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NewsWaitrose ends two-hour Rapid delivery in favour of Deliveroo
Waitrose said its Rapid service and Deliveroo partnership were operating ‘with lots of overlap’
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NewsMorrisons unveils new ‘Make Good Things Happen’ loyalty scheme
It has updated its app to become a hub for all of its online services, including online shopping and café menus
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NewsCity Snapshot: Greggs profits from easing of lockdown as sales surge
Profits at Greggs look set to return to pre-Covid levels quicker than expected after sales at the bakery chain surged as shoppers flocked back to the high street in April. Plus, a trading update from Hotel Chocolat reveals a strong performance.
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NewsWhite Rabbit to move into pasta with free-from ravioli launch
The pizza startup will this week roll Aubergine Ravioli into Sainsbury’s chillers
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NewsRiverford Organic Farmers revenues rise on ‘phenomenal surge in demand’
Turnover at the Devon-based company jumped 13.5% to £75.7m for the 52 weeks to 30 April 2020.
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NewsBeer shortages in c-stores as hospitality demand soars
The Grocer has spoken to numerous industry sources who are facing supply issues on core beer lines
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NewsBRC calls for end to social distancing as retail footfall struggles
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson said businesses were hoping for social distancing to come to an end
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News10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May
The fee for single-use carrier bags in England will double to 10p and be extended to all shops
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NewsLidl quits digital DRS group, amid confusion fear
The retailer, alongside Aldi, Co-op, Ocado, suppliers Diageo and Danone and the BRC, had been part of the Digital DRS Industry Working Group
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NewsCity Snapshot: Kitwave unveils £105m IPO on London’s junior market
Wholesaler Kitwave has announced it will join the London Stock Exchange in a move valuing the company at £105m. Plus, shoppers return to the high street as Covid restrictions eased and non-essential stores reopened, according to latest footfall data.
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NewsWaitrose defends rates relief as it posts record profits
Waitrose posted record levels of profits last year as sales boomed during a period in which it benefited from business rates relief.
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NewsAsda confirms sustainability ambitions in first ESG report
Affordable greener choices, reducing single-use plastic and cutting food waste came top of the list of demands from customers, Asda said
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NewsAsda trialling secure boxes for unattended online deliveries
Asda is launching the trial with a small number of customers to take deliveries when they are not at home
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NewsCo-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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NewsWholesaler requests to extend driver hours refused as c-store shelves left empty
The calls for maximum driver hours to be extended, in a move lasting until June 2021, were made after retailers complained that shelves were left empty
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NewsNew ‘competitive’ online drinks retailer to cut out wholesalers
Launched by three ex-industry professionals, the online drinks marketplace promises producers and consumers a ‘fair deal’
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NewsAF Blakemore to close Hastings depot ahead of £15m Bedford site opening
AF Blakemore is now managing the controlled changeover from Hastings to the new Bedford DC
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NewsOcado offering former customers free delivery slots
Ocado is offering the free slots in the face of slowing growth as lockdown eases
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NewsSainsbury’s hires Paula Nickolds as general merchandise and clothing commercial director
Nickolds spent 25 years with the John Lews Partnership
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NewsRussian-founded discounter giant gearing up to open four UK stores
Svetofor was founded in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in 2009 and has been opening stores in Europe since 2018 under the name Mere