Retail news from FPJ – Page 310
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ArticleSainsbury's steps up expansion plans
Sainsbury’s has accelerated its store expansion plans as its faith grows in the longevity recovery.
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Supermarket inquiry to be delayed
The heads of the big four UK supermarkets have expressed concerns over rising costs and likely delays to the Competition Commission's inquiry into the grocery sector.
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ArticleEvery retailer wins with TNS
The latest TNS Worldpanel grocery market share figures, for the 12 weeks ending November 5, reveal nearly all the major chains are enjoying growth ahead of the overall market.
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ArticleSainsbury's continues recovery
Underlying half-yearly profits at Sainsbury’s have grown 60.2 per cent to £189 million.
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ArticleAsda results impress
The introduction of new store initiatives has seen Asda improve its market share over the last quarter, group owner Walmart has announced.
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ArticleHealthy snacking market soars
The market for dried fruit, nuts and seeds for snacking has increased by 50 per cent over the last five years and is approaching a yearly value of half a billion pounds.
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ArticleMinister urges greater waste effort from retailers
Environment minister Ben Bradshaw has told major supermarkets that they need to do more to reduce the amount of packaging and food waste going through their stores.
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ArticleMBMG chipper for Blumenthal
Leading potato specialist MBMG has been nominated as the “greatest authority on chips” by one of the country’s most prominent chefs.
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ArticleMorrisons in fennel sales drive
Morrisons is seeing significant growth in fennel sales mid-way through a winter soup promotion.
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Learning web for retailers
Skillsmart Retail, the sector skills council for retail, launched a new website for retailers and learning providers last week as the final stage of its re-branding.
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Queues hinder school meals
An independent caterer for the schools’ sector has said a decline in uptake of secondary school meals is due to a failing on the part of schools, not healthier meals.
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ArticleM&S posts £400m half-year profit
The M&S recovery bandwagon rolls on, with first-half pre-tax profits of just over £400 million.
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ArticleAsda to launch online offensive
Asda is to hire 1,800 staff to launch a massive expansion of its internet operations.
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ArticleM&S figures to delight City
Marks & Spencer is expected to reveal figures this week that rubber-stamp its recovery under incumbent chief executive Stuart Rose.
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Government guidance notes to help out-of-hours delivery
Government guidance notes on night curfews for lorry operations should help local authorities improve out-of-hours delivery arrangements, to the benefit of retailers, daytime road users and local residents, according to the Freight Transport Association.
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ArticleACS publishes full Competition Commission submission
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has today published its full submission to the Competition Commission.
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October retail sales dip
Retail sales fell during October, ending a seven-month reign of growth, but food sales bucked the trend with “healthy sales growth”, according to a distributive trades survey.
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Planet Organic opens new stores
Ten years after opening its first doors in the UK, London-based organic and natural food supermarket Planet Organic is set to open four new stores in and around the capital.
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Largest ever celebration for British produce
This year's fifth annual British Food fortnight was the largest celebration of British produce to date, organisers have announced.