Channels news – Page 132
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NewsMedia Bites 16 March: Budget, John Lewis, British American Tobacco
The Budget dominates the papers today, but there is plenty of coverage for John Lewis’ first-ever appointment of a CEO.
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NewsRussian discounter Mere planning UK restart after year-long pause
The hard discounter paused operations in a number of European countries for ‘economic reasons’ following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
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NewsBooker retailers fear impact of Tesco’s new fulfilment fees for suppliers
Tesco wrote to suppliers last week announcing new charges for those selling on its online platform or through its Booker wholesale operations
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NewsCo-op rolls out robot deliveries to Greater Manchester
The service will initially be available to 10,500 households in the region, with customers ordering via the Starship food delivery app
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NewsSqueaky Bean makes frozen debut with ‘chicken-style’ pieces
‘This range is just the start of an exciting pipeline of NPD, as we aim to continue to innovate and expand into new categories,’ said Squeaky Bean
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NewsGreens Retail to go national as part of major expansion with 20 new stores
The major expansion programme follows a five-year contract renewal with Nisa, which is predicted to be worth up to £200m in sales
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NewsJohn Lewis appoints former Hovis boss Nish Kankiwala as its first ever CEO
Kankiwala, who has been a non-executive director since April 2021, will take up the CEO role full time from 27 March
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NewsBrook Street Foodservice joins Country Range buying group
Brook Street MD Mark Thomas said joining Country Range formed part of a five-year plan to establish the business as the dominant player in the East Anglia region
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NewsCo-op partners with Barnardo’s to help young people
Co-op aims to raise the money by engaging colleagues, members and customers in a range of national and local fundraising
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NewsMedia Bites 15 March: Asda/Co-op, Tesco, Sainsbury’s
Asda’s £600m takeover of the Co-op’s petrol forecourts could raise prices or lead to less choice, the competition watchdog has warned
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NewsCook plans rollout of 15 vending machines for frozen ready meals
The B Corp business said it had an ambitious plan for rollout across office spaces, residential schemes, hospitals, travel hubs and educational institutions
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NewsSupermarkets scale back their plans to switch to loose fruit & veg
It comes with just 15% of fruit & vegetable sales currently coming from loose products, despite several retailers announcing an expansion of their offer
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NewsTesco lifts all fruit and veg rationing following Asda, Lidl and Aldi
The retailer confirmed to The Grocer it had removed buying limits on tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers
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NewsLoscoe Chilled Foods confirms it is part of beef fraud investigation
The supplier stressed the incident was isolated with ’no suggestion that any other customers are affected’
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NewsTesco promises no delists if suppliers refuse fulfilment fee request
The Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White called for suppliers to come forward if they had evidence that Tesco may have been in breach of GSCOP
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NewsSugro boosts digital engagement for wholesale members with WhatsApp
Sugro said it aimed to deploy the WhatsApp platform across 16,000 stores its members collectively supplied
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NewsCMA raises concerns over 13 sites in Asda’s deal to buy Co-op forecourts
Asda had argued competition concerns would not arise as the deal would allow it to bring its low-cost pricing model to more customers
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NewsJempson’s to become second Together with Morrisons retailer, switching all six stores
Currently supplied by Nisa, the first store to switch over is the 35,000 sq ft Peasmarsh supermarket in East Sussex, later this spring
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NewsCity snapshot: Virgin Wines launches ‘full business review’ after sales and profits plunge
Online wine merchant Virgin Wines has launched a ‘full business review’ as pressure on consumer spending hit first half sales and profits. Plus, Sainsbury’s buys £430m property portfolio and Eagle Eye upgrades earnings expectations
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NewsElla’s Kitchen pulls Big Kids frozen range after five years
The 14-strong range, which was rich in fruit & veg, made its debut September 2018 via an exclusive tie-up with Tesco