Retail archive – Page 576
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ArticleCeleb chef joins Gate Gourmet
Celebrity chef Steven Walpole has joined Gate Gourmet, the UK’s leading airline service company, as senior executive chef to British Airways.
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ArticleMinisters to call for unified food labelling
Health minister Alan Johnson will today urge supermarkets to unify their food labeling, as the government unveils its strategy to cut obesity rates in the UK.
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ArticleAsda considers Somerfield buyout
Asda is reportedly seeking advice on the £2.5 billion auction of Somerfield.
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ArticleMorrisons beats all expectations
The UK’s number four supermarket chain jumped to the head of the like-for-like queue this Christmas, with a 9.5 per cent sales hike far outweighing that of its main rivals.
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ArticleMorrisons top of the supermarket pile
Morrisons will be the last major UK supermarket group to reveal its Christmas figures tomorrow [Tuesday], and the Yorkshire based chain is expected to trump its rivals and polish the halo that has shone over it in City circles recently.
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ArticleCo-op scores fair deal for smoothies
The Co-op has scored another Fairtrade first, with the introduction of a new range of Fairtrade smoothies.
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ArticleSomerfield results entice bidders
Somerfield will hope to see bidders queuing down the aisles after revealing “exceptional” Christmas figures, while Waitrose voices an interest in some of the Somerfield portfolio.
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ArticleSomerfield bid to be managed by Citigroup
According to today’s issue of The Times, Citigroup has been appointed to attract bids for supermarket chain Somerfield. The value of the retailer is now being estimated at around £2.5 billion.
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ArticleSainsbury’s takes over Northern Ireland retailer
Sainsbury’s has taken over part of Northern Ireland’s largest independent supermarket retailer in a multi-million pound deal, it was announced today.
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Fresh vending machines show promise
Holland Produce Promotion will be exhibiting a newly developed vending machine for fruit and vegetables at Grüne Woche (Green Week) in Berlin next week.
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M&S to share fresh-cut knowledge
Marks and Spencer’s fruit buyer will give insight into the fresh-cut opportunities available in the industry at Freshconex Congress in Berlin, Germany.
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ArticleSolid Tesco driven by international expansion
Tesco has delivered a strong performance and record sales over the Christmas and New Year period, with a solid UK results backed up by excellent international sales expansion.
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ArticleCompetition Commission deadline slips again
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has welcomed the further extension of the timetable for the Competition Commission to publish its final report in the grocery market inquiry, from March to April 2008.
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ArticleCity awaits Tesco offering
Tesco will have the eyes of the City on it tomorrow [Tuesday] when it releases its third quarter sales figures.
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ArticleSomerfield receives trio of offers
A report in Sunday’s Observer newspaper claims that Somerfield has been the subject of three takeover offers.
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ArticleJohn Lewis tops consumer vote
John Lewis has again been named the UK’s favourite retailer, achieving the highest ever score in the annual Consumer Satisfaction Index.
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Commission labels supermarkets "ruthless"
The Competition Commission has said that some supermarkets are “just too ruthless” towards farmers.
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ArticleSainsbury's silences doom merchants
Sainsbury's turned in a good performance over Christmas and in the last quarter, matching analysts' expectations and silencing the doom merchants.
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ArticleAsda claims Christmas record
Fresh food sales have pushed Asda to its best Christmas ever, says chief executive Andy Bond
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ArticleM&S results live down to expectations
As forecast, Marks and Spencer has registered a fall in sales over the Christmas trading period, and in the last three months of 2007.