All Retail articles – Page 354
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Price inflation and PR push boosts apples
English apples have seen 18 per cent price inflation this season and benefited from supermarkets lowering their specifications, as well as a major PR push, growers’ representatives report.
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Salmonella found in thyme at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has launched an investigation into one of its suppliers after salmonella was found in a packet of the retailer’s own label lemon thyme.
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700 new jobs at Tesco following online success
Tesco says that the popularity of its online grocery service has allowed it to create 700 new jobs at a new dotcom store based in Crawley.
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Sales rise for German retail giant
Metro Group has announced its preliminary figures for the full-year of 2012, revealing an increase in sales of 1.2 per cent to €66.7bn, or growth of 0.8 per cent in local currency.
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The Co-op strengthens executive food team
Following a like-for-like food sales increase of 2.2 per cent over the Christmas trading period, The Co-operative group has strengthened its executive team by creating four new roles.
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Tesco to stock sweet lemon variety
Retail giant Tesco has claimed another fresh produce first after revealing it plans to stock Meyer, a sweet lemon variety, in around 400 of its stores in the UK.
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Asda's COO set to leave
It has been reported that Asda's chief operating officer Judith McKenna will leave to take on a new role with parent company Walmart, the world's largest retailer.
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Growth in store for foodservice, says Horizons
Foodservice consultancy Horizons predicts that ethical issues regarding sustainability, food provenance and ethical trading, which have become less important over the past few years, will once again come to the fore during 2013.
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Discounters shine over Christmas
The likes of Aldi and Lidl performed strongly for the 12 weeks ending 23 December according to the latest retail data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Waitrose MD predicts produce price rises
Mark Price, managing director of Waitrose, has predicted that price inflation of fruit and vegetables will rise further this year.
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Marketing changes for Morrisons
Bradford-based retailer Morrisons has announced Nick Collard as its new group marketing and customer director.
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Ant and Dec deal for Morrisons
Morrisons has signed up TV duo Ant and Dec to front its new advertising campaign.
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Tesco lines up new CEO
Tesco's current chief operating officer Chris Bush is the frontrunner to replace Philip Clarke as CEO, according to media reports.
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New CEO announced for The Co-op
The Co-operative Group has confirmed that B&Q chairman Euan Sutherland will replace CEO Peter Marks, who is set to retire in May.
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Finger limes make UK debut in Budgens
A Budgens store in Islington is claiming a UK first by stocking finger limes, dubbed 'citrus caviar'.
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Sainsbury's gives shoppers power to bin produce
Sainsbury’s is trialling a new system in several UK stores that allows unsatisfied customers to throw fruit and vegetables of a poor standard into a produce bin.
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Tesco strengthens Irish position
Tesco has solidified its position at the top of Ireland's retail rankings in 2012, according to data released by Kantar Worldpanel for the year-long period to the end of November.
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Supermarket adjudicator given teeth
The government has confirmed that the Groceries Code Adjudicator bill will give the watchdog the power to fine supermarkets who unfairly deal with their suppliers.
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Aldi amasses 10 per cent more shoppers
Latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show that Aldi has a sizeable 10 per cent more shoppers than it did a year ago.
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New retail regulations to end 'artificial' discounts
Eight UK supermarkets, including Tesco and Sainsbury's, have agreed to a new code set by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to ensure that special offers and discounts remain fair.