Retail news from FPJ – Page 208
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ArticleGroup sales shoot up at Iceland
Food retailer toasts a successful financial year, and also plans to open 40 new stores in 2014, creating 1,250 jobs
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ArticleMorrisons plans to axe 2,600 jobs
Supermarket looking to cut department manager and supervisor roles, but is looking at creating 1,000 new c-store jobs
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ArticleReporting GSCoP breaches is 'daunting'
Jersey Royal Company director William Church discusses the benefit of Christine Tacon's crackdown on supply chain malpractice
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ArticleTurnover up but profits slip at S&A Produce
Soft-fruit firm sees sales rise to £57m, but pre-tax profits fell slightly
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ArticleMorrisons breaches supply code
The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket falls foul of GSCoP after it debited suppliers without their permission
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ArticleDeparting King fails to get Sainsbury's sales send-off boost
Like-for-like 12-week sales at Justin King-led retailer down for second quarter in a row, as Mike Coupe prepares to become CEO
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ArticleDesire for heat boosts Barfoots
Firm celebrating third successful season of chilli farming in Senegal, and plans to up production by 50 per cent
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ArticleMorrisons chairman to step down
Announcement of Sir Ian Gibson's intention to step down follows a loss-making year for the retailer
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ArticleAsda to store apples in mountain caves
UK’s second largest retailer will store golden delicious apples under the Italian Alps as alternative to high-energy storage system
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ArticleAnother severe slide for Tesco sales
Senior figures at leading retailer have allegedly called this latest slump Tesco's worst performance for more than two decades
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ArticleHaulier Turners sees profits dip
Fresh produce delivering giants Turners (Soham) sees turnover rise to £242m but pre-tax profits fell to £22.5m
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ArticleWaitrose begins selling 'ugly' fruit
Blemished apples from retailer's African farms on sale in 'mixed' bags on sale from now until late August
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ArticleUK firm unveils new smoothie line
Up-and-coming drinks company Happy Monkey releases apple and blackcurrant flavour exclusively to Tesco stores
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ArticleSpar plans to hike own-label sales
Convenience chain announces it will increase own-label sales by 10 per cent over five years at a brand launch event today
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ArticleTesco wraps up China joint venture
UK’s largest retailer announces completion of ‘milestone’ deal with Chinese firm CRE, creating China’s biggest food retailer
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ArticleInnocent revamps its veg pot range
Smoothie brand signals its commitment to convenience food sector with addition of three new recipes and improved existing flavours
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ArticlePink Lady cancer charity donation dwarfs target
250k special 'donation' packs sold via Tesco, meaning the initial aim to raise £50,000 has been exceeded by 29 per cent
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ArticleBanaBay doubles volumes in Q1
UK and Ecuador-based banana grower and importer continues meteoric growth thanks to new European deals
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ArticleFresh manager for Freshtime
Former chef and ex-manager at 2 Sisters Food Group, Bryan Nelson, will take over accounts for Freshtime’s largest retail customers
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ArticleConvenience sector will grow by £12bn
‘Exciting’ convenience channel set for huge growth as IGD predicts value will rise 30 per cent in next five years