Channels news – Page 386
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NewsArla appoints Wessanen’s Matin Macdonald to new growth role
Macdonald will be responsible for further developing Arla’s e-commerce strategy and exploring convenience and value retail opportunities
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NewsSupermarkets urge clarity on return of ‘vulnerable’ staff to shop floor
Supermarkets originally committed to paying the workers for the first 12 weeks of the lockdown
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NewsDCS Group launches webinars on wholesale and convenience coronavirus opportunities
Advice included stocking ‘main shop’ packs sizes and taking a lower margin to grow overall profit
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NewsFace masks to become commonplace in UK supermarkets, say suppliers
Retailers were initally concerned about depriving frontline medical workers of supplies
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NewsLandlords ‘itching’ to evict retail tenants if protections end on 30 June
Property litigation firm Hägen Wolf has warned of a surge in eviction and insolvency litigation which could ‘decimate’ the high street
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NewsCostcutter extends online coronavirus support advice to all retailers
The Freshstart website also features a number of Costcutter retailer case studies during the pandemic
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NewsShopping platform Buymie lists Asda products without supermarket’s endorsement
The move comes after Buymie made its debut in England last month partnering with Co-op
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NewsTesco teams up with Mercedes-Benz to train raft of new drivers
Mercedes-Benz Vans has provided 15 Sprinters on a loan basis for a minimum of three months
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NewsJJ Foodservice reports return to pre-lockdown levels of turnover
Head of operations Sedat Kaan Hendekli said its clientele had changed ‘drastically’
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NewsMorrisons’ phone shopping service receives 100k orders in two months
Morrisons said the service had proved a “lifeline” for some customers
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NewsTesco to continue expansion of discounter Jack’s estate
The retailer’s latest Jack’s incarnation is set to take over a vacant Mothercare store in Hull
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NewsBibby Line Group names Sir Michael Bibby as new chairman
Bibby takes over on 19 June when the current chairman Paul Drechsler leaves the group after five years
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NewsSpar adds range of six chilled desserts
The symbol group will be running promotions to support the launch from 17 June
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NewsNFRN links with Jisp for contact-free shopping app
A number of NFRN members’ stores will be trialling the app over the coming weeks
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NewsAsda donates £100k to diversity education charity
George at Asda will launch a range of fashion products next month to celebrate Pride
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NewsWaitrose supermarket worker Anisa Omar makes cover of Vogue magazine
Omar works as a supermarket assistant at the King Cross branch of Waitrose in London
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NewsAldi to roll out self-checkouts to more stores
Stores in Lichfield, Atherstone, Hounslow and Tooting are to get self-checkouts between now and the end of July
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NewsCo-op CEO Murrells publishes response to ‘horrific’ George Floyd killing
Murrells said he felt “compelled” to let all the Co-op colleagues know “I care deeply about you”
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NewsCentral England Co-op rolls out new range of social distancing measures
Permanent hand sanitiser stations have been installed at the front of all the society’s 430 stores as part of the move
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NewsCo-op expands Milton Keynes rapid robot delivery service
Co-op hailed the service as a “lifeline” for vulnerable or housebound members of the community