All Retail articles – Page 637
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Safeway's Burd retains position
The position of Steven Burd, chairman and chief executive of Safeway in the US, appears safe after rebel shareholders mustered only 16.7 per cent vote against his reappointment.
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25th retail display directory edition to be launched
The Shop and Display Equipment Association is releasing its 25th edition of its sdea Directory in June.
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ArticleSafeway sales slip despite price cuts
Morrisons has admitted that Safeway’s sales were continuing to fall despite cutting 7,500 prices.
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ArticleFive-a-day in "crazy" prosecutions
On-going court cases against two leading UK multiples regarding health claims made on their fresh produce packaging have incensed the trade and retailers and threaten the government's five-a-day health message.
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Safeway shareholders confront chairman Burd
Safeway chairman Steven Burd has a shareholder battle on his hands at the agm on May 20.
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Tesco boss sees pension pot double
Tesco chairman David Reid has seen the value of his pension pot soar by more than 50 per cent to £8 million during the last financial year.
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ArticleGeest profits on target
Geest’s UK prepared food business continues to grow like-for-like at five to six per cent despite increasing competition, it has reported at its agm.
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Supajus scoops award
Supajus, the new Omega-3 DHA enriched orange juice drink won first place in its category at the Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards.
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ArticleSainsbury's sees profits slide
Sainsbury’s has reported a 2.9 per cent fall in underlying full-year profits to £675 million.
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ArticleAsda makes government plea
Supermarket chain Asda is calling on the UK government to introduce public information broadcasts aimed at kids to promote the benefits of fresh produce consumption.
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Tesco cracks down on sick absence
Tesco is cracking down on staff who call in sick at the last minute to say that they are too ill to attend to work.
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ArticleWard backs regional schemes
Graham Ward, NFU chairman of the board of horticulture, said the fresh produce industry has been presented with a fantastic opportunity to boost regional consumption.
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ArticleAsda to create more than 4,000 new jobs
Asda is create a further 4,300 jobs through a £400m store opening programme.
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ArticleMorrisons sells stores to Sainsbury's
Morrisons has sold 14 stores to rival Sainsbury's, as part of its compliance with Competition Commission requirements.
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ArticleSAP urges trade to step up on RFID
Alexander Renz of SAP AG has urged the produce industry to monitor IT developments and to prepare for an increasing role for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in the near future.
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Londis considers hostile BFG bid
A group of Londis shareholders is considering supporting a possible hostile bid by the Big Food Group (BFG) for a minority stake in the mutually-owned wholesale distributor.
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April consumer spending up slightly
Retail sales figures for April show an increase of 1.9 per cent on a like-for-like basis compared to April 2003.
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ArticleSomerfield supports British Tomato Week
Somerfield supermarket is supporting British Tomato Week to be held from 17 to 23 May.
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ArticleProduce on top in ECR / IGD shelf survey
Only three out of 200 products score top marks in ECR UK on-shelf availability study - but two are fresh produce lines and produce scored joint highest of the 12 categories surveyed.
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Chapman's named Re:Fresh Independent Retailer of the Year
The Re:Fresh Independent Retailer of the Year award went to Northern Ireland’s Chapman’s Farm Fresh Fruit and Veg.