Retail news from FPJ – Page 324
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ArticleSomerfield sells Kwik Save
Somerfied has sold its discount brand Kwik Save to an entrepreneurial band of businessmen, BTTF.
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Asda faces strike action
Asda’s distribution network is facing major disruption after union leaders have warned of an impending strike.
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Tesco staff in £111m windfall
Some 50,000 Tesco staff enjoyed shares in a £111m windfall yesterday, after two company share options matured.
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Asda plans to open 25 new stores
Asda bosses have announced plans to open new stores in a bid to recover from a turbulent 2005.
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ArticleRe:fresh sponsors back for more
This year’s Re:fresh Awards will again be sponsored by Florette, the UK’s leading supplier of branded bagged salads.
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ArticleGlobal food safety update
Chris Anstey, product integrity manager at Tesco, gave delegates at the CIES Food Business Forum’s Food Safety conference in Paris an update on the work of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI).
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ArticleSmall retailers to disappear by 2015
Politicians have warned that the dominance of large independents and multiple retailers will force small and independent retailers off the UK high street by 2015.
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ArticleUnion discrimination to cost Asda £850,000
Asda discriminated against trade union members, an employment tribunal has ruled.
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ArticleConsistency key for MBL winner
Availability, consistency and creativity are the key to succeeding in fresh produce, according to MBL’s fresh produce store of the year award winner.
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Asda back in black
Asda's switch to black for its produce department has paid dividends, the retailer is claiming.
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ArticleSeminis looks to brands
International seed developer, Seminis, has launched a new range of branded produce destined for European retail shelves.
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ArticleTesco's US convenience expansion
Tesco is set to expand its convenience empire, but this time into the US market.
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ArticleOz looking to taste success with M&S
Australian stonefruit producers are looking for success in Marks & Spencer with their white flesh nectarines.
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ArticleAsda's Bond calls for OFT Tesco action
Asda’s ceo Andy Bond has said focusing on supermarket activity in the convenience-store sector is too narrow a target for the Office of Fair Trading and is calling for other measures to halt Tesco's rise.
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Tomato producers' retail challenge
Tomato producers are keen to communicate with consumers, but are finding negotiating the right tactics with the multiple retailers more challenging.
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Somerfield focuses on soft fruit
Somerfield is aiming to boost its soft-fruit sales with an increased focus on the category throughout the store and in promotional material.
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ArticleWaitrose second favourite store for UK shoppers
Waitrose has made an amazing leap in the list of UK shoppers’ favourite stores.
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ArticleMushroom boost for beans
Sainsbury’s is giving mushrooms a boost with a cross-category promotion to support Farmhouse Breakfast week this week.
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ArticleBeetroot the next superfood?
Beetroot is set to follow in the footsteps of blueberries and broccoli to become the superfood of the moment for 2006, Tesco is claiming.
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ArticleSir Terry to talk for CCFRA
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy will deliver a talk to members of Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association at their annual open day on June 7.