Retail archive – Page 438
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ArticleDairy Farm posts profit growth
Dairy Farm International has recorded a healthy profit in H1 despite fluctuating results in different markets
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ArticleBudgens starts its English apple season
Budgens’ English apple season has started early with its first delivery of English apples hitting stores on 25 July.
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ArticlePink mushrooms arrive in Tesco
Exotic pink and yellow mushrooms grown in Southport, Lancashire, have gone on sale at Tesco.
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ArticleWaitrose in thriller with Jackson grapefruit
Waitrose became the first UK supermarket to sell new grapefruit variety Jackson last week.
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ArticleHK retail giant finds room at the top
Hong Kong consumers are ‘trading up’ in their fresh produce purchases, according to supermarket chain Wellcome
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ArticleWalmart appoints new CFO in Asia
Walmart will be hoping its newly appointed chief financial officer in Asia will be able to shore up operations there following a spate of top level resignations
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ArticleWhole Foods records earnings leap
US natural and organic grocer posts 35 per cent jump in quarterly earnings and raises 2011 profit forecast
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ArticleMeijer opens Marketplace store in Chicago
Michigan-based retailer launches new type of localised store in Melrose Park suburb of Chicago
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ArticleSupervalu results beat expectations
US retail network cuts costs and records better-than-expected profit, despite declining sales
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ArticleUSDA predicts fresh food price rises
US consumer price index suggests price of fresh fruit and vegetables will rise around 4 per cent in 2011 and a further 2.5 per cent in 2012
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ArticleMcDonald's to put fruit in every Happy Meal
US fast-food behemoth pledges to serve apple slices with every Happy Meal by end of Q1 2012
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ArticleUpdate – Papayas recalled over health risk
The FDA is warning of potential salmonella outbreak in North America associated with papayas imported by Agromod Produce
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Delhaize buys Delta Maxi
Delhaize has been given the green light to complete the acquisition of Serbian retailer Delta Maxi for €932.5m.
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ArticleThe Co-op opens £25m distribution depot
The Co-operative Group has opened a new distribution centre to service the whole of Scotland and Northern Ireland, following a £25 million investment.
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ArticleBig C moves into Thai cash and carry
Big C hopes to challenge Siam Makro’s dominance of the Thai wholesale sector with the opening of its first Big C Jumbo store
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ArticleWal-Mart opens first urban store
US retail giant Wal-Mart is opening its first small convenience store in Chicago in a bid to crack the urban market
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ArticleConvenient salad mix in at Sainsbury’s
Sainsbury’s has launched a new salad mix targeted at the convenience market.
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ArticleMorrisons stocks pricey truffles
Morrisons is stocking fresh truffles as the rare and expensive ingredient is being trialled in their flagship store in Kirkstall, Leeds.
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ArticleConsumer demand strong in Finland
Kesko director of fresh produce Tarja Jukkara tells Eurofruit sales of local and private-label lines performing particularly well
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ArticleCostco introduces mandatory testing
All fresh produce supplied to the US retailer must undergo finished product testing for pathogens in response to E.coli outbreak in Europe