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NewsAsda sends £1m aid package to Ukraine as refugee crisis escalates
Asda is also enabling customers to make cash donations in-store and via grocery home shopping
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NewsUK retailers rally support for Ukraine as Russian invasion escalates
Retailers had pulled Russian products from shelves and made donations to Ukraine relief efforts
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NewsThe HGV driver crisis is not over, MPs told amid warnings over Easter delays
On Tuesday, logistics and supply chain representatives spoke at a meeting of the Food and Drink Supply Chain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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NewsWaitrose forced to make u-turn on loyalty scheme following flood of customer complaints
The changes will be rolling out within the next two weeks
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NewsSainsbury’s, Morrisons and the Co-op delist Russian Standard Vodka as Ukraine conflict rages
It comes after consumers have taken to social media over recent days, calling on supermarkets to remove the vodka brand
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NewsRussian discounter Mere pulling out of UK
Mere has thanked suppliers for their co-operation while informing them UK ambitions are on hold due to the ‘political situation’
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NewsCity Snapshot: February storms fail to dampen footfall
Total UK footfall increased by 2.2 percentage points in February compared to the previous month as the return to the office and normal life boosted shopper numbers despite stormy weather.
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NewsUnitas Wholesale appoint Aoife Kenny as new commercial director
She will replace John Baines who plans to retire as trading director after 28 years at the buying group
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NewsM&S suspends all shipments to Russian stores
There are currently 48 M&S outlets in Russia and 10 in Ukraine
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NewsThe Ethical Butcher to launch wholesale business supplying restaurants, pubs and hotels
Early partners with the brand include Native, Silo, and The Warehouse at The Conduit.
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NewsDairy farmers drop out of mults as milk prices get less competitive
Soaring farmgate prices are triggering a ‘recruitment war’ for farmers as supermarket supply deals lag behind the market
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NewsSupermarkets ‘need to revisit expansion strategies’ in light of levelling-up agenda
The warning came as analysis revealed how under-represented some supermarkets are in the first towns in line to benefit from ‘King’s Cross-style regeneration projects’ in government plans
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NewsStephen Hann unveiled as first Tails.com retail director
He joins with a wealth of experience in fmcg, having most recently spent five years at Graze
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NewsJJ Foodservice pledges support for Ukrainian refugees
The wholesaler said it would support refugees with advice on essential skills such as CV writing
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NewsCo-op to extend Glasgow DC in £12m investment
The convenience retailer said upgrading the depot will further improve its service to the existing stores
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NewsYandex-backed Yango Deli UK resists taking position on Ukraine
Russia’s largest technology company was banned in Ukraine in 2017 due to security concerns
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NewsTown centre supermarkets 'at greater risk of closure as online grows'
The poorer suitability of town centre sites to serving online orders could put them in the firing line amid store opening activity elsewhere, according to Atrato Capital
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NewsNisa retailer brings AI shelf availability tech to UK convenience market
The tech, dubbed Shelfie, uses in-store cameras that take continuous snapshots of shelves
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NewsBooming farm shop market worth £1.4bn, finds major study
64% of farm shops are expecting year-on-year sales to increase in 2022