Retail news from FPJ – Page 273
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ArticleGreenery UK ready for post-Christmas rush
The Greenery is preparing for a very short healthy eating boom immediately after Christmas by ramping up supplies of salads for the New Year.
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ArticleWhich? points to produce rip-off
A Which? Magazine survey claims today that shoppers are being ripped off when buying premium fruit and vegetable lines in the big four.
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ArticleChristmas comes early for grocers
Market research firm TNS Worldpanel has warned supermarkets that they should prepare for the “biggest week ever seen”.
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BRC changes standards
Dr Geoff Spriegel, the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director of global standards and technical services, has revealed the changes made to the newest editions of Global Standards.
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ArticleJoyous Occasion for Mike Taylor in January
A "Joyous Occasion" for Mike Taylor, the much-respected fresh produce and retail man who died last month, will be held in January.
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ArticleSomerfield plans 250 new stores
Somerfield has hatched plans to open 250 new stores in the next three years, an ambitious aim that would effectively increase its store portfolio by more than a quarter.
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Exhibitionists on display in Düsseldorf
Spread throughout 15 halls, the sdea British Group will take a vast array of highly skilled and talented manufacturers of shopfittings and display to an international audience at the world’s premier shopfittings and display exhibition, EuroShop 2008.
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ArticleMason demolishes Tesco rumour mill
Tim Mason, the man who has for many years been touted as the future Tesco chief executive has ruled himself out of the race to succeed Sir Terry Leahy.
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Silver shopper target of retail seminar
Charity Help the Aged is to host a seminar, ‘What Older People Want and Expect from the High Street’, on January 17.
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ArticleLittle St Nic gives Tesco helping hand
St Nicholas Court Farms is helping Tesco promote the ‘buy local’ message to customers this Christmas, with a special event to be held at Tesco Extra in Broadstairs on December 19.
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ArticleTNS: Morrisons on song
Morrisons is celebrating its best 12-week performance since 2002, according to the latest TNS data.
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Cheesewright for top Wal-Mart post
Asda’s Davd Cheesewright is to take the reins of Wal-Mart Canada.
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ArticleFresca man to lead BRC
Fresca Group non-executive director Stephen Robertson has been appointed to succeed Kevin Hawkins as Director General of the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
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ArticleBunched watercress hits Waitrose
The Watercress Company (TWC) is supplying watercress in a traditional bunched format to Waitrose, to give the retailer year-round availability of UK organic supplies of the salad.
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ArticleHerb grower named farmer of year
Herb farmer Robert Wilson of supplier and grower Scotherbs has scooped top place in a BBC Radio 4 competition to find Farmer of the Year 2007, at an awards dinner in Birmingham last week.
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Asda starts stocking limequats
Asda has become the first UK retailer to stock limequats, a cross between a kumquat and a Mexican lime.
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ArticleMBMG introduces belle of the ball
An eye-catching new potato variety introduced by MBMG turned the heads of growers at British Potato 2007 last week.
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Asda staff to enjoy £12m payout
Asda is giving all of its staff a £12 million Merry Christmas bonus.
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Supermarkets accused of price rigging
Supermarkets have been accused of altering the prices of fruits and vegetables in order to fool customers that they are bagging a produce bargain.
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ArticleACS speaks out against CC report
There is a sustained decline in the number of convenience stores in the UK, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has said this week in its official response to the Competition Commission’s (CC) provisional findings report.