All Retail articles – Page 614
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A-Grade score for Ocado
Ocado, the online grocery retailer, has appointed BBC chairman Michael Grade as its first non-executive chairman.
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Retailer hit with labelling fine
A Blackburn greengrocer has bit stung with a bill of £2,200 in fines and costs for labeling mistakes he says are committed by the major multiples all the time.
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ArticleWaitrose goes with Panorama
Waitrose has become the first food retailer to package fresh produce lines with Amcor Panorama.
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ArticleZasada: markets need united front
The UK’s retail and wholesale markets need to develop a more unified approach and message if they are to capture the hearts and minds of the 21st century consumer.
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Tesco in Thai talks
Tesco is in crisis talks with the Thai government in a bid to see through ambitious expansion plans.
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ArticleMorrisons figures expected to please
Analysts expect new Morrisons chief executive to be welcomed into his new role with confirmation that the supermarket chain is back in growth mode.
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Tesco close to finalising Indian deal
Tesco is reportedly set to conclude negotiations with Indian group Bharti Enterprises on October 10 - a move that could bring the first overseas grocery chain to India.
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Tesco to increase local with regional buying offices
Tesco is to open a series of regional buying offices across the country, which will result in hundreds of new locally-produced lines being stocked in its stores, it announced today.
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ArticleWaitrose six-month sales up 11 per cent
Waitrose has seen a total sales growth of 11 per cent to £1.8 billion over the half-year period to July 29, according to interim results unveiled today.
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MEPs to discuss future of local shops
Ahead of its series of fringe meetings at this year’s Political Party Conferences, the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is to engage leading members of the European Parliament (MEPs) in the issue of the future of local shops.
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Retailers fail green test
A report from the National Consumer Council, which calls on UK supermarkets to clean up their act and help shoppers go green, has met with criticism.
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ArticleTesco loses Metro battle
Tesco will not be able to use the Metro name outside the UK after losing a long-running battle over the trademark with German retailer Metro.
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King v Oliver: gloves off
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has criticised celebrity chef Jamie Oliver for his expletive-ridden attack on parents who feed their children junk food.
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ArticleMorePeople land Durose coup
Peter Durose, who left his role as at Tesco last week, has joined recruitment and training specialist MorePeople as associate director.
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Tesco criticised for local claims
A Tesco advert that labels food sourced up to 174 miles away as ‘local’ has this week been criticised by advertising watchdogs.
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ArticleSainsbury's chief hails "unique" role
Sainsbury’s chief executive Justin King has spoken out about the "unique role" of supermarkets in the battle against obesity.
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UK fast-food chains losing healthy incentive
Fast food chains across Britain are quickly losing incentive to stock healthy alternatives for diners, with lack of demand seeing thousands of salads thrown away each day, according to a Times survey.
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ArticleSainsbury's launches green packaging
Sainsbury’s is the latest supermarket to try to improve its green credentials with the launch of compostable packaging on 500 own-label products.
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Sainsbury’s to bring in Tesco man
Ex-Tesco director Neil Sachdev has landed the newly created role of commercial director at Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleSize of foodservice market over-egged
The government has “massively overstated” the size of the UK eating-out market, according to sector analyst Horizons.