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NewsClosed loop online grocer Inn reveals plans to expand across London
Startup offers around 100 non-perishable and pantry products, which arrive in up-cycled hessian coffee sacks and liquids in plastic spout pouches
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NewsNisa drives value for January with ‘Half Price or Better’ deals
The promotional event is in store now and lasts until 26 January
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NewsMorrisons ramps up production of free school meals boxes
The supermarket said it had upped capacity so it could produce “tens of thousands” of boxes each week
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NewsACS backs ‘please give me space’ social distancing campaign
Concept has been developed by The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower in collaboration with the Royal National Institute of Blind People
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NewsSupermarket bosses complain of ‘draconian’ Covid clampdown by health inspectors
Councils have been sending in inspectors across the UK after being urged by ministers to enforce safety measures
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NewsRetailers welcome new legal protections for shopworkers in Scotland
Scottish Parliament yesterday voted to support a bill to create a new statutory offence of assaulting, threatening or abusing a retail worker
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NewsParsley Box secures £5m to ramp up DTC growth
Parsley Box is backed by VC firm Mobeus Equity Partners, which invested £4.6m in the business in 2019. The Edinburgh-headquartered business prepares ambient ready meals for the baby boomer demographic.
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NewsAscona Group takes estate to 50 with latest acquisition
The forecourt operator completed the purchase of the BP branded Anker Service Station in Nuneaton today
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NewsBooker makes website more mobile-friendly with relaunch
Last week Booker reported a 49% nosedive in catering sales over Christmas
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NewsCovid outbreak forces Waitrose to close Cheadle Hulme branch
The store closed on Monday and will not reopen until Tuesday 26 January
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NewsRural rapid delivery startup launches with Cockermouth Sainsbury’s products
HyperLocal is the brainchild of software engineer Ross Walker, who launched it during the first lockdown
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NewsIceland renews XPO storage and distribution deal
The contract covers six Iceland warehouses in Warrington, Deeside, Enfield, Livingston and two in Swindon
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith reports surprise Christmas boost
WH Smith has performed better than expected over Christmas as its high street stores operated at close to 2019 levels despite the ongoing Covid restrictions. Plus, Wincanton upgrades profit forecasts as shoppers turn online. And, inflation rises to 0.6% for December.
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NewsSupermarkets ‘at risk of discriminating against disabled people’ over face masks
The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to supermarket CEOs warning they could be breaking the law
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NewsAldi raises minimum hourly pay to £9.55 nationally and £11.07 in London
All Aldi’s 30,000 store assistants are to benefit from the new pay rate, which exceeds the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended ‘real living wage’
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NewsTesco mobile payment app Pay+ tops £1bn mark
Tesco said it now had 1.2 million registered users signed up
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NewsOne Stop conveys stricter messaging to customers in latest Covid PoS kit
Messaging has been changed from ‘please wear a face covering’ to ‘no face covering, no entry’
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NewsSainsbury’s Northampton warehouse employees test positive for Covid-19
t follows Sainsbury’s neighbouring freezer warehouse being hit with its own outbreak last week
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership launches 100 virtual events for customers
The events include food and drink, fashion, crafting, and home and garden classes led by JLP partners
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NewsNext CEO Simon Wolfson joins Deliveroo board ahead of ‘potential’ IPO
Deliveroo has been bolstering its board in recent months, appointing Claudia Arney as the company’s first chair in November