Retail news from FPJ – Page 63
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ArticleShopper confidence stable despite tighter restrictions
IGD index score unchanged in December, at highest level since February 2020, thanks to Christmas boost and vaccine rollout
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ArticleOnline drives Sainsbury's growth
Supermarket reports 9.3 per cent rise in Christmas sales, with a triple-digit rise in online grocery
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ArticleAldi enjoys record Christmas sales
Sales up 10.6 per cent in four weeks before Christmas, with strong premium range and alcohol sales driving growth
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ArticleBritish berry sales up 19 per cent at Iceland
Retailer lands British Summer Fruits award for highest year-on-year sales growth in UK-grown soft fruit
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ArticleAldi to spend £3.5bn a year more with British suppliers
Discounter pledges to significantly increase volume of food and drink it sources from British suppliers as it continues to expand in UK
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ArticleRetailers enjoy busiest-ever December
Covid lockdown restrictions meant shoppers spent more in supermarkets than ever before over Christmas
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ArticleShortages feared amid border chaos
French ban on freight transport from UK sparks concerns of empty shelves in various lines as panic-buying starts to compound the problem
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ArticleEarly start for Healthy Start at Lidl
Supermarket to increase value of fruit and veg vouchers three months before government rises kick in
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ArticleTesco unveils plant-based Christmas offer
Supermarket expands its range of meat-free Christmas dinners with a varied and veg-heavy offer
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ArticleEU demand for Brazilian fruit ‘set to rise five per cent’
Abrafrutas forecasts European market share growth of five per cent each year for next three years after sector “bounces back” from Covid-19
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ArticleTesco hails 'best Xmas for sprouts in years'
Supermarket says ideal growing conditions mean Brussels sprouts are more plentiful, larger and better quality than for many years
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ArticleDip in sales and profits for Asda
Supermarket chain, which is in the process of switching to new ownership, reports 2019 figures to Companies House
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ArticleStrong start for Ocado-M&S tie-up
Ocado Retail reports 35 per cent revenue growth as shoppers favour online buying, with fresh foods particularly popular
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ArticleSupermarket sales accelerate again
November 2020 is biggest sales month ever for supermarkets, according to Kantar, with December expected to surpass that
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ArticleLidl GB to refund business rates relief
Lidl joins Aldi in announcing it will refund over £100m in business rates relief received during pandemic to the UK government
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ArticleOn a role: MorePeople celebrates 20 years
After two decades recruiting candidates for permanent positions in the food industry, MorePeople knows a thing or two about finding the right person for the job. Fred Searle speaks to chief executive and founder Guy Moreton as his company celebrates its 20th anniversary
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ArticleTwo in five grocers see falling sales volume
The shift towards home working has badly damaged city centre food stores despite £9bn of incremental grocery market growth
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ArticleCo-op trials scan-and-go app
Shoppers to scan and go when stocking up on vital food and essentials as part of new Central England Co-op trial
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ArticleNorth East set for additional produce hub
£3m investment spearheaded by Gateshead wholesaler JR Holland will operate in addition to North East Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market
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