All Retail articles – Page 613
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ArticleAsda's Bond calls for OFT Tesco action
Asda’s ceo Andy Bond has said focusing on supermarket activity in the convenience-store sector is too narrow a target for the Office of Fair Trading and is calling for other measures to halt Tesco's rise.
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Tomato producers' retail challenge
Tomato producers are keen to communicate with consumers, but are finding negotiating the right tactics with the multiple retailers more challenging.
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Somerfield focuses on soft fruit
Somerfield is aiming to boost its soft-fruit sales with an increased focus on the category throughout the store and in promotional material.
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ArticleWaitrose second favourite store for UK shoppers
Waitrose has made an amazing leap in the list of UK shoppers’ favourite stores.
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ArticleMushroom boost for beans
Sainsbury’s is giving mushrooms a boost with a cross-category promotion to support Farmhouse Breakfast week this week.
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ArticleBeetroot the next superfood?
Beetroot is set to follow in the footsteps of blueberries and broccoli to become the superfood of the moment for 2006, Tesco is claiming.
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ArticleSir Terry to talk for CCFRA
Tesco boss Sir Terry Leahy will deliver a talk to members of Campden and Chorleywood Food Research Association at their annual open day on June 7.
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Asda ups stakes in price war
You thought the UK was already engaged in a high street price war? Well, hold on to your hats, because Asda has just upped the stakes.
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Asda employees lose out
More than 60 per cent of Asda employees will go without a bonus this year after the supermarket chain failed to meet its annual sales targets.
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ArticleEat in Colour refuses to fade
The fresh produce industry has failed to support fully the proposed generic promotion campaign Eat in Colour, despite the weight of Tesco and Asda’s backing.
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Ex-Asda man to head up Somerfield
Former Asda executive Paul Mason is returning to the UK to head up Somerfield.
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ArticleWalker claims Iceland glory
Iceland’s sales are up 16 per cent on last year thanks to the return of its founder, Malcolm Walker, according to Walker himself.
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M&S expands Simply Food
Marks & Spencer is targeting the convenience sector, with plans to put Simply Food stores in up to 300 BP service stations across the country.
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Retailers accused of planning manipulation
The major multiples are manipulating local council planning systems to enable further expansion, according to a report by Friends of the Earth.
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Strong Christmas sales for Tesco
The unstoppable success story of Tesco continued over the Christmas period with the company reporting strong sales growth.
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ArticleThe Finest Smile at Tesco
The Higgins Group is celebrating after its Smile variety of potato gained a listing in Tesco under its Finest banner.
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ArticleRetail big hitters move on
New Year, new job certainly seems the maxim for three of the leading players in the retail fresh produce scene.
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ArticleSainsbury's keeps momentum going
Sainsbury's has continued its promising recovery under Justin King, announcing a better-than-expected sales uplift in the important run up to Christmas.
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Somerfield closes two distribution depots
Some 440 Somerfield employees will lose their jobs as the supermarket chain closes two distribution centres.
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London 's first refusal for Tesco
A London council has refused permission for the development of a Tesco convenience store on the grounds that it would have an adverse effect on its local shopping centres.