All Retail articles – Page 567
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ArticleAsda calls for smoothie VAT reduction
Asda has called for a reduction in VAT on 100 per cent fruit juices and smoothies, and is asking for professionals to sign a petition on the Downing Street website, which has Asda’s ceo Andy Bond as lead signatory.
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Morrisons unveils new Kent RDC site
Morrisons has announced plans for a new 920,000sqft regional distribution centre in Sittingbourne, Kent.
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ArticleTesco boss named Retail Leader of the Year
Tesco boss Terry Leahy was named Retail Leader of the Year and Morrisons was crowned Retailer of the Year in London last week.
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Discounters set to snap at multiples' heels
Market analyst Verdict Research forecasts that discounters are likely to make gains in the UK market this year, as trading conditions for multiple retailers toughen.
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ArticleSainsbury's potato buyer arrested
Sainsbury's potato buyer John Maylam has been arrested on suspicion of receiving payments from a UK supplier.
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ArticlerPET100 makes packaging recycling easy
A new thermoformed plastic packaging system will make recycling much easier for retailers and consumers by using a single type of plastic for the entire pack.
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ArticleBooths encourages kids to grow their own
Booths is inviting green-fingered primary schools across the north of England to compete in a ‘Grow Your Own’ competition, as part of industry-led initiative the Year of Food and Farming.
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Tesco threatens Ocado with legal action
Tesco has threatened to complain to the Advertising Standards Authority about online retailer Ocado’s latest ad campaign, according to The Daily Telegraph.
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ArticleBRC accuses chancellor of smokescreen Budget
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has accused chancellor Alistair Darling of “using claims of tackling social and environmental ills as an excuse to take yet more tax from hard-pressed businesses and consumers”.
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ArticleProfits soar for Morrisons
Morrisons has seen its pre-tax profits almost double, suggesting the supermarket chain has bounced back from its troubled takeover of Safeway in 2004.
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ACS criticises CC for "timid" response
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has criticised the Competition Commission (CC) for being “timid” in its proposed remedies for the UK grocery market.
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Bifga adds voice to calls for greater CC remedies
Bifga has said the proposals made in last month’s Competition Commission (CC) provisional decision on remedies in its groceries market investigation are “the absolute minimum needed to even begin to correct the imbalance between buyer power of the larger retailers and the vulnerability of suppliers”.
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Nutty decision Liberates Waitrose
Waitrose has become the first UK supermarket to stock new Fairtrade nut brand Liberation, in time for Fairtrade Fortnight.
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ArticleOcado squares up to Tesco
Ocado, the online grocery chain part-owned by John Lewis, is launching a price war against Tesco.
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ArticleWal-Mart considers Asda pull-out
Revelations that Wal-Mart considered pulling out of Asda last year have created shockwaves in the retail industry.
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ArticleRose committed to M&S to 2011
Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose has pledged to remain with the high-street retailer until 2011, as he moves up from chief executive to become executive chairman.
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ArticleAsda joins plastic bag pledge wagon
Asda is to cut the number of plastic bags offered to shoppers by 20 per cent, with a “bag on request” system to be introduced at the beginning of June.
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ArticleMorrisons' growth spurt gathers pace
Morrisons’ recent growth spurt is far from over, with the chain notching up a further 11 per cent growth rate in the 12 weeks to February 24.
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ArticleAsda and Co-op table Somerfield bids
The Co-op and Asda have both tabled bids for the whole of Somerfield, according to the Sunday press.
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ArticlePM warns retailers on plastic bag use
Gordon Brown has warned that he will force retailers to cut down on plastic bags if they fail to do so on their own initiative.