Retail news from FPJ – Page 102
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ArticleSainsbury’s-Asda merger could see 460 stores offloaded
Watchdog raises competition concerns after finding that supermarkets’ catchment areas overlap in 463 places
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ArticleNo-deal Brexit ‘could cost food supply chain £9.3bn’
Food and drink imported from EU would be subject to average tariff of 27 per cent, meaning higher costs for suppliers and retailers, report warns
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ArticleSummer sun brings best of US innovation
FPJ columnist Amy Cross explains why summer is a joyous time for fresh produce lovers stateside
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ArticleAutumnal rush for blackberries
Sales of the autumn berry at Waitrose spiked in the past week as Britain gets ready for winter
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ArticleMorrisons chairman appointed IGD president
Andrew Higginson will replace Coca-Cola's Leendert den Hollander as research charity's president on 1 January 2018
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ArticleGem avos take social media approach
Westfalia Fruit is targeting consumers through social media ‘influencers’ after joining forces with Coregeo to market new gourmet avocado brand
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ArticleFruit and veg sales suffer as shoppers dodge packaging
Small retailers say fresh produce wrapped in plastic tops shopper blacklist, with 44 per cent seeing a drop in sales
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ArticleUK food sector aims to halve waste by 2030
New "roadmap" scheme launched by Wrap and IGD will signatories to report their waste figures and create waste reduction plans
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ArticleCaught on the hop: Frog found in Aldi salad
Couple "horrified" to discover live frog in bag of Aldi rocket – the second time this year an amphibian has been found in its Nature’s Pick range
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ArticleCo-op to ditch single-use plastics from own brand
Retailer has pledged to eliminate single-use plastics from own-brand products by 2023 and gradually switch to compostable carrier bags
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ArticleSunburst volume set to triple in second season
Waitrose to sell 1,500 boxes of new pink-fleshed variety as JV partners Richard Hochfeld and Frank P Matthews anticipate strong demand
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ArticleNeighbourly calls for charities to join food surplus scheme
Lidl and M&S redistribution partner wants to build on 1,500 projects it has already served and bring new charities on board
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ArticleDiscounters' position evolving as channel grows
Aldi and Lidl now perceived as ‘supermarkets’ rather than 'discounters' by most shoppers with consumers increasingly using them for main shop
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ArticleAll shapes and sizes
Veg box delivery may sound like a middle-class luxury, but one forward-thinking company in south London has been carving out a market for what it calls ‘affordable sustainability’. Fred Searle visits Oddbox to find out more
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ArticleSainsbury's-Asda deal under scrutiny
The Competition and Markets Authority announced it is subjecting the proposed merger to a more in-depth investigation
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ArticleWaitrose trials two-hour deliveries
Supermarket responds to increased demand for convenience by trialling doorstep deliveries in selected areas of the capital
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ArticleTesco launches discount brand Jack's
The new brand was unveiled to mark Tesco's centenary next year, promising the "lowest prices possible" for shoppers
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ArticleOcado robots "ramping up" capacity
Third quarter growth for the online retailer was achieved after opening world's largest automated warehouse
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ArticleSummer sun drives supermarket sales rises
All major retailers see sales increase, with convenience stores growing fastest as consumers shop locally for drinks and barbecue supplies
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ArticleFood driving Co-op growth
First half results from Co-op group show a 10 per cent increase on last year after the company purchased Nisa convenience stores