Retail news from FPJ – Page 4
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Asda opens record number of Express stores in December
Move is part of long-term plan for Asda to become the UK’s second-largest grocery retailer
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Sainsbury’s CEO to deliver 2024 City Food & Drink Lecture
Simon Roberts says he will share his thoughts on how industry can work together “to build resilient, integrated food system”
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M&S hits 70m meal redistribution milestone with Neighbourly
Partnership supports both M&S’s social and food waste commitments
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Brussels sprouts ‘not just for Christmas’ as sales rise 150 per cent at Waitrose
Supermarket says increased awareness of versatility of the vegetable in dishes is driving sales growth
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British Berry Growers rejects BRC comments on producer pay
The industry group rebuffs British Retail Consortium claim that growers are losing pay to middlemen
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Aldi on course for Christmas sales bonanza
The retailer expects more than half of UK households will eat at least one Aldi product this Christmas as more shoppers attracted by its low prices
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Earth & Wheat launches wonky Christmas veg box
Supplier pledges to donate four meals to FareShare for every box sold
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December set for record grocery sales
41 million Brussels sprouts expected to be sold every day in the week before Christmas
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SPAR UK donates £250,000 to FareShare
Donation provides equivalent of one million meals to those struggling to afford food
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Petition set for Parliament
Public pressure mounts on supermarkets as more than 100,000 signatories back Riverford’s ’Get Fair About Farming’ campaign
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Aldi drops 180 festive prices
Reductions and price locks include Christmas veg such as Brussels sprouts
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Global Berry Congress: tough road ahead for berry suppliers
Expert speakers predict higher costs and a higher bar in terms of quality for the soft fruit sector during the leading annual event for the international berry business
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Co-op sales earn berry crown
British Berry Growers names Co-op ‘UK berry retailer of the year’
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IPL partners with Hark on energy monitoring
Asda sourcing arm undertakes project with IoT firm to track energy efficiency and asset performance at its production sites
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Retailers back King’s project
Food industry firms have joined forces to support King Charles’ Coronation Food Project to distribute more surplus food to charity
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#GetFairAboutFarming petition hits 75,000
Over 75,000 shoppers sign petition urging the ‘Big Six’ supermarkets to treat UK farmers more fairly, yet retail chiefs stay silent
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Florette launches Christmas giveaway
Shoppers given chance to win a share of £25,000 as leading salad brand renames best-selling packs in festive makeover
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Berry grower retail relations sour
British Berry Growers survey reveals that 80 per cent of growers feel they ’no longer have a partnership’ with UK supermarkets
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Adjudicator urges supplier input on cost price talks
Mark White says ‘golden rules’ must apply in cost price decrease dicussions as well as in CPIs
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British Potato Show returns to Harrogate
Taking place at the Yorkshire Event Centre on 22 and 23 November, the ‘seed to shopping trolley’ event will showcase the latest trends and technology in the sector