Retail news from FPJ – Page 375
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ArticleMango mania sweeps Tesco
Tesco ran a campaign to highlight the flavours and nutritional benefits of eating mangoes with its suppliers as part of Mango Week last week.
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ArticleMorrison's to unveil record results
Wm Morrison's bid for Safeway will be bolstered this week by the best set of results unveiled by the Yorkshire-based retail chain since joining the stock market.
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ArticleSolid sales despite heatwave
Retail sales growth remained solid in August, despite changing patterns in consumer spending.
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Hot weather catches up with brassicas
The long hot summer has led to a shortage of brassicas.
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ArticleM&S enhances food formats
Marks & Spencer is abandoning national pricing on food and expanding its convenience format nation-wide.
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Morrison's in search of non-exec directors
The supermarket chain has begun interviewing prospective candidates to become its first non-executive directors.
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ArticleNational Mango Week underway
Major supermarkets are fully behind the third National Mango Week.
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ArticleAsda and Morrison's could unite
Asda may join forces with Morrison's in a bid to buy Safeway.
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Northern Foods ousts ceo
Northern Foods has ousted chief executive Jo Stewart after issuing its third profits warning in 18 months.
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Ahold announces new strategy
Troubled global retailer Ahold has unveiled a recovery strategy that has seen it abandon plans to sell US Foodservice.
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ArticleSafeway prepares for bid battle
Safeway is drawing up a contingency plan in the event that Morrison's ends up the only company allowed to bid for the store.
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Dunnes loses ground
Figures from market analyst TNS show that Irish store Dunnes is losing ground to foreign retailers such as Tesco and Aldi.
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Annual onion and carrot conference confirmed
The third UK joint onion and carrot conference will take place this coming November
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ArticleFoodex Meatex makes move
Foodex Meatex, the food industry exhibition, has announced a move into new offices in Harrogate.
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Morrison's bid reported as reduced
Morrison's is reported to have lowered its proposed bid for Safeway as the process hots up.
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All aboard the fruit bus
Plans have been announced that a lottery sponsored bus service aims to encourage consumers to eat more fruit and vegetables.
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Credit warning for Tesco and Sainsbury's
The UK's numbers one and three retailers could damage their credit ratings by getting involved with Safeway, it is claimed.