Retail news from FPJ – Page 258
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Morrisons signs up to new ethical scheme
Morrisons has become the first UK or Irish company to sign up to a new ethical scheme that empowers workers in the developing world to talk freely about poor pay and working conditions.
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ArticleKing lends voice to airfreight debate
Sainsbury’s ceo Justin King has assured the aviation industry the supermarket does not support the labelling of airfreighted produce.
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ArticleMorrisons maintains momentum
Morrisons' is expected to continue its sales momentum with the announcement of solid half-year results this Thursday.
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Price rise on fruit and veg hits 14.7 per cent
An index compiled by retail analyst Verdict Research for the BBC has revealed an 8.3 per cent hike in food prices since January.
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ArticleFruity Faces gears up for back-to-school rush
Fruity Faces is gearing up for back-to-school trade, as an increasing number of parents look to the inflatable fruit cases to get their kids to eat healthily.
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ArticleAsda bucks organic trend
Asda has reported an increase of 25 per cent in sales of its organic range in the last quarter, whilst the rest of the market has grown at just under three per cent.
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Phil Vickery teams up with Aldi to beat credit crunch
Award-winning TV chef Phil Vickery has joined forces with discounter Aldi to tackle the effects of the credit crunch on the nation’s eating habits.
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ArticleMorrisons bites back
Re:fresh award-winning supermarket group Morrisons has slated a National Consumer Council (NCC) report that placed it at the bottom of a retail health league.
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M&S to air advert starring David Jason
Marks & Spencer is set to move on from its “this is not just food” advertising campaign and will turn to household names to boost sales of its ready meals.
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Superquinn attracts six potential bidders
Irish retailer Superquinn has stoked interest from six potential bidders and its advisers have been instructed to evaluate each option, it emerged this week.
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Stores accused of unhealthy food promotions
Supermarkets have been accused of featuring too many promotions for fatty or sugary foods.
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Organic sales at 10-year low
Organic food sales have dropped more than at any time in the last 10 years, new research has found.
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M&S employee suspended after redundancy leak
A Marks & Spencer worker who leaked the retailer’s plans to cut redundancy terms for more than 60,000 staff has been suspended, reports The Times.
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ArticleM&S debuts wonder berry
A home-grown wonder berry that has three times as many antioxidants as blueberries is to go on sale for the first time in the UK at Marks & Spencer.
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Superquinn receiving acquisitive British attention
Irish supermarket chain Superquinn has reportedly "received expressions of interest" from British supermarkets, despite denying it is up for sale.
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M&S slashes plastic bag giveaways
Marks & Spencer has achieved an 80 per cent cut in the number of plastic carrier bags it is giving away.
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ArticleWaitrose wades into waste solution
Waitrose is set to become the first UK supermarket chain to recycle food waste as part of a national food-recycling scheme.
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ArticleAldi joins retail club
Discount supermarket chain Aldi has become the latest organisation to join the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) membership
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Stealth tax will drive businesses bankrupt
A retail landlord has appealed to the government to scrap a stealth tax on empty property, which he says will bankrupt him.
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Tesco price-claim ad banned
Tesco has been found guilty of exaggerating the comparative cheapness of a basket of its product against its rivals, and banned from repeating an ad that makes the claims.