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NewsMFG to invest £50m in 60 new electric vehicle charging hubs this year
The new hubs will be a mixture of EV charging hubs added to existing MFG sites as well as new standalone ones
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NewsCity snapshot: Lidl claims crown as the UK’s fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer over Christmas
Lidl GB posted annual sales growth of 2.6% over the Christmas period, claiming its festive performance places it as the country’s fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer for the second year running
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NewsEvian launches its first sparkling water in a can
The innovation and new 330ml aluminium can format represented ‘new possibilities for the brand’, said Evian
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NewsBooths sees 6.5% sales growth over Christmas trading period
COO Nigel Murray said he was “delighted” to report growth on growth figures for a third consecutive year
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NewsWarehouse rents to rise in ‘race for space’ as online-driven demand outstrips supply
Companies will ‘struggle to find space and it’s all about survival of the fittest’, said Andrea Ferranti, Colliers head of industrial and logistics research
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NewsTesco offers 20 million Clubcard holders new payment method
The Tesco Clubcard Pay+ will be expanded follow a limited trial among staff and 45,000 shoppers last year.
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NewsMorrisons scraps use by dates on milk in favour of sniff test
Wrap estimates 85 million pints of milk waste may be a result of customers sticking to use by or ‘once opened use within’ guidance
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NewsCity Snapshot: Aldi vows to keep prices low after record-breaking Christmas
Aldi has stepped up a price war against its supermarket rivals with a commitment to offering customers the lowest prices in 2022 after reporting its best-ever Christmas.
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NewsIceland offering ‘ethical loans’ to help families pay food bills
The ‘Iceland Food Club’ is offering short-term ‘microloans’ of £25 to £75, repaid in weekly £10 instalments, at an interest rate of 45%, or 55.6% APR
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NewsOmicron saves Christmas for the grocers, with Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Ocado the standouts
Tesco and the discounters have emerged as the winners in the battle for Christmas sales, according to industry data.
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NewsSainsbury’s ups store colleague hourly pay rate to at least £10
Staff working in inner London will see their pay increase from £10.10 to £11.05
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NewsSainsbury’s boosts Aldi Price Match range with more fresh and volume lines
The new wave of 150 Aldi price-matched items includes lines such as rump steak
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NewsHoly Moly launches ‘creamy’ vegan dips duo for Veganuary
Tzatziki and Smoky Garlic Aioli promised “creamy indulgence without any compromise on taste”, said Holy Moly
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NewsGreggs chief becomes latest to disagree with Iceland boss’s call on isolation
’I don’t feel I’m in a position to call for isolation periods to be shortened,’ Greggs CEO Roger Whiteside told The Grocer
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NewsSpar's exclusively vegan own-label wine range is a UK first
The retailer said the main challenge behind the process was working with the few suppliers who hadn’t produced vegan wine before
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NewsAldi donates more than half a million meals to charities over Christmas
The discounter partnered with local charitable groups to redistribute unsold fresh and chilled food after stores closed on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
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NewsBoots comparable sales up 16.3% in three months to 30 November
Boots’ online sales were nearly double pre-Covid levels, according to today’s trading update
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NewsMeal planner platform Lollipop launches with Sainsbury’s
The meal plan-generated orders can be topped up with users’ manually selected items, such as household essentials
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NewsNisa hires Nigel Maxwell as regional retail manager for Northern Ireland
Most recently, Maxwell held the position of sales director for Supervalu and Centra in NI
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NewsTesco unveils commercial electric HGVs to tackle carbon emissions in ‘UK first’
The new lorries are set to replace around 65,000 diesel-fuelled road miles with clean energy