All Retail articles – Page 635
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ArticleVitacress backs Watercress Week
To coincide with the launch of Watercress Week, Vitacress will be running a promotion in Sainsbury’s stores to emphasise its health benefits.
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ArticleSainsbury’s targets fruit snacking market
Sainsbury’s is set to launch a range of fresh fruit lines specifically targeted at the fast-expanding snacking market.
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ArticleTesco results above average again
Tesco continues to go from strength to strength, registering yet another above industry average jump in sales in the three months to May 22.
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£8.3bn M&S knockback for Green
Marks & Spencer has rejected the latest increased offer for the company from retail entrepreneur Philip Green.
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ArticleM&S to announce strategy to turn round business
Marks and Spencer will next month announce its strategy for turning the business around and fending off any takeover bid from Philip Green.
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ArticleBristol Fruit Sales expands refrigerated fleet
Bristol Fruit Sales has taken delivery of a quantity of 7.5 tonne and 26t refrigerated vehicles from Gray & Adams.
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Sodexho appoints new managing director
Sodexho has appointed Wilson Barrie as managing director with responsibility for Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
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Green to raise M&S bid this week
The Sunday Times predicts that Philip Green will increase his offer for Marks & Spencer "within the next few days".
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Locusts threatening north African crops
An upsurge of locusts in northern Africa may spiral into a plague that would devastate crops.
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IGD announces Food Industry Awards
The Institute of Grocery Distribution (IGD) has announced the 2004 Food Industry Awards will take place on October 19 and entries are now welcome from companies.
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ArticleRe:fresh in-store
Waitrose, winner of the inaugural Re:fresh Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year award, is to communicate its victory to its customers.
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Watton wins Sainsbury's contract
Root vegetable specialist Watton Produce Company has won a two-year contract to supply Sainsbury's with a large majority of its carrots and parsnips.
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Ocean Spray growers reject Pepsi bid
A co-operative of more than 900 fruit growers who own Ocean Spray have rejected a bid for their operations from Pepsi Co.
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ArticleInvestors urge Sainsbury's to seek new chairman
Sainsbury’s investors want the store to speed up the recruitment of a new chairman, as they fear it is hampering chief executive’s Justin King future plans.
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ArticleJP's "Love Fruit" campaign hits the road
JP Fruit has launched its “love fruit” scheme in a bid to increase awareness on the government backed 5-a-day scheme.
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Lancelot confirms Londis bid
Londis shareholders have been offered an extra £3 million for their business, as the Lancelot consortium posted a bid for the group of £63m.
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Retail sales figures shine in May
The warm weather helped May retail sales figures grow by 3.7 per cent on a like-for-like basis and by 6.5% on a total basis compared to the previous year.
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Lancelot prepares £60m Londis bid
Lancelot is expected to table a £60 million offer for Londis following weeks of speculation.
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ArticleTNS data confirms Safeway sales slip
Latest TNS data has confirmed that Morrisons needs to speed up its conversion rate of Safeway stores.
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ArticleGreen set to bid £10bn cash for M&S
Philip Green is expected to finalise details of a new £10 billion all-cash offer for Mark & Spencer this week.