Retail archive – Page 290
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett feels 'brunt of deflation' as pre-tax profit falls
Potato and veg giant’s turnover fell from £174.5m to £144.6m, and pre-tax profit fell from £11.5m to £8.5m in 2014-15
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ArticleTesco like-for-like Xmas sales rise by 1.3 per cent
Retailer reports ‘strong’ Christmas trading although saw sales fall by 1.5 per cent during the third quarter
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ArticleGL says it's very much time for pressed
As demand for fresh, natural drinks increased, one Portuguese group is ready to squeeze more value out of the market.
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ArticleWoman 'finds baby weasel' in Asda salad
Rifat Asghar was eating a carrot and sweetcorn meal from the supermarket when a colleague allegedly spotted a 'furry lump'
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ArticleM&S launches mini Hass avocados
Premium retailer says it is first to stock baby avos, which are half the size of a regular fruit and grown in Spain
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ArticleSainsbury's reports 0.4 per cent fall in sales
Sainsbury's chief executive Mike Coupe said the supermarket had traded well in "a highly competitive market"
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ArticleMyanmar City Mart eyes US$25m expansion
Retailer Myanmar City Mart Holding to expand its operations across the country
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ArticleNew look and new stores for Giant
Malaysian retailer GCH Retail has announced plans to open six Giant hypermarkets and refurbish 28 stores
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Morrisons reports better than expected Christmas sales
Analysts had expected a fall in sales at Morrisons, which has been under intense pressure from rivals
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ArticleShopper 'finds live wasp' in bag of Tesco spinach
Londoner who claims to have made the find is also allergic to wasps, and was told to bring the spinach - and the wasp - back to the store
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ArticleStrong berry sales over new year period for Waitrose
Beetroot and radish sales also shot up over the festive period at the John Lewis Partnership retailer
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ArticleUK grape market reaches saturation point
The overall UK table grape market is nearing saturation point after decades of sales growth
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ArticleAsda invests £500m into new price cuts
Retailer’s announcement relaunches price war into 2016 while CEO Andy Clarke says ‘radical action’ is needed
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ArticleTCC Holding buys Metro Vietnam
German retailer Metro Group has sold its Vietnamese operations for US$716.08m
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ArticleMuñoz delivers new season-extending satsuma
Discovered by a Spanish grower while walking through his farm in Valencia, and developed in conjunction with Citrus Genesis
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ArticleMajor new DC in the south-west for Lidl
Retailer has agreed to buy the site from Sainsbury's, who originally planned to build a centre there before putting its plans on hold in 2013
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ArticleTV farming star suggests boycott of supermarkets
Jimmy Doherty laments fact that 'people will go out and buy an iPhone for a couple of hundred quid' but begrudge paying extra for good food
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ArticleHain Celestial acquires Orchard House Foods
US organics giant has bought juice and prepared fruit specialist Orchard House and plans to expand product portfolio in Europe
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Article'Excellent' food sales at M&S, but CEO Bolland quits
Marc Bolland will be succeeded by Steve Rowe, executive director of general merchandise
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ArticlePear Bureau launches third retail contest
'Pear Up with USA Pears' nationwide display contest begins on 15 January across the US and Canada