All Retail articles – Page 529
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ArticleZespri Green bucks consumption trend
Zespri has reported that despite the economic woes that have led to a fall in overall European fruit consumption, its Green Kiwifruit sales are up
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Grocery retailers agree human rights code
Tesco and Wal-Mat are among those who contributed to a new global human rights code set to address and improve social justice in the supply chain last week.
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Carrefour's Bulgarian expansion on track
The French retailer will continue its rapid expansion in the country despite the current financial climate
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ArticleAsda commits to recycling contract
Asda has awarded a two-year contract to Veolia Environmental Services to manage the recycling of 180,000 tonnes of cardboard each year.
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ArticleSpanish growers protest rising costs
A demonstration in Madrid will be followed later this month by a ‘citrus strike’ to protest against soaring input costs and poor returns
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ArticleAsda boss warns of financial fall-out
Andy Bond, president of Walmart’s UK chain Asda, has claimed that retailers who fail to adapt to the new economic climate could suffer
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Retailers urged to renegotiate contracts
Retailers struggling in the current economic downturn can make dramatic savings by renegotiating existing contracts, a paper published this week argues.
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Harvest FreshCuts wins Woolworths award
The Australian retailer has handed its produce supplier award to the third-generation family business
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ArticleWal-Mart launches new logo
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer has ditched the capitals and star in favour of a softer look
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Fresh face handed Delhaize CFO role
The Belgian retailer has appointed Stéfan Descheemaeker as it new chief financial officer
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ArticleWal-Mart China signs green agreement
Wal-Mart has signed an environmental memorandum of understanding in China as part of its green supply chain plan
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Huge supermarket apprenticeship push
Sainsbury’s and Tesco are among several companies creating more than 10,000 new apprenticeship places in the UK after a government bill announced last week.
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ArticleReliance Retail restarts rollout
Reliance Retail will restart its Indian expansion plans in six months in anticipation of low property and commodity prices
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ArticleNYK shrinks expansion plans
Japanese shipping group NYK Line will downgrade its fleet expansion plans as the market continues to fall
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Tesco to become world's second largest retailer
A new report has said that the UK-based group will overtake Carrefour by 2012, driven by growth in international markets
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ArticleTesco to rise in global retail ranks
Tesco is expected to bump up the ranks and take second spot in global turnover rankings, overtaking France’s Carrefour, according to retail analyst IGD.
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ArticleWhole Foods Market files FTC lawsuit
The organic grocer has moved against the US antitrust body over the merger with Wild Oats
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ArticleDisney to play up produce aisles
Imagination Farms is rolling out Disney-themed stands to attract more children to supermarket fresh produce sections in the US
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ArticleFood props up retail sales
UK retail sales values fell 2.6 per cent on a like-for-like basis in November, from November 2007, the first time since measurement began that sales have declined for two consecutive months.
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Sainsbury's shows interest in Woolworths
The fight to buy up Woolworths’ destitute stores continues, with Sainsbury’s rumoured to have become front-runners to purchase more than 100 shops, according to some media reports over the weekend.