New Zealand: Broccoli outperforms donuts and other surprising shopping habits from New World Point Chevalier's first week
Foodstuffs North Island has reported: "New Zealand's latest supermarket, New World Point Chevalier, has had a strong start, with over 22,000 shoppers passing through the checkouts in its." read more

With the closure of August, the presence of plums in GDO stores increases, marking the final phase of the seasonality of summer drupes. Italiafruit News' analysis offers a snapshot of the assortments found in a sample of retail points in the Parma area. read more

Banana marketer Dole China, Thai importer-distributor City Fresh Fruit, multi-format food retailer Central Retail Vietnam, and seed company Rijk Zwaan have won the prestigious Asia Fruit Awards 2025. The winners were announced during a presentation ceremony at the event today. The annual read more

Cortiliasi's online shopping service on Amazon is expanding and strengthening by conquering new cities: Turin, Bologna, Genoa, Reggio Emilia, Modena, and surrounding areas, after already reaching Milan, Monza, and over 80 neighboring towns in the past. Currently, the available assortment includes... read more

Tesco will start testing an avocado scanner this week, which will allow customers to determine the ripeness of the fruit while in the store. The scanner is intended to assist shoppers in choosing avocados that are suitable for slicing or immediate consumption as a spread, with the additional goal of reducing waste in-store and at home. read more

The home consumption and retail sales of potatoes are improving as households return to their normal routines following the reopening of schools. Early Rooster potatoes are still being introduced to the market. However, there have been reports of some quality issues, including cracking, which may be attributed to dry weather conditions. read more

"It's becoming harder to maintain our margins with the 5% increase in labor costs," a Japanese grower stresses. Even here, growers cannot escape the increasing numbers, and at the end of the day, the margin stays the same. Or does it? "Luckily, we're able to slightly increase prices in retail to." read more

A revolutionary avocado scanner, designed to help shoppers determine the ripeness of the fruit in stores and reduce waste at home, will be tested by Tesco this week. read more

This is evident from the structural data on the food trade, which are published together with many other key figures on the German retail sector in the statistical compendium "EHI Retail Data Report 2025". read more

Altroconsumo, the largest independent consumer organization in Italy and part of Euroconsumers, has published its annual survey on the affordability of supermarkets, hypermarkets, and discount stores in the country. The analysis shows that, by carefully choosing the brand and focusing on... read more

UK: John Lewis Partnership has appointed industry veteran Tom Denyard as the new Managing Director of its supermarket business Waitrose. Denyard, who is currently heading Tesco Online, will assume his new role in January 2026. read more

"Back in 2025 is also the initiative "Tutti in Campo" (Everyone on the Field), promoted by Selex Gruppo Commerciale, which, in its third edition, renews its commitment to sports and local communities. Starting next fall, in over 1,900 retail points (Famila, A&O on a national scale and... read more

Each year, new plant varieties and products compete for attention at the Farwest Show. This year, the top selections were honored with Retailer's Choice Awards by a panel of volunteer garden retailers. The awards were presented on August 21 at the Farwest Show in Portland, Oregon. read more

The Garden Centre Association (GCA) and Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) members can now access the latest GCA Garden Retail Online Workshops (GROW) course and this time it's designed to help their plant area teams. The Herbaceous Plants course is the 97th workshop to be added to the GCA's… read more

In July, the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade continues to show positive performance: volumes are increasing, although to a lesser extent than in June, while sales in value are sharply rising thanks to the increase in the average price mix of fruits. Summer products remain under observation. read more

The sub-indicator of willingness to buy, which is important for the retail sector, remains almost unchanged. Consumer restraint persists, while at the same time, consumers are planning to save less. In comparison to the previous month, their propensity to save has decreased. read more

The sub-indicator of acquisition propensity, which is important for retail, remains almost unchanged. Consumer restraint continues, while at the same time consumers are planning to save less. Their inclination to save has decreased compared to the previous month. read more

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court of Australia against four fresh produce suppliers and three senior executives for allegedly fixing prices when supplying fresh vegetables to Aldi, violating Australia's cartel laws. read more

The national distribution system is undergoing profound changes that do not only concern the ownership structure, as in the case of Carrefour (for more information read here), but also the development of new formats and strategies; just think of the evolution of supermarkets. read more

Starting from September 1st, Nick Nieuwesteeg has joined Plantipp and its American sister company, Concept Plants. With more than thirteen years of experience in the industry, Nick brings a wealth of energy and knowledge. Having held management positions at both plant breeders and retailers, he has... read more