Retail archive – Page 440
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ArticleSainsbury's happy to wait on English apples
Sainsbury’s insists being first to market with English apples and pears this season is not its top priority, despite exceptionally early fruit set.
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ArticleFurther consolidation forecast for foodservice
The foodservice industry is set for further consolidation while the restaurant trade is facing a “crisis of confidence” as promotional risks backfire.
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ArticleConsumer concern on food issues
A new UK survey has revealed that global factors impacting food prices and security are worrying shoppers
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ArticleUnite launches campaign against Sainsbury's
Unite has launched a campaign calling on Sainsbury’s to “make low pay taste better”.
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ArticleMorrisons to undercut rivals with M local
Morrisons is set to undercut its rivals by up to 11 per cent on fresh produce as it enters the high street with its M local format.
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ArticleShares tumble at Carrefour
The French retailer's plans for a merger in Brazil have collapsed, causing the group's share price to plummet
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Pakistani mangoes start Asda trial
Mango exports from Pakistan being trialed in Asda stores in UK over four-month period
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ArticleFoodservice giant sets apprenticeship target
While London mayor Boris Johnson announced his target to reach 20,000 apprentices this year, Compass Group UK & Ireland made its own offering 1,600 apprenticeship places to its employees in 2011-12.
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ArticleTarget Canada will carry fresh produce
Group confirms that it will offer a range of fresh goods when it opens its first Canadian stores in 2013
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ArticleM&S increases food market share
Marks & Spencer has seen a surge in UK sales and a gain in food market share.
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ArticleSainsbury’s and Jamie Oliver part company
Sainsbury’s 2011 Christmas advert will draw down the curtain on the 11-year association between TV chef Jamie Oliver and the supermarket by mutual consent.
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ArticleCostco to open second Australian outlet
As US wholesale giant Costco prepares to open its second Australian outlet next week it has indicated plans for further expansion in the country
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ArticleAldi stops publishing banana price
Discount retailer abandons weekly pricing reference, leaving European banana market without key benchmark guide
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ArticleMassmart poised to buy The Fruitspot
South African retailer reported to be planning acquisition of fresh produce company as it bids to expand its product offer
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ArticleSainsbury's buyers out in force
Sainsbury’s buyers met with more than 400 suppliers at the Royal Highland Show this year, a record for the supermarket’s presence there over the last 10 years.
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ArticleTesco opens academy in South Korea
Tesco has opened a multi-million-dollar training facility in South Korea, highlighting the growing importance of the retailer's Asian operations
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UK apricots kick off at Waitrose
Stonefruit supplier British and Brazilian (B&B) delivered the first of this season’s UK apricots into Waitrose this week.
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ArticleCo-op Highland Court deal yields first fruit
The Co-operative Farms (TCF) has harvested its first stonefruit from the latest addition to its fruit-growing operation - Highland Court Farm in Kent.
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ArticleTesco slapped with rotten produce fine
Tesco has been hit with a fine and costs totalling £16,401 for contraventions of marketing standards for fresh produce over a three-year period at one of its Essex stores.
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ArticleMorrisons freshens up with M-local
UK supermarket chain inaugurates first convenience store in northern England, two more to follow as part of trial