All articles by Carl Collen – Page 441
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Slow Q1 for Japanese retailers
Cuts in consumer spending and high fuel and food costs have led to sluggish first quarter results
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Waitrose joins c-store battle
The retailer will launch its first chain of convenience outlets early in 2009, reports The Independent
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M&S to close in Taiwan
The retailer is to end a joint venture in the country following poor sales
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Net profit fall for Dia
The Spanish retailer has attributed a drop in full-year net profit to the purchase of Plus stores
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ArticleBarack Obama urges Tesco union talks
The presidential candidate has emphasised the need for unionisation in order to give employees a voice
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ArticleGroups sign up for Fast Forward initiative
Zespri is just one of the private sector companies that have joined the New Zealand government's Fast Forward scheme
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Carrefour ups Chinese JV stake
The French company has increased its share in Guangzhou Jiaguang Supermarket to 80 per cent following a CNY40m share purchase
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Retailers sign Romanian deal
An agreement has been reached between retailers and producers over a government proposal to help keep food prices stable
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ArticleMovers & Shakers | July 2008
Full round-up of all the latest major appointments and departures within the European fresh produce industry over the past month
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Wal-Mart and McDonald's pull tomatoes
Two of the biggest names in US food retailing have taken action to withdraw certain varieties of tomato following last week's Salmonella outbreak
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M&S shares fall on second-quarter results
A fall in like-for-like sales during the second quarter of 2008 has led to a drop in share price for Marks & Spencer, and the removal of Steve Esom from his role as director of food
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Asda wins environmental excellence award
The retailer has walked off with a highly sought-after prize at the 2008 Environmental Leadership Awards this week
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ArticleSeatrade orders two new reefer vessels
Reefer giant announces order for two new vessels from Japanese yard and due for delivery before 2014
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ArticleWal-Mart launches Marketside website
The US retail giant has unveiled the site for its new small-store format outlets, thought to be in competition with Tesco's Fresh & Easy stores
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Fyffes confirms earnings forecast
Despite rising fuel costs and "relatively more difficult" market conditions, Fyffes is expecting a slight increase in its earnings for 2008
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ArticleAhold completes Schuitema sale
CVC Capital has completed the purchase of Schuitema from Dutch retail group Ahold
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ArticleChile named Fruit Logistica partner
The South American country follows on from Morocco in 2008 as the partner country of the world's biggest fresh produce event
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Migros prepares for discounters
Following the purchase of a stake in Denner, Migros Switzerland is set to restructure its buying department
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ArticleGroup calls for Del Monte boycott
An environmental body has called for the boycott of Del Monte products in the Philippines after the chemical endosulfin, bound for the company, was found loaded onto a capsized passenger ship
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ArticleGreece tops Eurostat availability study
The EU statistics agency Eurostat has released a report on fruit and vegetable availability in the European Union