Retail news from FPJ – Page 239
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ArticleMorrisons to undercut rivals with M local
Morrisons is set to undercut its rivals by up to 11 per cent on fresh produce as it enters the high street with its M local format.
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ArticleFoodservice giant sets apprenticeship target
While London mayor Boris Johnson announced his target to reach 20,000 apprentices this year, Compass Group UK & Ireland made its own offering 1,600 apprenticeship places to its employees in 2011-12.
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ArticleM&S increases food market share
Marks & Spencer has seen a surge in UK sales and a gain in food market share.
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ArticleSainsbury’s and Jamie Oliver part company
Sainsbury’s 2011 Christmas advert will draw down the curtain on the 11-year association between TV chef Jamie Oliver and the supermarket by mutual consent.
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ArticleSainsbury's buyers out in force
Sainsbury’s buyers met with more than 400 suppliers at the Royal Highland Show this year, a record for the supermarket’s presence there over the last 10 years.
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UK apricots kick off at Waitrose
Stonefruit supplier British and Brazilian (B&B) delivered the first of this season’s UK apricots into Waitrose this week.
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ArticleCo-op Highland Court deal yields first fruit
The Co-operative Farms (TCF) has harvested its first stonefruit from the latest addition to its fruit-growing operation - Highland Court Farm in Kent.
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ArticleTesco slapped with rotten produce fine
Tesco has been hit with a fine and costs totalling £16,401 for contraventions of marketing standards for fresh produce over a three-year period at one of its Essex stores.
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Tesco and Sainsbury's slug it out on top fruit
Sainsbury’s and Tesco are locked head-to-head on English apples and pears in one of the most competitive top-fruit seasons on record.
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ArticleSupermarket backs horticulture win
An retailer-union combination has scooped a hat-trick of gold horticultural medals for its Best of British display of fresh flowers, plants and produce.
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ArticleWaitrose unveils expansion plans
Waitrose has unveiled plans to open a record number of branches within the M25 next year, which will create up to 1,000 jobs.
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ArticleMcKenna named as new Asda chief
Judith McKenna, Asda’s current finance director, is to take the reins as the retailer’s chief operating officer.
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ArticleTesco to increase own brands in sourcing plan
Tesco is to ramp up its own brand fresh produce offer and consolidate buying of input materials for suppliers.
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ArticleMcDonald's launches PR drive ahead of 2012 Olympics
McDonald’s has launched a charm offensive ahead of the 2012 Olympics to highlight its British sourcing credentials.
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Tesco reveals plan to conquer Europe
Tesco plans to double its returns from central and eastern Europe to 10 per cent.
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ArticleAsda stikes Pakistani mango deal
Asda has teamed up with the Pakistani High Commission to launch mangoes from the Asian country.
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Londis rushes berries in 36 hours
Symbol group Londis is getting its UK strawberries on shelf nation-wide just 36 hours after picking.
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ArticleAsda COO departs
Asda’s chief operating officer Simon King is understood to have left the retailer after just six months in the job. With no official comment from the Wal-Mart subsidiary, reports have indicated that the appointment “did not work out” and CEO Andy Clarke will now be looking for a replacement as his second in command.
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ArticleMorrisons produce boss makes switch
Morrisons fresh produce trading controller has moved to take charge of its new flower business.
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ArticleM&S to debut with UK apricots
Marks & Spencer will be stocking the first British apricots of the season available in stores nationwide from the third week of July.