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NewsNick Tatum and Steve Masters join Moto Hospitality in director roles
Tatum was previously strategy, change and operations director of the UK commercial food division at Tesco
NewsCo-op becomes official grocery franchise partner of the NUS
The Co-op has opened its first seven franchise stores this year. Four are at universities
NewsNisa store in Sale reopens within hours of ram-raid attack
Ram-raiders targeted Hamant Patel’s Manor Avenue, Sale, shop in the early hours of Saturday 14 September
NewsAsda replaces black plastic trays with cardboard for Extra Special steaks
The retailer said the initiative would save more than 50 tonnes of plastic a year
News‘Trust mark’ looks to highlight recycled plastic content on packaging
Labels will declare the percentage of recycled plastic content in the packaging
NewsDistributor RH Amar promotes James Amar to commercial analyst
The former brand manager will work with both the sales and marketing teams
Grocer 33Asda Dunkeld Road, Perth: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We monitor our prices versus the discounters on a weekly basis through head office and we react accordingly’
NewsGovernment must ‘get a grip’ on depletion of free cashpoints, says Which?
The ACS said it would continue to urge the Payments Systems Regulator to intervene to ensure that free access to cash
NewsCity snapshot: Science in Sport first half losses top £3m despite sales surge
Science in Sport has widened pre-tax losses from £2.6m to £3.1m in the half-year to the end of June on revenue that soared from £9.9m to £24.9m. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
NewsMedia Bites 18 September: Ocado/M&S, Grocery market share, Brexit stockpiling
Ocado has claimed it could start delivering M&S groceries earlier than next September when it switches from its long-term partnership with Waitrose.
NewsACS warns c-stores of no-deal Brexit disruption to supply and staff
The briefing also alerts convenience store operators to the risk of consumers stockpiling
NewsAsda shrugs off Brexit uncertainty as sales growth accelerates
Fresh food availability had improved as a result of changes to its supply chain and store processes
NewsCity snapshot: Bank holiday sun helps grocery market back into growth
The grocery market has returned to growth with a 0.5% uplift in value sales, the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show. Plus, Ocado Retail grows third quarter revenues by 11.4%, plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
NewsMedia Bites 17 September: Aldi, Asda, Meat Substitutes
Aldi has revealed plans to more than double the number of outlets within London’s M25 thanks to smaller-format shops proving more successful than it had expected
NewsNew high street fund meaningless against business rates, say retailers
Culture secretary Nicky Morgan announced £95m for 69 town centre high streets across England at the weekend
NewsUK vaping industry distances itself from growing alarm in US
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the US reported last week a “multistate outbreak of lung disease” associated with vaping
NewsCo-op to extend John Lewis click & collect service to more than 50 stores
The rollout follows a trial in six Co-op stores which began in May
Grocer 33Waitrose’s Helen Keppel-Compton on Waitrose’s Online 33 success
‘We’ve seen significant improvements in substitutions through hand-picking orders using better technology’
Grocer 33Waitrose, Paddock Wood, Kent: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘A high standard of service is the most important thing we can give our customers’
NewsLidl plays up quality and range in Big On autumn ad campaign
The Karmarama-created ad is the second campaign in the Big On series as the retailer continues to grow its market share