Retail news from FPJ – Page 285
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Digging it at Booths
Lancashire grocery business Booths has launched new Dug This Morning carrots in store, following the success of its Dug This Morning potatoes over the last two years.
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Sainsbury's double winner at retail awards
Sainsbury’s scooped the Grocer of the Year award for the second year running at The Grocer Gold Awards, held on Thursday night at The Dorchester in London.
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Question mark hangs over Kwik Save
Supermarket chain Kwik Save and its 3,000 staff face an uncertain future as a creditor is set to ask a court in Leeds for the retailer to be wound up.
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Waitrose steps up a gear as WFM arrives
Waitrose was raising its game as the first Whole Foods Market store slid open its doors for the first time in London last week.
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Qataris own more than a quarter of Sainsbury's
Qatari royalty has increased its shareholding in J Sainsbury to more than 25 per cent.
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WFM: a whole new ballgame
The first UK branch of US-based Whole Foods Market has opened its doors to mixed reviews in London.
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Berry-sized tomatoes hit the shelves at Sainsbury's
Tomatoes the size of berries have been launched at Sainsbury’s this week.
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Kwik Save announces further closures
Kwik Save has announced that it is to close 22 more stores.
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Organic cucumbers a hit in Germany
Dutch organic specialist Eosta has launched two new organic cucumber varieties on the German market this week, with the aim of introducing them to the UK in the future.
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Tesco and Greenvale AP link up to push local spuds
Edinburgh was the first city to benefit from a push for local potatoes mounted by Tesco Scotland and supplier Greenvale AP
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Morrisons makes renewed salad recall
Morrisons has recalled four of its own-brand, pre-packed salads.
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King offered loyalty bonus
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King is set to receive a multi-million pound windfall to ensure he is not tempted by a bigger wage package under private equity ownership.
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Asda retains cheapest crown
Asda can once again bask in the title of Britain's cheapest supermarket, as it landed the prize for the 10th successive year.
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Retailers criticised over 'green'
Retailers have been criticised in a new report for their attitudes to ethics.
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Bumper pay rise for M&S chief
Marks & Spencer boss Stuart Rose took home £3.6 million in salary and bonus last year, the M&S annual report has revealed.
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Morrisons launches Recyclopedia
Morrisons has introduced Recyclopedia - an on-pack labelling scheme to help recycle more first revealed by FPJ in March.
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Whole Foods Market wows London
The first UK branch of US-based Whole Foods Market has opened its doors in London.
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Co-op carbon pledge pays off
The Co-operative Group has scooped this year’s Business Commitment to the Environment award after reducing its carbon emissions by 86 per cent.
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Law Fertilisers certified
Eleven fertiliser and trace element products from Law Fertilisers have been certified for organic use by the Soil Association.
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Tesco report slammed by convenience sector
The UK high street has hit back at retailer Tesco’s sixth Corporate Responsibility Review, which states that an investment by Tesco in a town or high street will “benefit” the area.