Retail news from FPJ – Page 206
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ArticleBuoyant Waitrose sees sales growth
Premium retailer said after a ‘remarkable’ year it expects to record 4.5 per cent sales growth for the first half of the year
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ArticleRose breeder launches mini gold
Danish breeder Roses Forever has unveiled Maasland Gold as latest addition to mini rose market
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TV ad with girl removing salad from burger is banned
A Morrisons advert showed a burger as the ‘preferable option to the salad’ as girl removes salad, onions and tomato
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ArticleOcado chief exec to get Tory peerage
Ex-M&S and Booker boss Sir Stuart Rose's peer appointment sparks debate about rewarding party donations with honours
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ArticleCo-op Group voted UK's 'most ethical' company
Results of a survey by Ethical Consumer readers come after scandal surrounding Paul Flowers, group's ex-chairman
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ArticleWellcome Trust buys The Co-op's farms
World's second biggest charitable foundation spends nearly a quarter of a billion buying The Co-op Group's farm portfolio
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Tesco veteran to be Morrisons' next chairman
Ex-Tesco finance director Andrew Higginson will take over on 1 October when Sir Ian Gibson retires
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Article'Hottest-ever' UK-grown chilli hits the shelves at Tesco
The Trinidad Scorpion, which until recently was the hottest chilli in the world, has an average reading of 1.2m Scovilles
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ArticleTesco to stop selling West Bank dates
Decision comes amid renewed tension between Israel and Hamas, but Tesco claims its move is unconnected to conflict
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ArticleAldi breathing down the neck of Waitrose
Kantar data shows that Aldi’s 32% growth rate in last 12 weeks has lifted its market share to 4.8% - just behind Waitrose's 4.9%
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ArticleSainsbury's develops grower links
Supermarket technologist gives wide-ranging speech at Fruit Focus, covering direct sourcing, waste, breeding and GM
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ArticleCouncils seek 'Tesco tax' for England
Derby City Council allegedly demands levy to ensure supermarket spending re-circulates in local communities
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ArticleStaay Food Group expands into Spain and Poland
European importer continues expansion with new branches in Barcelona and Warsaw
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ArticleOnline shopping costs retailers £100m a year
While supermarkets often charge £3 or £4 for each home delivery, the actual cost to them is £20, a Channel 4 show has found
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ArticleBaby leaf iceberg hits Asda shelves
The first-ever bags of baby leaf iceberg were launched in Asda this week, courtesy of PDM Produce
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ArticlePhilip Clarke to leave as Tesco CEO
Unilever stalwart Dave Lewis to become new Tesco CEO from 1 October, 2014, as retailer also issues profit warning
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ArticleBanana brand's new UK organic range
BanaBay's new premium-quality, ethically-produced range is seen as an opportunity for forward growth and success
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ArticleFirst major batch of UK-grown apricots hit shelves at Tesco
Fifteen tonnes of UK-grown stonefruit now on sale in UK, with a huge increase in production lined up to seize export opportunities
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ArticleFlower giant puts Blighty at the heart of its growth
The Butters Group is working to produce a locally-grown variety of chrysanthemum to use in bouquets for Waitrose
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ArticlePotato growers debate the way forward
They met at Aston Grange Farm near Runcorn towards the end of last month at Potato Council’s Cheshire Potato event