Retail archive – Page 635
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Food scare contained according to FSA
UK retailers are confident they have cleared their shelves of products contaminated with a potential cancer causing dye.
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ArticleOnions top for availability
Fresh produce, and particularly onions, lead the pack when it comes to availability, a survey has shown.
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ArticleAsda to invest £600m in new stores
Asda is to invest £600 million in 20 new store projects across the UK.
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ArticleTesco set to top c-store market
Tesco, not content with domination of the supermarket sector, is now being tipped to top the convenience market this year.
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ArticleRipesense ready for new challenges
FRUIT LOGISTICA: Ripesense, the revolutionary New Zealand designed label that changes colour depending on the maturity of the fruit it is attached to, caused quite a stir in Berlin.
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ArticleFruit and veg needs a strong visual impact
FRUIT LOGISTICA: Fruit and vegetables need to have a strong visual impact at the point of sale, according to supply giants Chiquita.
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Welsh fruit and veg man dies in crash
Basil Richardson, a North Wales trader, died in a car crash on Saturday.
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ArticleRetail support needed for 5 A DAY
FRUIT LOGISTICA: Retailers throughout Europe need to throw their weight behind the 5 A DAY campaign, said Gunter Schweinsberg, chairman of the Fruit Logistica advisory board.
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Consumer concern on RFID tagging
Consumers are very concerned about the use of radio frequency identification tags (RFID) in retailers, according to a new survey.
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Sainsbury's gets active with kids
Sainsbury’s is claiming its bid to tackle children’s health has proved a resounding hit.
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Pepper producers accredited
Dutch producers are celebrating after gaining BRC accreditation for their specialist pepper production.
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ArticleHealthy Valentines treat
Forget chocolates, Tesco and Waitrose are going head to head with a special healthy Valentines offer for romantic couples.
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ArticleTesco slashes produce prices
Tesco has slashed the price on a number of produce items, in what it claims is a bid to get people eating healthily.
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ArticleIcelandic bid for Somerfield
Bullish Icelandic venture-capital group Baugur has made a £1billion takeover approach to UK supermarket chain Somerfield.
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Counter-action boosts Scottish fruit sales
Sweets and crisps on the checkouts of Scottish convenience stores are to be replaced with apples and oranges, as part of health bosses’ plans to clean up the nations diet.
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ArticleChip week ahoy
Chip lovers are flocking to the British Potato Council’s website, in preperation for National Chip Week.
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Carrefour calm amid restructure speculation
Carrefour shares are on the rise as speculation rises that it is about to restructure its management team.
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Sainsbury's offers sports vouchers for veg
Sainsbury’s is offering fruit and vegetable shoppers the chance to eat healthily and pick up school sports equipment at the same time.
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Produce sales fall
Fresh produce sales for 2004 were static and even dropped towards the end of the year, analysts have claimed.
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ArticleOrganic veg market matures
The UK organic vegetable market has stabilised and matured according to recent research from the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA).