Retail
The research and consultancy company Agroter, specialising in fresh produce, carried out an analysis on the perception of the fruit and vegetable department. The research, which involved the 3,000 purchasing managers of Agroter's Monitor Ortofrutta nationwide, revealed the following
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Sales of Waitrose Brussels sprouts have increased by 150%
2023-12-11 00:00
Qatar: Lulu Hypermarket launches International Fruit Festival - 'Fruit Exotica'
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Two months after the start of the tricolour trolley, it is possible to take an initial stock of its effects on supermarket customers' spending. In the pre- and post-initiative comparison, there is a clear improvement in the volume trend in total shop sales, with
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Salad Bar of young shoots grown in a single cycle
2023-12-11 00:00
For the 2023 season, Voltz Maraîchage has developed the Salad Bar concept, offering recipes for a mix of young shoots. Very trendy at the moment, the sale of young shoots is a must in the 4th range supermarket aisles and on market stalls. The seeds presented are marketed individually, as
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According to upset Japanese farmers and officials, their Shine Muscat grape, one of many fruit varieties created by Japan, has been stolen by China and South Korea. Sources claim that Hong Kong and Thai supermarkets offer copycat grapes grown by China and South Korea. They closely resemble Shine
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The retail trade of fruits and vegetables has always considered the festive period an occasion to increase sales, especially in a time when the consumption of fresh produce is decreasing due to the cost-of-living crisis. The increase concerns almost all products, including potatoes, the campaign
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Aldi plans to open ten new stores across Spain in December
2023-12-08 00:00
Italy: Codè Crai Ovest exceeds 2023 turnover expectations
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Traders cease onion and potato supply due to VAT charges
2023-12-08 00:00
A scarcity of potatoes and onions has gripped the Kathmandu Valley as traders cease their sale, citing the government's imposition of a value-added tax (VAT) on these essential agricultural products. The Potato Onion Traders Association (POTA) has stopped supplying these items to retailers and
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Mandarins from Pakistan are now available on the supermarkets shelves in the capital of Uzbekistan, which indicates the arrival of the first shipments of these products from Pakistan this season, EastFruit experts from Tashkent report.
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"Getting TOVs from regular Dutch growers again"
2023-12-08 00:00
Last year, high energy prices meant there was little supply from those countries' greenhouses, so supermarkets had to switch to imports from Southern Europe. How are things looking this year? We approached Lidl Netherlands for more insight into their supplies and strategies for the upcoming
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Avisomo, Coop Norway form JV to grow Norwegian lettuce year-round
2023-12-07 14:00
Avisomo, an Oslo-based turnkey vertical farming systems developer and equipment manufacturer, has formed a strategic partnership with Norway’s second-largest supermarket chain, Coop Norway, to build a fully automated vertical farm directly integrated into its existing distribution centre.
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Düsseldorfer Runde: Consumer climate remains tense - is there still room for sustainability?
2023-12-07 14:00
In fact, receipts and customers per day have increased again and in some cases even exceeded expectations, it was said at the beginning. However, the representatives of the food retail industry agreed on one point: "We will not return to pre-inflation levels for the time being. The consumer climate will
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Avisomo, a Norwegian agtech supplier, and Coop Norway, a global retailer, formed a strategic partnership to build an automated vertical farm that will be directly integrated into the retailer's existing distribution center. Signed on November 27th, 2023, the deal brings an additional €5.2
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Sole365 opens a new shop in Casoria
2023-12-07 00:00
On 13 December in Casoria, a new Sole365 supermarket will open its doors at 9.00 a.m. in Via Armando Diaz 106. Immersed in the most magical of Christmas atmospheres, amidst festive decorations, gift ideas and many selected food and wine delicacies, a new Sole365 will bring the best of Christmas
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Webuy Global Announces MOU to Acquire PT Tiga Sakti Utama
2023-12-07 00:00
Webuy Global Ltd, an emerging community e-commerce retailer with a focus on grocery and travel in Southeast Asia, today announced it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding to acquire controlling interest in PT. Tiga Sakti Utama, an importer and wholesaler of fruits in
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Aldi’s festive veg staples available from just 15p
2023-12-07 00:00
Greece claims two top spots for the world's best fruits
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Irish retail demand and consumption of potatoes remain buoyant
2023-12-07 00:00
Irish retail demand and consumption of potatoes remain buoyant and should escalate significantly as Christmas approaches. Some progress was made in terms of lifting over the past week, however, the saleable yield of potatoes in store will be very difficult to estimate. This year’s yield dig
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“We were able to report that this particular package was 80% less plastic by weight"
2023-12-07 00:00
Shannon Boase from CKF recently gave a presentation at the Global Berry Congress in Rotterdam entitled Better Blues: Costco's Canada Case Study.
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Pam: good value for money. Premium line missing
2023-12-07 00:00
For our usual survey inside a large-scale retail outlet, this week we stopped by the Pam supermarket in Parma, a historic shop in the city of Emilia, which has been renovated several times over the years and is part of the Panorama shopping centre;
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The annual meeting is used by the members of the association to discuss the completed stone fruit campaign. As Fruchthandel Magazin had also reported, this was certainly not easy, especially as far as apricots were concerned, which had severe sales difficulties.
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