Retail news from FPJ – Page 173
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ArticleTesco cuts price of ‘Festive Five’ promotion to 39p
Brussels sprouts, parsnips and carrots included in retailer’s flagship Christmas deal with a lower price point than 2014
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ArticleTesco to build temporary store in flooded Carlisle
Retailer set to build 10,000 sq ft temporary store in carpark of flooded superstore, while Cumbria recovers from severe floods
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ArticleClem sales soar at The Co-op
Clementine craze has led to a more than sevenfold hike in sales this year following the introduction of an easy-peeler seedless sweet clem fridge pack
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ArticleM&S launches sprout guacamole
Premium retailer has unveiled new dip Brusselmole as part of its festive buffet range in new take on the Christmas brassica
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitiere announces tie-up with Snoopy
Fruit supplier has partnered with latest Snoopy film and will appear on marketing material and consumer prize giveaway
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ArticlePotato supplier launches Grow-Your-Own range
Higgins will now deliver a range of specialist and mainstream seed potatoes to consumers’ homes and workplaces
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ArticleNisa lands £75m Channel Islands deal
An extension to an existing long-standing partnership, which sees Nisa secure the business as supplier of its grocery lines to Sandpiper CI
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ArticleIt's Fresh! continues march into retailers
It’s not easy getting a new technological concept established in supermarkets, but It’s Fresh! is well on the way to doing so. And, as Michael Barker finds out, that is just the beginning
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ArticleSA grape harvest gathers pace
Fred Meintjes reports as the first major South African table grape shipments of the season head to Europe
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ArticleBanana value dips in static market
The banana market has its usual share of weather issues, and the looming threat of a deadly disease, but those two fears aside, the category is in good health
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ArticleTesco and Sainsbury’s affected by Cumbria floods
Severe flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire has left thousands without power and major disruption to road and rail traffic
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ArticleForth Road Bridge closed until January
Fresh produce freight may be disrupted following closure of major bridge linking Edinburgh to the north east of Scotland
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ArticleAsda makes sustainable banana pledge
Some 93 per cent of supermarket's bananas will be Rainforest Alliance-certified, with seven per cent Fairtrade
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ArticleFlorette unveils £520k Q1 marketing push
Prepared salad leader plans to 'disrupt the shopping journey' with new retail marketing campaign
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ArticleMushroom supplier wins Tesco listing
Hughes Mushrooms’ new prepared range of mushrooms will be listed in 15 Tesco stores across Northern Ireland
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ArticlePlant protection product erosion 'harming industry'
Complexity and cost of plant protection product registration process is disincentive for suppliers to put new products onto market, BGA claims
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ArticleTechnical director’s position ‘made redundant’
Mike Corbett has joined Tesco after former company CFUK's restructure meant TD role was made redundant
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ArticleNew Tesco melon may become 'the next Brussels sprout'
Sweet Snowball has been grown by Tesco supplier partner Agricola Famosa in the north-east of Brazil, but its origins can be found in Korea
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ArticleAverage grocery basket price 'rises again'
Latest monthly increase was driven by a sharp rise in the price of apples, up 12 per cent, grapes, up 10 per cent, and broccoli, up 8 per cent
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ArticleWholesaler to offer free fruit to kids
George Perry will provide free produce to children at its Joe Richards Midlands grocery chain to encourage healthy eating