Channels news – Page 319
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NewsOcado launches dedicated aisle for B Corp brands
It features more than 1,100 products from some 35 brands that have been assessed by certifier B Lab
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NewsJJ Foodservice bucks wholesale trend with sales increase in 2020
Wholesaler put the success down to its ability to diversify its offer at the beginning of the first UK-wide lockdown
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NewsUbamarket readies mass rollout of hospitality app following £3m raise
Company has hired four members of staff to focus on integrating it’s scan and go app with more retailer point-of-sale systems
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NewsPremier retailer sees 45% sales surge after launching takeaway model
MJ’s Store owner Justin Whittaker purchased a fleet of branded vehicles to meet online demand, including three Smart cars
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NewsAsda to donate 150,000 meals to children for half term
The retailer will also extend its kids eat free deal for takeaways from its cafés
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NewsAsda makes ‘breakthrough’ commitment to reduce bycatch in seafood supply chains
The retailer has agreed to adopt a series of measures designed to protect endangered marine species
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NewsAsda donates £2m to boost apprenticeships in local communities
Companies in London, Leeds and Leicester will receive funding from the donation
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NewsOcado delivering worst ‘digital experience’ of major supermarkets, survey finds
Among Ocado shoppers, less than a third (31%) rated their digital experience as good and only 14% deemed it exceptional
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NewsTesco to challenge court’s ban on ‘fire and rehire’ contracts
Usdaw said it would continue to fight the case for workers in Litchfield, Daventry and Avonmouth
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NewsWeetabix sales surge following baked beans social media post
A divisive post showing the cereal bars slathered in baked beans went viral last week
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NewsNisa retailer in Cornwall achieves 10,000 home deliveries since onset of Covid-19
The retailer developed a phone-in service last March, and has now added deliveries through the Appy Shop mobile app
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NewsHolland & Barrett digital sales more than double as in-store sales plummet
Sales for its e-commerce arm climbed 103% to £125m in 2019
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NewsShop planning applications plummet as developers ‘cut retail pipelines’
The worst hit areas are in the south west, with planning applications for shops falling 94% in Totnes, Dartmouth and South Hams
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NewsAF Blakemore sales hike balances Covid impact
The business remained in a strong position, said chairman Peter Blakemore
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NewsBooths beefs up value of Healthy Start vouchers by £1.15
The retailer is topping up the value of the vouchers from £3.10 to £4.25
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NewsWaitrose and Tesco donate van to community store delivering food to vulnerable people
The supermarkets have made the donation as part of their ongoing efforts to help combat food poverty
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NewsTesco to close Booker Chef Central store in Cambridge
The store is being repurposed to ramp up Tesco’s online delivery capacity
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NewsSainsbury’s makes contingency plans to avoid stock shortages caused by strike action
More than 350 DHL staff at Sainsbury’s Kent distribution centre have voted for walkouts throughout March, April and May
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NewsTesco plans to roll out mass Covid testing for in-store workers
The UK’s biggest supermarket said it was considering “all options” for testing staff
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NewsGlastonbury Festival and Wyke Farms team up for new Worthy Farm cheddar
The cheese will go on sale exclusively in Co-op stores from next week