Channels news – Page 208
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NewsSupermarkets make fresh pledges to increase fruit and veg sales
Sainsbury’s has done the most to ramp up its sales of fresh fruit and veg, according to a recognition from the Peas Please initiative
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic packaging on bananas
The move will result in the removal of 25 million single-use plastic bags, the supermarket says
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NewsLawrence Hunt looks to expand after pandemic sees closure of two stores
The Lancashire-based retailer says it is considering ‘any viable new stores’ while developing existing sites
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NewsIceland guns for Aldi’s middle aisle with ‘when it’s gone it’s gone’ range in Food Warehouse
The frozen specialist has taken aim at a hot tub and toy kitchen on sale at Aldi in an announcement of its own cheaper versions
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NewsBooker lands deal with electric bike supplier Eskuta for home delivery
The tie-up has seen 20 retailers utilise the offer so far, including from Premier, Londis and Budgens
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NewsMorrisons rescue deal for McColl’s priced at £190m
Morrisons has committed a total of £190.1m to rescue convenience chain McColl’s, administrator’s documents have revealed
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NewsMidcounties Co-op invests £1m in crime deterrent measures
The society said the investment would help bring criminals to justice and make its local communities a safer place
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NewsJiffy to cease rapid grocery delivery to become dedicated software company
Click & collect from dark stores will continue “for the coming week or so”, with deliveries to customers ending even sooner.
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NewsStarship grocery delivery robots hit the pavements of Cambridgeshire
Residents living in Lower and Upper Cambourne order deliveries picked by store staff at the Co-op store in Mosquito Road, Upper Cambourne
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NewsTesco launches ‘healthy zones’ to nudge shoppers away from HFSS foods
Better Baskets signposts foods high in fibre, plant-based options, low & no alcohol, snacks under 100 calories and products that were in reusable packaging
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NewsCapreolus launches British charcuterie range into Waitrose
Waitrose will be stocking three of the brand’s Great Taste Award winning products: Dorset Coppa, Dorset Chorizo and Dorset Air-Dried Beef
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NewsPoundshop.com becomes platform for Poundland online expansion as it ‘retires’ Shop.poundland.co.uk
Poundland is moving thousands of products to Poundshop.com, from ambient food to homewares
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NewsFinnebrogue announces plant-based partnership between Better Naked and the Co-op
Among the six listings are four new lines which will be available across all 1,200 stores this week
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NewsMorrisons trials dual-branded concept store for larger independents
Together with Morrisons is set to debut later this month at Guy Warner’s new 6,000 sq ft store in Upton-upon-Severn in Worcestershire
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NewsTesco unveils £6.6m cash injection for struggling pig farmers
The retailer said the investment took the amount it had given in additional payments to producers to £10m since March
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NewsHFSS: government confirms multibuy ban and ad restrictions shelved
Restrictions banning HFSS ads on TV before 9pm and paid-for adverts online will also be paused for a year,
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NewsAldi removing plastic-wrapped baked bean multipacks from all stores
The move is achieved by ditching multipacks and applying a multibuy discount for customers who arrive at the checkout with four tins
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association joins taskforce to boost zero-emission trucks
The SWA was invited to join after the success of its ‘Decarbonisation of the Wholesale Industry’ project
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NewsSame-day personal shopper service Buymie secures £6m funding boost
Notable investors in the latest round include Keith Weed CBE, former marketing chief for Unilever, and Eamonn Quinn, former deputy chairman of the Superquinn
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NewsCity Snapshot: Greggs recovery continues but cost pressures set to increase
A recovery at Greggs has continued in the first quarter as like-for-like sales jumped 27.4% but the high street bakery chain warned of increasing cost pressures.