All Retail articles – Page 660

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Sainsbury's Somerfield bid referred

2003-08-01T12:06:26Z

Secretary of State for trade and industry, Patricia Hewitt has referred the proposed acquisition of 171 Somerfield stores to the Office of Fair Trading

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Asda overtakes Sainsbury's

2003-07-31T20:16:04Z

Wal-Mart-owned UK supermarket Asda has overtaken Sainsbury's to take the number two spot behind Tesco.

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Tesco breaks English sweetcorn record

2003-07-25T00:00:00Z

Barfoots of Botley has supplied Tesco with its first home-grown sweetcorn of the year – earlier than ever.

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Capespan packs a punch at Sainsbury's

2003-07-24T00:00:00Z

Capespan has launched two new pre-packs at Sainsbury's.

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Sharp end of soft fruit

2003-07-23T00:00:00Z

M&S technical manager Andrew Sharp gives his opinion on the recent runaway success story, the Jubilee strawberry.

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Sainsbury's adds edge to exotics

2003-07-23T00:00:00Z

Sainsbury's has re-launched its exotic fruit offer to feature premium booklet labels on 10 different lines including pre-packed and individual fruits.

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Waitrose spreads ethics of Windwards

2003-07-22T00:00:00Z

Waitrose has been using shelf barkers to hammer home the message to customers that emphasise the ethical and political issues relating to the banana industry.

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Sharp end of soft fruit

2003-07-22T00:00:00Z

M&S technical manager gives his views on multi-award-winning strawberry variety Jubilee.

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Fairtrade expands into citrus and apples

2003-07-18T00:00:00Z

The first Fairtrade citrus and apples will be sold in the UK in the next fortnight, brought in by Capespan from South Africa's Thandi project

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JS reports rocketing raspberries

2003-07-10T00:00:00Z

Sainsbury's UK raspberry sales rocketed over Wimbledon fortnight, according to soft fruit buyer Dominque Schulemburg.

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Sainsbury's having heart and lung transplant, says Davis

2003-07-04T00:00:00Z

Sir Peter Davis, the chief executive of J Sainsbury, has described the supermarket group he inherited as a "run-down boarding house" needing a complete overhaul, according to The Independent.

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Sainsbury's relaunches Grower of the Year

2003-07-03T00:00:00Z

Sainsbury's has re-launched its UK Grower of the Year competition to appeal to a wider audience.

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Commission hints at Morrison's victory

2003-06-24T00:00:00Z

According to press reports, the Competition Commission may be leaning towards a Morrison's-Safeway merger.

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Greenery md says first words

2003-06-19T00:00:00Z

In his first interview with the UK trade press since joining The Greenery, managing director Nick Scrase talks about the generic value of the UK Salad Market Report 2003.

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EurepGAP makes its voice heard

2003-06-19T00:00:00Z

EurepGAP has published its first newsletter, addressing what has often been cited as its weak point - communication.

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Top two retailers make mango commitment

2003-06-19T00:00:00Z

Both Tesco and Sainsbury's are to stock Burkina Faso-grown Fairtrade mangoes.

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Tomato market: beware over-segmentation

2003-06-05T00:00:00Z

Professor David Hughes warned delegates at the recent Alicante tomato conference that choice must not become a confusion.

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TNS figures show success of soft fruit industry

2003-06-04T00:00:00Z

This week's Journal includes our annual strawberry and raspberry supplement. Here TNS Superpanel figures illustrate the successes of the industry in recent times. See Friday's Journal for full tables.

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Naming and shaming spreads

2003-06-02T00:00:00Z

German retailers obliged to name and shame, and they don't like it. Waitrose gives its view.

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Sainsbury's shores up Shell deal

2003-06-02T00:00:00Z

UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's is expanding its fuel and convenience store operation with Shell UK.