Retail news from FPJ – Page 205
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Tesco slashes profit forecast
Challenging trading conditions blamed for decision, while new CEO Dave Lewis is now set to start work at Tesco a month earlier
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Brits spend less on food as housing costs take their toll
YouGov poll finds that meals are skipped and food budgets slashed as houses people call home become unaffordable
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Asda on the rise, Tesco on the slide
Asda is catching up with the UK's leading retailer, while Aldi and Lidl are getting stronger, the latest Kantar data shows
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Radical new Tesco structure proposed
Top industry analyst says the retailer must break its stores into 'Finest' and 'discount' to win back shoppers
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Supermarkets 'fail' store hygiene tests
Tesco leads the way as one of five chains that saw its stores fall foul of basic checks from the Food Standards Agency
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Tesco signs major new citrus deal
Five-year partnership contract with AMC Group builds upon a two-decade relationship between the businesses
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Surge in Nando's popularity boosts UK sweetcorn supply
Growers such as Barfoots also aided in this by a record early start for the crop together with ideal growing conditions
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Joe, 19, accepts boss' test and grows UK melons for retail
Tesco to sell melons grown by student Joe De Pascalis in Herefordshire that are 'as good as those from Spain and Brazil'
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Andre curries 'flava' with Iceland Foods
Pop singer and TV presenter Peter Andre is the latest ex-'I'm A Celebrity' contestant to become the face of frozen food giant
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Retailer swaps fresh produce for booze
A Tesco store near to the Reading Festival has filled its fruit and veg aisles with cider and spirits ready for 'biggest weekend' of year
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Co-op sells East Midlands RDC
Retailer completes sale of former logistics hub after moving operations to M1 site in 18-month major logistics overhaul
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‘Emergency’ funding for EU growers
Growers and producers hit by Russia’s ban on EU food imports can apply for funding to compensate market withdrawal
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Tesco produce 'damaged' amid Gaza protest
One arrested as Free Gaza protest at a branch of the supermarket allegedly leads to fruit and veg being thrown on floor
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Asda CEO upbeat despite management changes
Andy Clarke reports 0.5 per cent sales growth and insists supermarket is well-placed for the future
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UK Aldi shoppers pay 'nearly double'
British shoppers at fast-growing discounter pay almost twice what they would pay at German, Spanish and French outlets
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Waitrose hits jackpot with sweetcorn sales
Retailer predicts ‘best-ever’ year for British sweetcorn with a 30 per cent sales uplift driven by warm weather and BBQ trends
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Retailers ‘do not help' shoppers buy seasonal produce
New research shows 86 per cent of shoppers want to buy seasonal produce, despite low awareness of what is in season
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UK industry chiefs play down impact of Russia's produce ban
Association figureheads confident that year-long Russian ban on EU produce shouldn't cause major disruption to UK market
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Morrisons partners with The Sun to promote produce
Retailer uses national and regional press to offer £5 of free fruit and vegetables and publicise price cuts
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Tesco is UK's leading English apples and pears seller
Sales of Conference pears, Cox, Braeburn and Bramley apples are the native varieties that continue to prove popular