All Retail articles – Page 520
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ArticleTesco trials packaging reduction scheme
The UK retailer today begins a trial to help gauge what types of packaging consumers are sick of the sight of
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ArticleWaitrose grows traditional apples
In a bid to bring some of England’s most historic apples back to life, Waitrose has embarked on a three-year planting programme at its Leckford Farm.
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ArticleTesco Lotus signs MoU to buy Thai produce
Tesco Lotus plans to buy 180,000 tonnes of Thai fruits and vegetables valued at Bt2.5bn in 2009, after signing an MoU with the Thai government
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ArticleStable Q1 for Super de Boer
The Dutch retailer saw first quarter sales nearly match those from the same period of 2008
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ArticleStrong full-year results for Migros
The Swiss retailer has reported that yearly profit dropped compared with 2007, although it still represented the third-best result in the group's history
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UK sales fall again at M&S
The fourth quarter of the year saw a fall in like-for-like UK sales of 4.2 per cent, although international sales grew 23 per cent
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Wal-Mart increases D&S stake
The US retailer has increased its majority share of Chilean group D&S
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Supermarkets back Scottish produce
Supermarkets assured ministers last week that they will continue to give full support to Scottish food producers and processors during the tough economic climate.
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ArticleAuchan and Metro in Portuguese venture
The retailers have teamed up to form buying group InterCompra in Portugal
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ArticleParagon of success for Fresh Direct
Foodservice supplier Fresh Direct has boosted its logistical strength through the application of Paragon Software Systems’ Multi Depot routing, scheduling and transport optimisation solution.
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ArticleCanadian retailer inks organic herb deal
Choices Markets has teamed up with Canadian aboriginal descendants to offer a line of indoor-grown organic herbs
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ArticleMetro reports record sales
The German retailer has reported record sales for 2008, helped by an 8.4 per cent increase in international sales.
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ArticleUK Baby Gem arrives at Asda
Asda supplier English Village Salads has started supplying home-grown Little Gem lettuce into selected Yorkshire stores.
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ArticleBanana wars gather pace
Banana prices have plummeted to an all-time low amid heightened in-store cost-cutting, forcing many wholesalers to take desperate measures.
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Retail buyers in contract talks
The Yorkshire and Humberside Regional Food Group (RFG) is set to host its annual Meet the Buyer event, matching up local producers with buyers in prospective contracts totalling £6.8 million.
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Greengrocer caught in trading rights row
A greengrocer who found himself caught in the middle of a monopoly trading row with a supermarket giant has lost the shop that he ran for 22 years.
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ArticleRising prices boost UK inflation
The continuing rise in food prices in the UK has caused inflation to increase, confounding economists’ predictions
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ArticleSainsbury’s hails “strong” performance
UK retailer Sainsbury’s achieves sales increase thanks to rise in customer numbers and growth in purchases of value ranges
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Sainsbury's posts Q4 sales boost
Sainsbury’s has reported a sales increase boosted by cash-strapped shoppers looking for value products in the first three months of the year.
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Retailers trial streamlined packaging
Sainsbury’s is trialling new packaging that could save the retailer up to three-quarters of its costs and reduce excess packaging considerably.