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Waitrose To Open 100 Convenience Stores
The upmarket chain, Waitrose, has decided to reach out for millions more shoppers and go head-to-head with its competitors' convenience outlets, Tesco Express and Sainsbury's Local.
Whole Foods Market Looks Set To Expand
New details have emerged that Whole Foods Market is targeting new stores in three of the UK's largest cities.
Can Farmers Markets Save British Farming?
The Real Food Festival brought the biggest producers market ever to Earls Court for four days last week, April 24th to 27th, with nearly 20,000 visitors coming to see the vast array of delicu with some of the most delicious produce available in the UK: it was crammed with artisan foods, organic wines & beers, oysters, welfare-friendly veal and handmade cheeses.
Study Shows All Is Not Bad Despite Credit Crunch
New research shows that the economic slowdown hasn't hampered the performance of the grocery sector.
Grocery Sector Inquiry Is Slammed
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) said that small, independent shops have been let down by the Competition
Commission in its inquiry into the grocery sector.
Tesco Launches Carbon Footprint Labelling System
Britain's biggest supermarket chain, Tesco, has launched a labelling scheme which will allow consumers to compare the carbon footprints of grocery items.
How Will The 10p Tax Scrap Effect You?
The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is calling on the Government to rethink its plans to force employers to pay for the loss of the 10p rate of income tax by increasing the National Minimum Wage. The move is likely to compel smaller businesses to put up their prices, and could lead to greater unemployment.
Shop Online With South Devon Chilli Farm
South Devon Chilli Farm has invested in new web page technology to enable retailers to place orders online.
Consumers Ready To Pay More For Local Food
Sixty-four percent of the public is willing to splash out a few extra pennies to make sure staples like milk, bread and vegetables are sourced locally.
Parking Charges Kill Town Centres
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has called on local authorities to rethink town centre parking policies ahead of the local elections in England and Wales in May.
Selling Loose Olives
No good deli would be complete without a loose olive counter.
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