All Retail articles – Page 406

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    Not so sour lemons

    2013-04-16T10:16:27Z

    A new citrus variation is set to have the foodservice sector scrapping to get hold of the limited amount of produce.

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    Report: "UK F&V market set for more price rises"

    2013-04-16T10:16:26Z

    A new report has claimed the overall value of the UK fresh produce market will rise by 11.5 per cent between 2013 and 2016, largely due to price inflation.

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    Waitrose has new convenience head

    2013-04-16T10:16:25Z

    Waitrose has made a change at the top of its convenience tree, with Jackie Wharton promoted from the position of director of commercial operations to a new role as director of convenience.

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    Convenience drive for Morrisons

    2013-04-16T10:16:25Z

    Morrisons has acquired seven stores from closing camera chain Jessops as part of its convenience drive this year.

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    Tesco buoyant as Morrisons decline continues

    2013-04-16T10:16:18Z

    Morrisons has suffered a share decline of 0.6 percentage points, according to the latest grocery share data from Kantar Worldpanel.

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    Ocado lowers specs for fresh produce

    2013-04-16T10:16:17Z

    Ocado says it is in the process of broadening its quality specifications in order to sell more misshapen fruit and vegetables.

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    Asda academy throws open its doors

    2013-04-16T10:16:14Z

    Asda has launched a supplier development initiative in partnership with Scotland Food & Drink.

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    Compass rolls out Be Food Smart programme

    2013-04-16T10:16:11Z

    Compass Group UK & Ireland has teamed up with the Department of Health’s Change4Life programme to roll out a new phase of healthy eating promotion.

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    Sir Stuart Rose to chair Ocado

    2013-04-16T10:16:04Z

    Sir Stuart Rose, who stepped down as chairman of M&S back in 2011, will take up the position of chairman at online grocer Ocado.

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    Price inflation and PR push boosts apples

    2013-04-16T10:16:03Z

    English apples have seen 18 per cent price inflation this season and benefited from supermarkets lowering their specifications, as well as a major PR push, growers’ representatives report.

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    Tacon gets the produce industry’s backing

    2013-04-16T10:16:03Z

    The announcement of Christine Tacon, the former MD of The Co-operative Farms, as the long-awaited groceries code adjudicator has been well received by the fresh produce industry.

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    F&V ‘cheapest at greengrocers’, says new show

    2013-04-16T10:16:03Z

    This week’s Channel 4 documentary claiming greengrocers and independent retailers are selling fruit and vegetables up to 35 per cent cheaper than supermarkets is “not surprising”, according to one leading greengrocer.

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    Salmonella found in thyme at Sainsbury's

    2013-04-16T10:16:02Z

    Sainsbury’s has launched an investigation into one of its suppliers after salmonella was found in a packet of the retailer’s own label lemon thyme.

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    700 new jobs at Tesco following online success

    2013-04-16T10:16:00Z

    Tesco says that the popularity of its online grocery service has allowed it to create 700 new jobs at a new dotcom store based in Crawley.

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    The Co-op strengthens executive food team

    2013-04-16T10:15:56Z

    Following a like-for-like food sales increase of 2.2 per cent over the Christmas trading period, The Co-operative group has strengthened its executive team by creating four new roles.

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    Sales rise for German retail giant

    2013-04-16T10:15:56Z

    Metro Group has announced its preliminary figures for the full-year of 2012, revealing an increase in sales of 1.2 per cent to €66.7bn, or growth of 0.8 per cent in local currency.

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    Tesco to stock sweet lemon variety

    2013-04-16T10:15:54Z

    Retail giant Tesco has claimed another fresh produce first after revealing it plans to stock Meyer, a sweet lemon variety, in around 400 of its stores in the UK.

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    Asda's COO set to leave

    2013-04-16T10:15:52Z

    It has been reported that Asda's chief operating officer Judith McKenna will leave to take on a new role with parent company Walmart, the world's largest retailer.

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    Discounters shine over Christmas

    2013-04-16T10:15:45Z

    The likes of Aldi and Lidl performed strongly for the 12 weeks ending 23 December according to the latest retail data from Kantar Worldpanel.

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    Growth in store for foodservice, says Horizons

    2013-04-16T10:15:45Z

    Foodservice consultancy Horizons predicts that ethical issues regarding sustainability, food provenance and ethical trading, which have become less important over the past few years, will once again come to the fore during 2013.