All Retail articles – Page 367
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Tesco buoyant as Morrisons decline continues
Morrisons has suffered a share decline of 0.6 percentage points, according to the latest grocery share data from Kantar Worldpanel.
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Ocado lowers specs for fresh produce
Ocado says it is in the process of broadening its quality specifications in order to sell more misshapen fruit and vegetables.
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Asda academy throws open its doors
Asda has launched a supplier development initiative in partnership with Scotland Food & Drink.
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Compass rolls out Be Food Smart programme
Compass Group UK & Ireland has teamed up with the Department of Health’s Change4Life programme to roll out a new phase of healthy eating promotion.
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Sir Stuart Rose to chair Ocado
Sir Stuart Rose, who stepped down as chairman of M&S back in 2011, will take up the position of chairman at online grocer Ocado.
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F&V ‘cheapest at greengrocers’, says new show
This week’s Channel 4 documentary claiming greengrocers and independent retailers are selling fruit and vegetables up to 35 per cent cheaper than supermarkets is “not surprising”, according to one leading greengrocer.
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Tacon gets the produce industry’s backing
The announcement of Christine Tacon, the former MD of The Co-operative Farms, as the long-awaited groceries code adjudicator has been well received by the fresh produce industry.
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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.