Retail news from FPJ – Page 34
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ArticleAldi opens 900th UK store amid major expansion
Discounter plans to operate 1,200 stores in Britain by 2025 and is investing £1.3bn over next two years
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ArticleAldi launches 99p vegan range
Discounter taps into rising popularity of plant-based foods with new Plant Menu range
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ArticleRetailers cut prices to mitigate Covid effect
UK retailers Co-op and Waitrose today announced they will both cut food prices to help consumers cope with more tough economic times ahead
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ArticleOddbox teams up with PodFather
Oddbox expansion plans bear fruit with PodFather fleet management solutions
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ArticleR&G Fresh sees bright future for herbs
MD Mathew Prestwich is confident that through category planning and a greater understanding of consumers, the herbs sales boom will continue
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ArticleAsda opens sustainability store
UK retailer Asda has opened a new sustainability trial store in Leeds to help shoppers reduce plastic use
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ArticleWaitrose expands trial with Deliveroo
Retailer beefs up delivery pilot to cover 30 stores and more than 650 products after positive initial response from customers
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ArticleWhole Foods joins list of Infarm customers
The Berlin-based urban farming specialist continues its meteoric rise with the addition of one of London's leading retailers
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ArticleInfarm could supply more fruit and veg
During FPJLive and ahead of its Whole Foods tie-up, the group’s UK operations director confirmed its ambitious plan
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ArticleDemand surges for edible pumpkins
Tesco reports large volumes of Sweet Cooking pumpkins being planted in response to the vegan trend
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ArticleNew pear packs cut waste at Iceland
Linerless technology is set to eliminate 15 tonnes of plastic and could be rolled out to other produce lines
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ArticleAldi doubles size of Deliveroo trial
Trial now operating from 42 stores as discounter continues to explore possibilities in e-commerce
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ArticleCovid restrictions boost grocery sales
Latest Kantar figures suggest tightening restrictions and greater lockdown measures are boosting take-home grocery
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ArticleRetailers must invest in digital
UK retailers must improve their online presence in response to changing consumer demands, advises eCommerce platform Kooomo
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ArticleTesco launches rail reefer service from Spain
Transfesa Logistics will transport fruit and veg from Valencia to UK as retailer looks to shift more of its distribution network from road to rail
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ArticleShopper confidence dips due to Covid-19 and Brexit
Rise in cases, renewed restrictions and Brexit damage consumer confidence but trust in retailers to ensure product availability stays high
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ArticleAldi reaching out to charities again this Christmas
Retailer wants to combat rise in food insecurity and expects to surpass the 450,000 meals it donated through Neighbourly last Christmas
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ArticleHealth rises to top of agenda
Leading analysts explore how the produce industry can shore up coronavirus gains at FPJLive
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ArticleRaymond Blanc launches British topfruit season
The UK harvest is underway with 1.6 billion apples forecast and fantastic eating quality expected
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ArticleAldi scraps single-use fruit and veg bags
Initiative is part of wider commitments to reduce plastic at the discounter and will take out 100 tonnes