All Retail articles – Page 610

  • Article

    Asda plans to open 25 new stores

    2006-02-21T16:01:01Z

    Asda bosses have announced plans to open new stores in a bid to recover from a turbulent 2005.

  • Re:fresh sponsors back for more
    Article

    Re:fresh sponsors back for more

    2006-02-19T09:01:02Z

    This year’s Re:fresh Awards will again be sponsored by Florette, the UK’s leading supplier of branded bagged salads.

  • Global food safety update
    Article

    Global food safety update

    2006-02-18T08:01:01Z

    Chris Anstey, product integrity manager at Tesco, gave delegates at the CIES Food Business Forum’s Food Safety conference in Paris an update on the work of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).

  • Small retailers to disappear by 2015
    Article

    Small retailers to disappear by 2015

    2006-02-15T09:08:44Z

    Politicians have warned that the dominance of large independents and multiple retailers will force small and independent retailers off the UK high street by 2015.

  • Union discrimination to cost Asda £850,000
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    Union discrimination to cost Asda £850,000

    2006-02-14T09:01:01Z

    Asda discriminated against trade union members, an employment tribunal has ruled.

  • Rebecca James, Martin Hyson, MBL executive director, and Jonathan James
    Article

    Consistency key for MBL winner

    2006-02-13T15:01:02Z

    Availability, consistency and creativity are the key to succeeding in fresh produce, according to MBL’s fresh produce store of the year award winner.

  • Article

    Asda back in black

    2006-02-13T10:01:00Z

    Asda's switch to black for its produce department has paid dividends, the retailer is claiming.

  • Seminis looks to brands
    Article

    Seminis looks to brands

    2006-02-11T11:01:01Z

    International seed developer, Seminis, has launched a new range of branded produce destined for European retail shelves.

  • Tesco's US convenience expansion
    Article

    Tesco's US convenience expansion

    2006-02-09T11:01:02Z

    Tesco is set to expand its convenience empire, but this time into the US market.

  • Oz looking to taste success with M&S
    Article

    Oz looking to taste success with M&S

    2006-02-09T08:01:00Z

    Australian stonefruit producers are looking for success in Marks & Spencer with their white flesh nectarines.

  • Andy Bond
    Article

    Asda's Bond calls for OFT Tesco action

    2006-02-08T09:58:39Z

    Asda’s ceo Andy Bond has said focusing on supermarket activity in the convenience-store sector is too narrow a target for the Office of Fair Trading and is calling for other measures to halt Tesco's rise.

  • Article

    Tomato producers' retail challenge

    2006-02-08T08:01:02Z

    Tomato producers are keen to communicate with consumers, but are finding negotiating the right tactics with the multiple retailers more challenging.

  • Article

    Somerfield focuses on soft fruit

    2006-02-07T16:01:01Z

    Somerfield is aiming to boost its soft-fruit sales with an increased focus on the category throughout the store and in promotional material.

  • Waitrose second favourite store for UK shoppers
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    Waitrose second favourite store for UK shoppers

    2006-01-27T10:01:00Z

    Waitrose has made an amazing leap in the list of UK shoppers’ favourite stores.

  • Mushroom boost for beans
    Article

    Mushroom boost for beans

    2006-01-26T11:01:01Z

    Sainsbury’s is giving mushrooms a boost with a cross-category promotion to support Farmhouse Breakfast week this week.

  • Beetroot the next superfood?
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    Beetroot the next superfood?

    2006-01-24T09:01:01Z

    Beetroot is set to follow in the footsteps of blueberries and broccoli to become the superfood of the moment for 2006, Tesco is claiming.

  • Sir Terry to talk for CCFRA
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    Sir Terry to talk for CCFRA

    2006-01-23T14:01:01Z

    Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy will deliver a talk to members of Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association at their annual open day on June 7.

  • Article

    Asda ups stakes in price war

    2006-01-23T07:59:29Z

    You thought the UK was already engaged in a high street price war? Well, hold on to your hats, because Asda has just upped the stakes.

  • Article

    Asda employees lose out

    2006-01-22T15:01:01Z

    More than 60 per cent of Asda employees will go without a bonus this year after the supermarket chain failed to meet its annual sales targets.

  • Eat in Colour refuses to fade
    Article

    Eat in Colour refuses to fade

    2006-01-21T09:01:00Z

    The fresh produce industry has failed to support fully the proposed generic promotion campaign Eat in Colour, despite the weight of Tesco and Asda’s backing.