All Retail articles – Page 592
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Tesco goes nuts for Fairtrade
Tesco is launching two new own-brand Fairtrade nut products in more than 600 stores nationwide - a chopped brazil and dried apricot mix and a peanut, cashew and dried mango mix.
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ArticleAsda to open 18 new stores
UK number-two retailer Asda has announced plans to open 18 superstores and 10 non-food Asda Living stores in the next year in a move that will generate 8,000 new jobs.
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ArticleBond: Asda lost its focus
Asda chief executive Andy Bond admitted to BBC radio this morning that the retailer had “lost its focus” before its recent turnaround.
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Sainsbury's shares shoot as saga takes twist
Shares in Sainsbury’s surged again this morning amid ongoing speculation about a potential takeover and hopes of a bidding war.
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ArticleGerman minister calls for better food pricing
A leading German official called for better pricing structures for food at the Fruit Logistica 2007 opening ceremony.
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ArticleCo-op tie-up to create £10bn force
The UK's two biggest co-operatives have agreed terms to merge and form the world's largest consumer co-operative group.
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ArticleAsda shines on new year sales growth
Asda has emerged as the surprise performer for January, with sales growing nine per cent year on year for the period, according to TNS data.
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Small firms urged to mimic Tesco scheme
Law firm Mace & Jones is urging the UK’s four million small firms to consider launching a Tesco style employee share scheme after 50,000 Tesco staff shared £150m.
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ArticleMarkets take a stand
The National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) is leading a campaign to develop a national policy framework for markets.
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M&S bid for Sainsbury's rumoured
Marks & Spencer executives have reportedly been discussing a bid for Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleMajor expansion for JS scheme
Sainsbury’s is expanding its Active Kids scheme this year following its uplifting effect on the chain’s produce aisles in 2006.
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Asda revives traditional spuds
Asda has re-introduced a range of old, traditional-style potatoes, which have not been available in UK shops for 40 years.
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ArticleKwik Save finds a buyer
Under-fire Kwik Save will be bought by Irish developer Howard Holdings.
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ArticleLeahy joins packaging debate
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy has hit back at the barrage of criticism aimed at supermarket packaging in recent weeks.
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Aldi and Lidl voted better than 'big four'
UK consumers prefer German discounter chains Aldi and Lidl to the ‘big four’ supermarkets, a recent poll has found.
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ArticleThe Sun questions M&S green credentials
The UK’s leading daily newspaper has singled out Marks & Spencer for the level of packaging in its stores - in direct contradiction to its stated green beliefs.
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ArticleKent potatoes new at Tesco
Tesco has stepped up its commitment to local sourcing with the launch of two potato lines across Kent stores from specialist supplier St Nicholas Court Farms.
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ArticleRetailers react to CC document
Tesco said the Competition Commission report so far lacks focus on consumers but is “dispelling the myths” surrounding supplier relationships.
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Mixed moods greet CC announcement
Analysts and trade bodies have reacted to the Competition Commission’s emerging thinking document with a variety of concern, dismay, welcome and apathy.