Retail news from FPJ – Page 207
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ArticleTesco's Iceberg sales boost plan
Retailer is working with lettuce supplier G's to get more Icebergs on offer when good weather produces a crop flush
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ArticleMorrisons online delivery moves into north London
UK’s fourth largest retailer continues online expansion by offering delivery across parts of north London
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ArticleKing hands over to Coupe at AGM
End of an era for Sainsbury’s as Justin King finally steps down today, handing over to commercial director Mike Coupe
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ArticleM&S Food rescues dismal web sales
Premium retailer’s food like-for-like sales were up 1.7 per cent while online sales plummeted by 8.1 per cent
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ArticleAsda cuts 1,360 management jobs
Retailer confirms job losses after 45-day consultation period and interviews with staff as part of restructure strategy
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ArticleVHB launches summer campaign
A consumer-facing campaign for fresh herb firm VHB will run in BBC Good Food and be promoted through an on-pack competition
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ArticleRetail listings for micro-plants
Little Kitchen Harvest launches new chilli micro-plant to meet current consumer trend of ‘micro-leaf cuisine’
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ArticleLidl creates 2,500 jobs to support growth in fresh
UK’s second largest discounter unveils £220m investment in 2,500 new roles including fresh produce category managers and 20 new stores
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ArticleProfit and sales rise at AG Thames
Importer says varietal success and long-term investment in green has driven a rise in profit to £4.1million and increase in total sales
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ArticleMaxwell takes over from Balicki at WWF
CEO of Worldwide Fruit Rob Balicki steps down after eight years, to be replaced by commercial director Steve Maxwell
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ArticlePotato Council pledges to tackle sales drop
New study shows 'unconscious' decision not to buy potatoes could be reversed through better shopper signposting
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ArticleEast of England Co-op gets 'Big Tick'
Award is the first level of accolade in the Responsible Business Awards, run by the charity Business in the Community
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ArticleHerb firm lands Sainsbury's contract
New deal will bring Scotherbs' fresh herbs to selected supermarkets throughout the year
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ArticleGCA secures vital forensic auditing change for suppliers
Eight out of ten of the UK's leading supermarkets agree to amend the way they backdate demands for money from suppliers
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ArticleJamie Oliver veg toys recalled
Celebrity chef also embroiled in clash between Australian vegetable growers and retailer over campaign crate levy
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ArticleRetailer slashes price of pineapples and tinned tomatoes
Morrisons unveils second round of ‘permanent’ price cuts of up to 41 per cent across 135 products
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ArticleSainsbury’s enters discount market with Netto JV
Discounter Netto will return to UK this year through £25m partnership between Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked
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ArticleOnline shoppers buy less on impulse
Online shopping could dent retailers’ profits as shoppers are less likely to buy impulse so have a lower overall spend, research finds
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Giant Jersey Royals 'left to rot in field'
Supermarkets are allegedly refusing to buy from this season's Jersey Royal crop as 'perfect weather' has made potatoes too big
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ArticleLeaf linked to UK salmonella outbreak may face export ban
Indian betel linked to Birmingham hospital's food poisoning case could get an EU ban akin to that for Alphonso mangoes