout the county in the next six months.
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ArticleAsda local sales soar
Asda has revealed a boost in its sales of local fruit and vegetables across the UK.
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Morrisons offers Easter deal
Morrisons has slashed some of its prices to offer customers an Easter lunch to remember.
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ArticleWaitrose targets motorway market
Waitrose is taking to the retail battleground of motorway services, following a deal with Welcome Break to open shops in two of its service stations.
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Second chance for competition test
Despite Tesco’s victory at the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) last month, the Competition Commission has been given a second chance to come up with a test preventing dominance of any one retailer in a particular area.
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Netto designs green stores
High street discount supermarket chain Netto is introducing a new, radically more sustainable store design.
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ArticleWaitrose grows traditional apples
In a bid to bring some of England’s most historic apples back to life, Waitrose has embarked on a three-year planting programme at its Leckford Farm.
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Supermarkets back Scottish produce
Supermarkets assured ministers last week that they will continue to give full support to Scottish food producers and processors during the tough economic climate.
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ArticleParagon of success for Fresh Direct
Foodservice supplier Fresh Direct has boosted its logistical strength through the application of Paragon Software Systems’ Multi Depot routing, scheduling and transport optimisation solution.
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ArticleUK Baby Gem arrives at Asda
Asda supplier English Village Salads has started supplying home-grown Little Gem lettuce into selected Yorkshire stores.
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ArticleBanana wars gather pace
Banana prices have plummeted to an all-time low amid heightened in-store cost-cutting, forcing many wholesalers to take desperate measures.
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Retail buyers in contract talks
The Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Food Group (RFG) is set to host its annual Meet the Buyer event, matching up local producers with buyers in prospective contracts totalling £6.8 million.
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Greengrocer caught in trading rights row
A greengrocer who found himself caught in the middle of a monopoly trading row with a supermarket giant has lost the shop that he ran for 22 years.
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Sainsbury's posts Q4 sales boost
Sainsbury’s has reported a sales increase boosted by cash-strapped shoppers looking for value products in the first three months of the year.
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Retailers trial streamlined packaging
Sainsbury’s is trialling new packaging that could save the retailer up to three-quarters of its costs and reduce excess packaging considerably.
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ArticleTesco and Sainsbury's clash over pricing
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are at loggerheads once more over suggestions customers may be trading down and putting price before all else in their purchasing.
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Just-Food advises loyalty
Businesses need to be empathetic, up front and honest with consumers to prevent a slide in ethical consumption as loyalty becomes critical, according to food business analyst Just-Food.