Retail news from FPJ – Page 270
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ArticleNutty buys at Morrisons
Morrisons is encouraging its customers to “fall into Autumn” with Kentish cobnuts.
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ArticleTesco vows to become Britain's biggest discounter
Tesco and Asda went to war yesterday, as the supermarkets form an orderly queue to proclaim the end of food price inflation.
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ArticleAsda slashes prices on 5,000 lines
Asda has lit the fuse for yet another round of price wars by pledging to slash prices on 5,000 products.
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ArticleM&S riled by Waitrose cheap shot
Having marketed their premium credentials for years, self-styled up-market retail chains M&S and Waitrose are squabbling over which of them is the cheapest.
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ArticleJamie's back - Pass It On
Jamie Oliver is back on the nation’s case, this time launching a new initiative to get British people cooking wholesome food.
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ArticleSainsbury's chief: consumer sentiment worse than ever
Sainsbury’s chief executive has told the Financial Times that British consumers think "things are worse than they really are".
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ArticleWaitrose finds it tough at premium end
As Morrisons reported an impressive hike in its profits, and thanks cash-strapped shoppers, premium end supermarket chain Waitrose today unveiled an eight per cent fall in operating profit in the six months to July 26.
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ArticleMorrisons unveils crunch-busting profit hike
As predicted by analysts earlier this week, Morrisons pre-tax profits jumped by 19 per cent in the six months to August 3.
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ArticleBumper Picota crop bucks cherry trend
Spanish Picota cherries have enjoyed a particularly strong season this year, with UK retailers reporting double-figure increases in sales of the fruit.
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Asda tracks consumer confidence
Asda has contracted TNS to carry out a consumer confidence survey, to find out consumers’ views on issues such as the economy and diet.
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Morrisons signs up to new ethical scheme
Morrisons has become the first UK or Irish company to sign up to a new ethical scheme that empowers workers in the developing world to talk freely about poor pay and working conditions.
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ArticleKing lends voice to airfreight debate
Sainsbury’s ceo Justin King has assured the aviation industry the supermarket does not support the labelling of airfreighted produce.
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ArticleMorrisons maintains momentum
Morrisons' is expected to continue its sales momentum with the announcement of solid half-year results this Thursday.
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Price rise on fruit and veg hits 14.7 per cent
An index compiled by retail analyst Verdict Research for the BBC has revealed an 8.3 per cent hike in food prices since January.
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ArticleFruity Faces gears up for back-to-school rush
Fruity Faces is gearing up for back-to-school trade, as an increasing number of parents look to the inflatable fruit cases to get their kids to eat healthily.
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ArticleAsda bucks organic trend
Asda has reported an increase of 25 per cent in sales of its organic range in the last quarter, whilst the rest of the market has grown at just under three per cent.
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Phil Vickery teams up with Aldi to beat credit crunch
Award-winning TV chef Phil Vickery has joined forces with discounter Aldi to tackle the effects of the credit crunch on the nation’s eating habits.
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ArticleMorrisons bites back
Re:fresh award-winning supermarket group Morrisons has slated a National Consumer Council (NCC) report that placed it at the bottom of a retail health league.
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M&S to air advert starring David Jason
Marks & Spencer is set to move on from its “this is not just food” advertising campaign and will turn to household names to boost sales of its ready meals.