Retail news from FPJ – Page 232
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ArticleTesco pledges to create 20,000 jobs over two years
Tesco has pledged to create 20,000 new jobs in the UK over the next two years by investing in customer service, refreshing stores and opening new ones.
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Prince of Wales and Sainsbury's among investors in waste start-up
The Prince of Wales and Sainsbury’s are among those investing £65 million in a new start-up company that will turn organic waste into energy at plants in the UK.
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ArticleTesco opens hi-tech dotcom store in London
Tesco has opened a 115,000 square foot delivery packing dotcom store in north London that could send its share in the online food sector to over 50 per cent.
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ArticleJob losses as Co-op restructures food business
The Co-operative Group has confirmed it will be making redundancies, mainly at its headquarters in Manchester, as part of the restructuring of its food business.
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Article'Top-up' shoppers offer independent opportunity
Shoppers who watch their budgets by topping-up their cupboards rather than buying in bulk are helping the convenience sector continue grow faster than the total food and grocery sector in 2012.
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ArticlePrice-cutting is 'only factor driving UK growth'
A round up of research shows that price-cutting is all that is driving sales at the major retailers while shoppers seem to be getting used to the tough times and looking at quality and values again.
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ArticleCo-operative Food in magazine launch
Co-operative Food is launching a bi-monthly in-store customer magazine and a bi-monthly digital magazine on 14 March.
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ArticleChef of the Year competition launches for 2012
The UK's most prestigious culinary competition, The National Chef of the Year, is now accepting entries for the 2012 heats.
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ArticleIceland boss closes in on buying back the chain
Iceland chief executive Malcom Walker has been given priority to make an offer to buy back the frozen food business he formed more than 40 years ago.
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ArticleTesco 'turns to fresh produce' to pick up profits
Tesco has reportedly told investors it plans to strengthen its fresh produce range and speed up change in its food business to revive sales after January’s profit warning.
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ArticleSainsbury's CEO pledges to help consumers understand fruit and veg
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has said the supermarket plans to do more to promote understanding of fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleSainsbury's chills out on freezing guidelines
Sainsbury's is aiming to stop £2 billion of food being wasted by removing 'freeze on day of purchase' advice from its packaging.
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ArticleMorrisons launches vegetarian range
Morrisons is launching an M Kitchen vegetarian range, which it says will offer a 'new standard of exceptional meat-free meals'.
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ArticleLondis fresh food sales up by one third
Sales of fresh produce at Londis have risen by 33 per cent year on year with the company pledging to double fresh food sales by 2015.
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ArticleBudgens to match Tesco on over 500 products
Budgens has announced it is lowering prices and matching Tesco on even more products in 2012.
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Tesco helps modernise Malaysian retailers
Tesco is helping the Malaysian government modernise retail businesses in the country.
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ArticleNFU makes supply-chain relationships top priority
The National Farmers Union has outlined its top priorities for the fresh produce sector with building stronger supply chain relationships and progressing the establishment of a supply-chain adjudicator at the top of the list.
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ArticleLime leaves flutter into Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has started stocking UK grown fresh Kaffir limes leaves.
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ArticleCarbon Trust 'disappointed' by Tesco
Tesco has “disappointed” the Carbon Trust as it pulls out of the organisation’s eco-labelling scheme.
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ArticleTesco calms Robbins rumour
Tesco has moved to quash rumours surrounding a new appointment for Bob Robbins, chief operating officer of Tesco’s UK stores.