Channels news – Page 398
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NewsBrakes supplies 550 extra care homes after food sourcing struggles
Brakes has offered advice on simplifying menus to care homes experiencing staff shortages…
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NewsBooths launches click & collect service to help coronavirus-affected shoppers
The new service is in addition to the emergency essential delivery service the supermarket is already offering customers
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NewsCMA provisionally clears Amazon-Deliveroo deal
The impact of coronavirus has caused a “significant decline in revenues” for Deliveroo
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NewsMorrisons defies Sunday trading laws to open for NHS workers
On Sundays, NHS staff can now begin shopping and buying products from 9am
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NewsAmazon prepares ‘Ultra Fast Fresh’ grocery delivery in the UK
Analysts understand the project could involve making Amazon Fresh a free benefit of Prime in the UK
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NewsWaitrose to extend Rapid delivery and increase number of click & collect slots
At least 40% of the new slots will be reserved exclusively for elderly and vulnerable customers
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NewsMorrisons and Kellogg’s to provide kids’ cereal through Magic Breakfast
Magic Breakfast works with 480 partner schools in disadvantaged areas of the UK, providing nutritious food to children
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NewsM&S boosts food box deliveries using clothing & home DC
The boxes are now being picked and despatched from M&S’s main distribution centre in Castle Donington
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NewsMindful Chef launches ‘Care Box’ next-day delivery service
The brand is offering a choice of two boxes, one with meat and the other vegan-friendly
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NewsAldi launches online delivery service for food parcels
From tomorrow (17 April), shoppers will be able to order food parcels on Aldi’s website for home delivery
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NewsWaitrose claims UK supermarket first with tube wine duo
The tubes are 100% recyclable and contain the equivalent of three regular bottles of wine
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NewsSweet Talk convenience chain up to 800 deliveries a day since lockdown
Sales are up 37% despite a significant decline in store footfall
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NewsWaitrose launches initiatives to support vulnerable suppliers
The supermarket has reaffirmed its commitment to sourcing from British farmers
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NewsGousto secures £33m fresh cash injection from investors including Joe Wicks
It brings the total sum raised by the brand since its inception to more than £130m.
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NewsCity snapshot: UK retail sales plummet as coronavirus crisis unfolds
UK retail sales have plunged sharply in March as the coronavirus crisis and resulting nationwide lockdown led to the worst drop on record. Plus, PZ Cussons warns of “significant” coronavirus impact as crisis boosts soap and hand wash sales but hits beauty division and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsPret to reopen 10 London stores to serve nearby hospitals
The shops in the capital will open their kitchens from Thursday 16 April for takeaway and delivery only
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NewsHeinz insists DTC food service ‘won’t impact’ wholesale and c-store customers
The timing of the move has upset many of its wholesaler customers who are struggling to receive enough stock
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NewsIceland increasing online capacity 250% with Food Warehouse rollout
Some Food Warehouse branches have the seen their online operations grow by as much as 500% in days
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NewsDriving instructors offer to deliver food to those self-isolating
In a bid to find work for its 1,500 instructors, Red Driving School is reaching out to employers seeking temporary drivers to deliver food
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NewsMorrisons to give NHS workers 10% discount
All 1.5 million NHS staff can claim the discount from this Thursday (16 April) until 12 July by presenting their ID cards