Retail news from FPJ – Page 234
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ArticleWaitrose enjoys sales surge
Waitrose has reported that total sales for the week to 3 December were 5.7 per cent higher than the same time last year.
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ArticleEnglish cranberries go on sale in Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to sell English-grown cranberries in its stores.
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ArticleN Ireland pressing ahead with large retailer tax
Northern Ireland is hoping to impose a tax on large retailers by April despite outcry that it is the “wrong levy at the wrong time”.
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ArticleCo-op takes on X Factor in battle for Xmas no.1
The Co-operative is contending with X Factor, Nirvana and even the Wombles for the Christmas number one spot by releasing a charity single starring group chief executive Peter Marks on drums.
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ArticleTesco sales drop for fourth quarter in a row
Tesco has blamed a fourth consecutive quarter of falling UK sales on its Price Drop campaign.
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ArticleApples under threat from price cuts
English apple sector leaders warn that supermarket price cuts are going too deep for too long and risk the future of the industry as sales volumes continue to run well ahead of last year.
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ArticleSupermarket price claims rocked by BBC probe
An investigation by BBC programme Panorama has found that deep price cuts at UK supermarkets do not always represent the value they claim.
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ArticleYorkshire retailers stung with court fine
Two Yorkshire retailers have been handed down large fines for non-compliance with European Community standards for quality and labelling.
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ArticleTesco announces Big Christmas Price Drop
Tesco is cutting the cost of 1,000 everyday items in a Big Christmas Price Drop.
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ArticleGlass Glover co-founder dies aged 81
Gerald Glass, the elder of the brothers who headed Glass Glover Group, one of the UK fruit trade's biggest success stories of the 1970s and 1980s, has died aged 81.
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ArticleMorrisons unveils Christmas savings card
Morrisons has said it will deliver £100 million of savings for customers this Christmas as Britain’s grocers step up the battle for cash-strapped shoppers in the run up to the festive period.
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UK food waste declines
Retailers have claimed a major victory in helping to reduce domestic food waste by 13 per cent.
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ArticleJamie Oliver plumps for Morrisons Christmas deal
Jamie Oliver’s last advert for Sainsbury’s may have only just hit our screens but he has already put his name to an exclusive Morrisons Christmas turkey kit.
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Article'No clear winners' in the supermarket price war
There is “no clear winner” in the retail price war despite it having a “dramatic” effect on driving down prices, various reports this week suggest.
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ArticleMorrisons director calls for supply chain collaboration
The “old assumptions” about how the multiples conduct business within the UK “no longer apply”, Morrisons’ group corporate services director Martyn Jones has claimed.
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ArticleRadiance and Grandeur rock raspberry market
The dominance of premium Maravilla raspberries is under threat from two new primocane varieties called Radiance and Grandeur, US breeder PSI has claimed.
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Asda and Farmfoods team up for Iceland bid
Asda has reportedly joined forces with Scottish frozen food chain Farmfoods to put in a £1.4 billion offer for Iceland.
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Optimism over blackberry sales potential
Asda’s category manager has said the UK’s blackberry market could double in the next three to five years.
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ArticleSteve Rudge departs Tesco
Tesco category manager Steve Rudge has left the UK’s largest supermarket after 25 years with the business.
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ArticleWaitrose to launch loyalty card
Waitrose is launching its first ever loyalty card with tailored offers designed to give its customers the rewards they want, including discounts on fuel.