Retail news from Produce Plus – Page 14
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ArticleWoolworths lagging behind rival Coles
Australian’s leading supermarket Woolworths has posted its lowest quarter of growth in 12 years
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ArticleFresh produce prices boost Coles’ Q1 results
Wesfarmers’ subsidiary Coles has recorded a 5.8 per cent growth in food and liquor sales in the first quarter of the 2015 financial year.
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ArticleWoolworths opens first “dark store”
Australian grocery chain Woolworths has opened its first store dedicated exclusively to online sales
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ArticleTomatoes NZ pushes for stricter irradiation labelling
Concerns imported Australian irradiated tomatoes are being sold unlabelled have been raised by Tomatoes New Zealand
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ArticleAussie retailers to combat online competition
Australian supermarket competitors Coles and Woolworths have both submitted recommendations requesting the deregulation of trading hours
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ArticleFreshmax makes Valleyfresh investment
Australasian produce group buys a majority shareholding in leading Melbourne-based import and pre-packing company Valleyfresh
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ArticleAustralians 'eating more imported fruit'
Winter demand for Northern Hemisphere fruit reportedly rising as retailers run more frequent promotions to secure sales
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ArticleAustralian retail code questioned
Voluntary clause compromises new agreement’s validity, according to farming association
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ArticleColes forms online partnership
Retailer demonstrates innovative marketing strategy as it teams up with popular recipe website taste.com.au
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ArticleVictorian growers meet with buyers
Coles holds event to give growers the opportunity to speak directly with supermarket buyers
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ArticleFlowerdale Farm launches microgreen range
Trial currently underway in 51 Coles outlets in Victoria, with a plan to expand to national distribution
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ArticleMackays installs new banana vendors
The company continues its campaign to increase market penetration for bananas in Brisbane's city centre
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ArticleWoolworths to launch 'Local' brand
Leading Australian retailer's rebrand of smaller shops reminiscent of UK-based chain Sainsbury's
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ArticleMicrogreens enter mainstream retail market
Flowerdale Farm becomes the first Australian grower to sell microgreens in one of the country’s biggest retailers
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ArticleCA stonefruit launch in Australia
After California stonefruit secures landmark Australia market access, launches are held in Sydney and Melbourne
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ArticleApples used in fraudulent sale
A Brisbane woman has paid A$1,500 (US$1,338) for two apples, believing she was purchasing smartphones
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ArticleMackays installs banana vending machine
Innovation aims to increase the fruit's penetration in Brisbane's CBD, with expansion plans on the horizon
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ArticlePMA food donations exceed 5,000kg
Foodbank receives fresh produce exhibited at the PMA Fresh Connections Conference and Trade Show
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ArticleColes fined for misleading consumers
Retailer pays A$61,200 penalty for advertising imported products as Australian-grown
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ArticleWonderful Pistachios launches new product
Company expands Australian range with new pistachio flavour, as well as its almonds entering the local market