Channels news – Page 335
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NewsWing Yip adds bubble tea room to depot
Taiwanese bubble tea shop chain Cuppacha has opened a concession offering specialist milky and fruit teas to take away
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NewsAnalysis reveals true cost to retailers of business rates relief payback
The value of business rates relief over 12 weeks has been compared with grocery-only sales figures from Kantar for the same period for the 10 biggest supermarkets
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NewsVariety discounters can ‘dictate’ property terms thanks to wave of CVAs
As landlords become more desperate to retain or acquire tenants, variety discounters have been able to dictate lease terms, including long rent-free periods and contributions to store fit-outs, retail property agents have told The Grocer
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NewsMars Petcare to roll PMPs of three bestselling products into convenience
Supplier found 55% of pet owners failed to purchase petfood in convenience stores due to lack of choice
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NewsChallenger brand data startup Elm secures seed funding
The company will use the funding to build out its engineering team and further develop its product
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NewsMcColl’s reports 12% rise in like-for-like sales
Its strongest performance was delivered through the Morrisons Daily format
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 12,000 staff to meet online Christmas demand
The roles are designed to help Sainsbury’s fulfil more than 750,000 delivery or click & collect orders
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NewsLidl claims UK food retailer first with publication of human rights impact assessment
The discounter committed to carrying out the impact assessment in 2019 after coming bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of supermarkets on published human rights safeguards
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NewsCo-op to replace entire home delivery fleet with electric vehicles
Stores in Hebden Bridge, Holmfirth and Hove will take delivery of the convenience retailer’s first electric vehicles this month
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NewsAsda gives staff Boxing Day off as union pressure grows
All Asda stores will close at 7pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on 27 December this year
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NewsScotmid Co-op raises £300k to support stroke survivors
Funding will be distributed to groups in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland
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NewsWaitrose predicts surge in rosé wine sales over Christmas
The retailer reported a 36% year-on-year uplift in the last week of November
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado hikes profits forecast on retail sales surge
Ocado has hiked its full year profits forecast as its UK retail sales continue to boom as grocery shoppers stay at home. Founders and Blackstone bid for Applegreen. Plus, trading updates from McColl’s, Marston’s and DS Smith and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 10 December:Tesco/Brexit, Asda, Just Eat
Shoppers face temporary shortages of some fresh foods and higher prices if the UK fails to strike a Brexit deal with the EU, the chairman of Tesco has warned.
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NewsMounting concerns over NI border plans for food and drink
Big unknowns remain, such as whether a grace period will apply only to supermarkets
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NewsSupermarket “brinkmanship” on Brexit terms threatens self-induced shortages, warn suppliers
Retailers and many suppliers have still not agreed who will cover the extra costs of imports next year
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NewsLidl offers £10 off £40 of shopping in Christmas voucher promotion
The vouchers are due to appear in national newspapers this week and will be valid until 18 December
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NewsBusiness eviction and debt enforcement protections extended for final three months
Protections currently in place, against eviction, rent arrears recovery and statutory demands or winding-up petitions, are now set to continue until 31 March 2021
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NewsAldi ditches plastic from multipacks of baked beans
The supermarket is taking the step by in effect ditching the multipack, and instead simply applying a multibuy discount
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NewsWelsh convenience stores generate £2.8bn in sales in 2020
The average customer in Wales visited a c-store 4.20 times per week, up from 4.06 last year