All Retail articles – Page 543
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Waitrose ads to focus on quality offer
Waitrose’s new advertising campaign, going live today, is set to reinforce the supermarket’s image as a high-quality retailer that can still deliver value for money to its customers.
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ArticleChiquita Italia unveils fresh-cut plans
Launch of Frullati drinks range marks "first step" in development of new market, says Maurizio Pisani
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ArticleTesco encouraged despite US losses
The retailer remains upbeat on its US Fresh & Easy operation despite first-half losses exceeding US$100m
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Brits still wary of online food shopping
Two out of 10 consumers in the UK would not consider buying food and drink online, according to a study by price comparison site Shopzilla.co.uk.
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Race to buy Superquinn hots up
Asda and Sainsbury’s are still rumoured to be among the front-runners in the race to buy Irish supermarket group Superquinne, after Cork-based wholesale grocery group Musgrave withdrew its bid late last week.
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Multiples defend local credentials
Three of the UK’s major retailers have defended to the BBC their record of offering consumers local food following an investigation by two of the broadcaster’s reporters in Scotland.
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Innovation leads the way at IFE09
Leading UK exhibition organiser Fresh RM is set to challenge the way the industry thinks about innovation at the next installment of the UK’s largest and most respected food and drink trade event, IFE09.
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Waitrose makes c-store move
Waitrose will trial its first convenience store later this year.
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ArticleHull University secures services of ex-Tesco director
Hull University Business School’s Logistics Institute has secured top retail guru Christine Cross as a visiting professor.
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Woolworths considers future expansion
Australia’s largest supermarket chain, Woolworths, has said it is considering growth despite the global economic downturn
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Asda develops healthy online tool for kids
Asda is developing a new health and nutrition education website aimed at schoolchildren.
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Article"Good progress" for Tesco in first half
The UK retailer has seen increases in year-on-year profit and sales during the first half of 2008/09
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M&S develops sustainable distribution centre
Marks & Spencer is building a 1.1 million sqft sustainable distribution platform in the north of England.
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ArticleTesco unveils big profit increase
Tesco chief executive Sir Terry Leahy claimed Tesco is “at its best in tough markets” as he unveiled an 11.3 per cent first-half pre-tax profit rise this morning.
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Wal-Mart to close 20 Japanese stores
Wal-Mart’s Japanese subsidiary Seiyu Ltd is set to close 20 stores in a struggle to turn profits around
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Typhoon pushes Taiwan food prices
Taiwan has been battered by the third typhoon in recent weeks, damaging agriculture and driving food prices up
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Wal-Mart to open first India store in 2009
Wal-Mart's first cash-and-carry centre in India will open in 2009, according to press reports
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Milk scandal dents Chinese food sales abroad
In Thailand, retailers are cutting back on a range of Chinese foodstuffs after China’s tainted baby milk scandal shocks consumers worldwide
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ArticleNZ kiwifruit sales up 13 per cent
Global sales of New Zealand kiwifruit are so far 13 per cent higher than last year
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ArticleLocal sourcing is going global
Rising consumer awareness of green issues has led to an increase in demand for locally produced fruit and vegetables across Europe