All Retail articles – Page 535

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    Scot study points to loose money saving

    2008-11-03T09:01:02Z

    A survey undertaken in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, has revealed that shoppers can dramatically reduce their bills by buying loose fresh produce.

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    United Fresh releases consumer report

    2008-10-31T16:33:25Z

    A new study monitors how different factors influence produce consumption behaviour across the US

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    Chiquita makes gains with Q3 results

    2008-10-31T08:59:10Z

    Falling costs and good banana sales have buoyed Chiquita’s third quarter results

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    Jeronimo Martins in Q3 profit jump

    2008-10-30T09:41:28Z

    The Portugal-based retailer has beaten forecasts with a third-quarter net profit increase of 22.4 per cent

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    Boycott builds case for London markets

    2008-10-30T09:01:02Z

    At last week’s London Markets Symposium, Rosie Boycott told delegates from more than 20 London boroughs, as well as food groups and markets of all descriptions that wholesale markets are key to the London Food Strategy.

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    Sainsbury's tackles Brussels produce laws

    2008-10-30T08:01:01Z

    Sainsbury's has written to the European agriculture commissioner Mariann Fischer Boel and British environment secretary Hilary Benn in a bid to pressurise bureaucrats to relax strict rules on the size, shape and appearance of fresh produce.

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    Tesco cuts sales targets

    2008-10-29T12:44:16Z

    Tesco has cut its sales targets for the first time in years as it battens down the hatches and prepares the City and its shareholders for what it sees as a difficult period ahead.

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    Rewe targets sustainable sourcing

    2008-10-29T10:33:23Z

    Extension of partnership with BASF to help improve environmental standards for fresh produce contract sourcing projects

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    Pre-Christmas conditions to get tough

    2008-10-29T10:01:01Z

    Conditions are toughening for customers and retailers as the crucial run-up to Christmas begins, said the British Retail Consortium (BRC).

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    India monitors domestic consumption

    2008-10-29T06:24:07Z

    Indian economists are keeping a close eye on local demand in light of the global financial downturn

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    Aeon opens Beijing mall

    2008-10-29T03:15:12Z

    Japanese retailer Aeon will open its first shopping mall in Beijing early next month as demand in its home country wanes

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    Waitrose set to open in Dubai

    2008-10-28T13:34:50Z

    The UK food retailer will be the Dubai Mall’s anchor supermarket when it opens at the end of the month

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    Retail margins to be squeezed this Xmas

    2008-10-28T11:37:05Z

    Retail analysts Verdict Research is forecasting that UK shoppers will spend more this Christmas than last, despite the current financial crisis, but this extra spend will be driven by the higher cost of food.

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    ACS urges end to ombudsman prevarication

    2008-10-28T09:01:01Z

    A leading trade body has hit out at the Competition Commission (CC) and government for dilly-dallying over the introduction of a grocery ombudsman, and accused supermarkets of cynical exploitation of consumer fears.

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    25 years from 5 A DAY

    2008-10-28T08:01:01Z

    Just 12 per cent of UK consumers are eating their 5 A DAY, according to the latest TNS Usage panel data, which concludes that the average intake of recommended fresh produce is 2.6 portions a day in this country.

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    Booths profits up 73 per cent

    2008-10-27T12:01:01Z

    Northern supermarket chain Booths has reported a remarkable 73 per cent rise in full-year pre-tax profits, on sales up 5.4 per cent to £243.6 million.

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    Ahold reports net sales upturn

    2008-10-27T11:05:10Z

    The Netherlands-based retailer has seen sales increase in Europe and the US during the third quarter of 2008

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    Keelings celebrates with giveaway

    2008-10-27T11:01:01Z

    Irish soft-fruit grower Keelings has given away a brand new strawberry Mini Cooper to mark the fact that this year it has built a new 50,508sqm state-of-the-art strawberry glasshouse in North County Dublin.

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    Carrefour posts Q3 growth

    2008-10-27T10:05:28Z

    The French supermarket group revealed that it was on track to meet its 2008 objectives after revealing positive third quarter results

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    New body accredited for BRC global standard

    2008-10-27T10:01:01Z

    SAI Global/EFSIS, the provider of food assurance solutions to the food industry, has become one of only two certification bodies to be accredited to undertake full and complete certification to the BRC Global Standard - Storage and Distribution.