Retail news from FPJ – Page 361
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ArticleAsda growth continues
Asda has announced its sales growth continues to accelerate away from some of its rivals.
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ArticleThirty day wait for Safeway decision
The DTI has confirmed the trade secretary will have an adminstrative target of 30 working days to announce her decision on Safeway's future.
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ArticleSafeway decision delayed by six days
The Competition Commission has been granted more time before delivering its decision on Safeway.
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ArticleCassani to join M&S
Barbara Cassani, the former head of low-cost airline Go, has been appointed to the board of Marks & Spencer.
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ArticleMorrison's bid continues to gain support
The signs are getting stronger that Morrison's will get the nod from the Competition Commission today.
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ArticleTesco man moves on
Hamish Renton has taken on a new role at Tesco and will be replaced next week as business planning manager, produce.
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ArticleSafeway backing for Morrison's merger
Safeway chief executive Carlos Criado-Perez has backed a merger between the group and Morrison's.
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ArticleAsda celebrates local sourcing success
New UK number two retailer Asda has nearly doubled its sales of Scottish potatoes as it has focused on a local sourcing initiative.
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ArticleAsda seeks Yorkshire suppliers
Wal-Mart subsidiary Asda is seeking Yorkshire suppliers to help it bring out a new range of locally produced food.
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ArticleSainsbury's Somerfield bid referred
Secretary of State for trade and industry, Patricia Hewitt has referred the proposed acquisition of 171 Somerfield stores to the Office of Fair Trading
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ArticleAsda overtakes Sainsbury's
Wal-Mart-owned UK supermarket Asda has overtaken Sainsbury's to take the number two spot behind Tesco.
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Tesco breaks English sweetcorn record
Barfoots of Botley has supplied Tesco with its first home-grown sweetcorn of the year – earlier than ever.
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Capespan packs a punch at Sainsbury's
Capespan has launched two new pre-packs at Sainsbury's.
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Sainsbury's adds edge to exotics
Sainsbury's has re-launched its exotic fruit offer to feature premium booklet labels on 10 different lines including pre-packed and individual fruits.
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Sharp end of soft fruit
M&S technical manager Andrew Sharp gives his opinion on the recent runaway success story, the Jubilee strawberry.
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Sharp end of soft fruit
M&S technical manager gives his views on multi-award-winning strawberry variety Jubilee.
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Waitrose spreads ethics of Windwards
Waitrose has been using shelf barkers to hammer home the message to customers that emphasise the ethical and political issues relating to the banana industry.
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Fairtrade expands into citrus and apples
The first Fairtrade citrus and apples will be sold in the UK in the next fortnight, brought in by Capespan from South Africa's Thandi project
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JS reports rocketing raspberries
Sainsbury's UK raspberry sales rocketed over Wimbledon fortnight, according to soft fruit buyer Dominque Schulemburg.