All Retail articles – Page 610

  • Tesco launches 'greener' potato packs
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    Tesco launches 'greener' potato packs

    2006-12-23T16:01:01Z

    A more environmentally friendly packaging for Tesco new potatoes will be introduced following development with packaging supplier Amcor Flexibles and potato suppliers Greenvale AP and Branston.

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    Tesco has slowest checkouts

    2006-12-21T16:01:01Z

    Tesco, the number-one retailer in the UK, has the slowest checkouts and worst queues, a year-long study has found.

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    Scots target c-stores in health drive

    2006-12-21T14:01:01Z

    The Scottish health minister is urging convenience stores across Scotland to sign up to a scheme aimed at making it easier for customers to improve their diets.

  • £3.8bn Christmas supermarket dash expected
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    £3.8bn Christmas supermarket dash expected

    2006-12-21T09:01:01Z

    UK shoppers are set to spend £3.8 billion in supermarkets - £153 per household - before Christmas in an unprecedented festive boom, according to TNS Worldpanel.

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    Tesco drops in customer loyalty rankings

    2006-12-20T13:01:01Z

    Tesco customer loyalty could be waning, two new market research surveys suggest.

  • Tesco to use 'green' lorries
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    Tesco to use 'green' lorries

    2006-12-19T11:01:01Z

    Tesco is to run three quarters of its distribution fleet on biodiesel from next month in a move which will cut greenhouse gas emissions by more than 70,000 tonnes a year, according to the supermarket giant.

  • Aisle fight you for it
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    Aisle fight you for it

    2006-12-19T08:01:01Z

    The six-hour trading limit on Christmas Eve could see scraps breaking out in supermarket aisles across the UK, experts have warned.

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    Tesco first lady

    2006-12-18T15:01:01Z

    Tesco has appointed its first female director to its executive board.

  • Indie retailers blast supermarket tactics
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    Indie retailers blast supermarket tactics

    2006-12-17T08:01:01Z

    A representative of the independent retail sector is dismayed at supermarket tactics over the Competition Commission inquiry into the grocery market.

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    ACS warns on pensions white paper

    2006-12-16T14:01:01Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called for more to be done to reduce costs for small businesses following the release of a government white paper on pensions.

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    Skillsmart scholarship offer

    2006-12-15T17:01:01Z

    The deadline for applications for three scholarships to the prestigious 2007 Oxford Retail Masters Forum from Skillsmart, the sector skills council for retail, and Retail Trust, will be on January 12.

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    Tesco meets price-cut criticism

    2006-12-15T14:09:36Z

    A plan by Tesco to offer massive discounts on Christmas shopping bills has prompted criticism from rival retailers.

  • Tiny Tangerines at M&S
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    Tiny Tangerines at M&S

    2006-12-15T12:01:01Z

    The world’s smallest tangerines will make a UK debut this Christmas at Marks & Spencer.

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    Sainsbury’s scoops third in corporate comp

    2006-12-14T12:01:01Z

    A team of Sainsbury’s colleagues scooped two prizes at global corporate team-building event.

  • Grocery market shows strong growth
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    Grocery market shows strong growth

    2006-12-14T08:01:01Z

    The grocery market has bucked the rumoured trend of a poor pre-Christmas trading period, showing healthy growth in the last quarter.

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    Tesco in £180m deal for China expansion

    2006-12-13T16:01:01Z

    Tesco has boosted its position in China with a £180 million deal to take control of Chinese supermarket chain Hymall.

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    ACS opposes removal of restrictions

    2006-12-12T17:01:01Z

    The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is calling on the government not to remove vital planning restrictions on supermarket development.

  • JS's ceo Justin King
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    Sainsbury’s makes massive Fairtrade move

    2006-12-12T15:55:13Z

    In the world’s biggest conversion of its kind, Sainsbury’s has announced it will be the first UK retailer to convert its entire banana range to Fairtrade.

  • Waitrose shoppers most loyal
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    Waitrose shoppers most loyal

    2006-12-11T15:01:01Z

    Waitrose and Marks & Spencer customers are the most loyal, according to a new survey.

  • Hartington China president, Richard Bruce
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    UK in the spotlight at China fair

    2006-12-11T14:01:01Z

    The potential for co-operation between eastern and western markets was brought into focus at the fourth annual China Agricultural Trade Fair (CATF) this year, with the introduction of a British pavilion.