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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales falter as fuel crisis hits confidence
UK retail sales rose by their slowest rate since the UK was in lockdown in January as fuel shortages and wet weather hit consumer purchasing
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NewsFairtrade’s call for government to deliver climate finance promise backed by retailers
Developed countries have pledged to mobilise $100bn annually from 2020 to support developing nations in tackling climate change
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NewsWaitrose to replace all harmful garden chemicals with natural alternatives
Waitrose will instead sell non-harmful, natural garden alternatives such as PlantGrow
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NewsCo-op extends Amazon store availability to England with Bournemouth launch
Co-op last month made 10,000 SKUs available on Amazon to customers in Glasgow and surrounding areas
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NewsIceland opens 150th branch of The Food Warehouse
The business has also revealed a target of 200 Food Warehouse stores by 2024
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NewsCo-op and Morrisons to roll out buy-back kiosks for old electronics devices
The kiosks are operated by Spring, which collects the devices, which “get repaired and put back into circulation”
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NewsCompany Shop teams up with Too Good To Go to sell ‘Magic Bags’
The money raised from selling the bags will be donated to Company Shop’s social enterprise
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NewsHow Tesco took the title of Britain’s Favourite Supermarket for the seventh year in a row
The Grocer’s survey with NielsenIQ revealed 66% of respondents would definitely go to Tesco for their groceries
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NewsInnis & Gunn enters alcohol-free market with new 0.0% beer
The drink will roll into Tesco stores across Scotland from 15 November
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NewsEx-Tesco CEO Dave Lewis to advise government on supply chain crisis
Lewis will work with government officials to “quickly resolve acute, short-term issues”
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NewsAsda opens biggest sustainability refill store so far, in York
Asda’s third ‘sustainability store’ is also the biggest refill store in the UK, according to the supermarket
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NewsChristmas kicks off early as shoppers heed industry warnings
Supermarkets are facing an early surge in online Christmas demand
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NewsTesco reveals it is reaping rewards from revitalised Clubcard scheme
Tesco said more than 20 million households had now signed up to Clubcard, with 6.6 million regularly using the app
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NewsSainsbury’s marks Black History Month with £1m charity donation
Donations will help tackle racism and support black education, social mobility, food insecurity and businesses
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NewsAsda extends one-hour delivery option to more stores
Customers using the service can track their order from the store to their door in real time
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NewsDriver crisis: supermarkets urged to collaborate this Christmas to protect supply
The UK’s ongoing driver shortage has created stiff competition among supermarkets for limited haulage availability
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NewsCity snapshot: Grubhub founder Matt Maloney quits Just Eat Takeaway.com
Founder of US delivery player Grubhub Matt Maloney will step away from Just Eat Takeaway.com months after the completion of its £5.8bn acquisition.
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NewsIrish whiskey brand The Busker brings quartet of spirits to the UK
Its single collection includes three traditional Irish whiskeys – Single Grain, Single Malt and Single Pot Still
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NewsOcado boosts brand value ahead of rivals throughout pandemic
Ocado s the fastest growing of all British brands in terms of brand value, along with Delivero
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to open LGV driver academy to tackle labour shortage
Training places will initially be available for current JLP employees, but new spaces will open in January 2022