All Retail articles – Page 578
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ArticleM&S backs British apples
M&S has offered its support to UK growers by promising that it will only be stocking home grown Gala and Braeburn this season.
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ArticleThe Co-op strips its cucumbers
The Co-operative is to become the first retailer in the UK to launch “naked” cucumbers - by stripping the plastic shrink-wrap from whole cucumbers.
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ArticleCompetition searches for chicory master chef
Chicory enthusiasts could finally receive the recognition they’ve been yearning for in a new competition
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Sainsbury's bid looks doubtful
Confidence in the private equity bid for Sainsbury's appears to be falling, as a hedge fund has cut its stake.
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ArticleM&S welcomes its first UK Williams
Marks & Spencer is to stock Kent-grown Williams pears for the first time.
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Food suppliers speak out against OFT code
More than half - 52 per cent - of the UK’s supermarket suppliers are unfamiliar with the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) Supermarket Code of Practice.
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ArticleGrocery market toughens up
Consumer spending is slowing and the grocery market is getting tougher, latest figures from TNS suggest.
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Asda chief replies to CC probe
Asda's chief executive has responded to the Competition Commission's probe into behaviour to suppliers.
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Abel & Cole goes further afield
Abel & Cole, the organic box scheme, has announced that it is to extend its business across the UK.
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Shortlist for Retail Industry Awards announced
The shortlist for the Retail Industry Awards 2007 has been announced in preparation for the ceremony at the Grosvenor Hotel, London, on September 27.
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ArticlePicota promotion rides storm
Foods from Spain has welcomed the results of this year’s Picota cherry promotion, which reached more consumers this year than ever before - despite poor weather across the UK.
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ArticleCC demands evidence
The Competition Commission has called for Asda and Tesco to hand over emails as it searches for evidence of supplier abuse.
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ArticleSupplier abuse complaints hit Tesco and Asda
Tesco and Asda have been ordered to hand over millions of emails after the Competition Commission (CC) has launched an investigation into complaints of potential supplier abuse.
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ArticleBerryWorld mixes up soft fruit
BerryWorld launched a new mixed berry selection pack at Waitrose last month, fuelling a massive boost in sales of mixed fruit punnets.
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Private firms "prey for value hunters"
Privately owned fresh produce firms are looking increasing like potential takeover targets, according to a new report by business analysts Plimsoll Publishing.
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ArticleCherimoyas land own campaign
Cherimoyas are to be promoted in the UK for the first time this season, as part of Foods from Spain’s fresh produce promotion.
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ArticleAsda seeks Leics growers
Asda and its regional food hub Springfield Fine Foods are searching for producers to supply fresh produce for their ‘Good’n’Local’ brand, based in the Midlands.
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Unions urge Sainsbury's to reject bid
The board of Sainsbury’s is being urged to back out of takeover talks by the country’s largest union.
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ArticleSainsbury's named UK's favourite retailer
Sainsbury’s has been voted the nation’s favourite retailer over the past 175 years in a survey carried out by Retail Trust, the national charity for the retail industry.