Retail news from FPJ – Page 6
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Three new directors for Spar UK
Appointments include new faces running the grocery and fresh departments
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Grocery sales rise as inflation falls
Grocery price inflation falls to single digits for first time this year, coinciding with rise in grocery sales, says Kantar
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M&S set for biggest month of store openings
Retailer will open six new stores and renew three more in November, the most it has ever achieved a single month
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‘Organic ag must be mainstreamed’
Soil Association outlines ‘Organic For All’ vision at this year’s Organic Trade Conference
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Lords calls for urgent UK hort strategy
The future of the UK horticulture sector looks bleak without urgent steps to safeguard its future, says new House of Lords report
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Wilsons’ Country unveils mash offer
Irish potato supplier launches two new ready-to-eat potato mash products exclusively at Tesco Northern Ireland outlets
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M&S teams up with FareShare
M&S Food donates one million fresh and healthy meals to families in new partnership with FareShare
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Banana Time showcases Ecuador’s banana sector
Industry show in Guayaquil celebrates growth of Ecuadorian banana exports but discusses the various challenges currently facing the sector, from security to climate change
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Tesco UK boss Jason Tarry to step down
Former Aldi UK CEO Matthew Barnes will replace Tarry in March
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Aldi hits 40m meal milestone
Aldi seeks charity partners receive its food donations ahead of the festive period as it hits 40m meal milestone
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Halloween sees pumpkin sales spike
Barfoots of Botley supplies more than one million pumpkins in just four weeks as Halloween approaches
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Aldi announces UK store openings
The discounter reveals sites of 12 new UK supermarkets opening before Christmas
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Fresca increases stake in Thanet Earth
Fresca Group acquires shares held by JV partner Rainbow Growers as part of its strategy to invest in sustainable production of protected crops
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Fresh produce focus for new Aldi lorries
New look is part of discounter’s Get Set to Eat Fresh education programme
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City Harvest highlights financial benefits of redistribution
New study reveals how donating surplus produce to charity is an effective way to save money in the UK food industry
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Abel & Cole: sustainability sticklers
For online organic retailer Abel & Cole, sustainability is much more than a marketing tool. Fred Searle visits the veg box specialist to learn more about its meticulous efforts in environmental and ethical supply
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Asda announces £9m of price cuts
Several fruit lines are included in latest round of discounting
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Grocery price inflation slows for seventh straight month
Inflation continues to ease, but is still running at 11 per cent according to Kantar
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Recyclability seal for wooden boxes ‘gives suppliers competitive edge’
Ecowoox label will help suppliers prove sustainability of wooden packaging to shoppers as Fedemco prepares to roll out new certification
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UK retailers looking for longer-term contracts in soft fruit
Chambers reveals supermarkets’ growing demand for longer contracts with berry suppliers, following availability challenges in recent seasons