Retail news from FPJ – Page 278
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ArticleThe Co-op builds on Good with Food plan
The Co-operative has continued to build on its rebrand by unveiling more Truly Irresistible fresh produce lines and an extended new summer-eating range, as part of its Good with Food strategy.
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ArticleOmbudsman must be "proactive", warns Swift
The Competition Commission's recommendation of introducing an independent ombudsman as part of a new Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP) is a major victory for suppliers, but its success will depend on how proactive the ombudsman is allowed to be, according to Duncan Swift, head of Grant Thornton’s Food and Agribusiness Recovery Group.
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Fruit juice withdrawn from shelves
Soft drinks giant Britvic has been forced to recall bottles of Robinsons Fruit Shoot Strawberry No Added Sugar due to a risk that the juice had been contaminated with peanuts.
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Taypack turns back on Asda
Perthshire potato supplier Taypack Potatoes has walked away from a reported £32 million a year programme with Asda, due to returns it decided were unsustainable.
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ArticleWaitrose plans 100 convenience stores
Waitrose is planning to open 100 convenience stores in market towns across the UK.
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ArticleGrocery inquiry splits supplier opinion
Supermarket suppliers and their representatives have voiced their mixed reactions to the Competition Commission’s final report out this week.
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ArticleRetailers bite back at grocery market findings
UK supermarkets have criticised proposals for a new Groceries Supply Code of Practice and the formation of an ombudsman set out by the Competition Commission, claiming that it could cost the industry millions of pounds.
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ArticleSupermarkets sign up to environmental pledge
A string of household-name retailers are launching a new, industry-wide environmental commitment to battling climate change.
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ArticleGroceries immune to spending slowdown
The UK grocery sector has shown itself to be immune from the consumer spending slowdown, it was claimed this week.
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ArticleCompetition Commission recommends ombudsman
After two years of deliberation, the Competition Commission has recommended the appointment of an independent ombudsman to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice. For that and more details of the CC's final report, click here.
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Produce takes key role in Tesco carbon project
Potatoes and orange juice are two of the four categories chosen by Tesco as forerunners in its groundbreaking launch of a major trial on carbon labelling on own-brand products.
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ArticleSainsbury's gears up for next three-year plan
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King is set to launch his next three-year plan, with the aim of generating an extra £3.5 billion of sales.
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ArticleOFT probes grocery price collusion in UK
The head offices of at least two of the UK’s big four supermarkets were “raided” this week, as an investigation into grocery price fixing was stepped up.
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ArticleHot mash cones for cold summers
Mini cones of bangers and mash have been unveiled as the latest all-weather alternative to the ’99 Flake.
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ArticleGive over Darling
Retailers should not be footing the bill for incoherent government policy, says ACS
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ArticleTesco denies US rumours
Tesco has moved to quash industry rumours that key executives from its US venture are returning to the UK.
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OFT to pay Morrisons £100,000
The Office of Fair Trading will pay Morrisons £100,000 in damages after wrongly accusing the retailer of price fixing.
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ArticleMore criticism for organic proposals
The Soil Association’s proposals surrounding airfreight of organic fresh produce have come in for more criticism - this time from retailers and ministers as well as the Fresh Produce Consortium.
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ArticleUS retail expert slams Tesco smokescreen
An experienced US retailer turned consultant has slammed Tesco’s reports of Fresh & Easy’s performance in the US as “coded language” that is “an insult to everyone in the industry”.
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M&S to rationalise buyers
Marks & Spencer is to examine its buying department in a review that will affect at least 40 buyers, with at least six set to lose their jobs, it has been claimed.