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NewsCo-op drops original Easter ad campaign to support FareShare
Co-op said the ad pays tribute to the local heroes who are playing their part in feeding the nation during the coronavirus crisis
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NewsThe Co-op becomes latest retailer to stock The Big Issue
The Co-op will match the 50% of cover price that usually goes to vendors selling the magazine on the street
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NewsMorrisons extends Deliveroo deal to start delivering from 130+ stores
The service will start today with a range of 70 essential household items
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NewsWholesalers urge government to ensure fairer allocation of supplier stock
The FWD has also sent a letter to its supplier members, urging them to take action to rebalance allocation to wholesalers
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NewsM&S doubles checkout-free smartphone shopping enabled stores
Further 50 stores see Mobile Pay Go option implemented, bringing total to 100
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NewsSainsbury’s to ease buying restrictions on most products
Sainsbury’s will also introduce a volunteer gift card and online voucher to help those shopping for others
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NewsSupermarkets contact ‘shield list’ to offer priority delivery
Major mults received a portion of the government’s ‘shield list’ last week
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NewsConfex shuts down central distribution after sales plummet
Confex member Millennium Wholesale will act as a de facto central distribution hub
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NewsWaitrose offers home delivery to vulnerable locals from Leckford Estate
The service from the farm shop will be providing food to those in self-isolation in the villages of Longstock and Leckford
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco boss Dave Lewis warns of coronavirus costs as he defends dividend payout
Tesco boss Dave Lewis today defended plans to award a £900m dividend to shareholders, as he warned the cost of the coronavirus crisis could be as much as £1.2bn for the retailer if it drags on beyond October.
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NewsWaitrose launches e-gift card to help NHS volunteers buy food
Move follows the government’s recruitment drive for NHS volunteers to help those in self-isolation
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NewsPoundstretcher future in doubt as accounts reveal slump in profits
Owner Aziz Tayub said the future of the variety discounter hinged on cost reductions
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NewsTesco to build pop-up stores at NHS Nightingale Hospitals
Tesco’s first Nightingale Hospital pop-up store will open in Birmingham
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NewsCentral England Co-op offers all NHS workers a 10% discount
NHS workers will receive the discount on food and other essentials at all 242 of the society’s food stores
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NewsCoronavirus hardship fund established for independent retailers
The introduction of this financial help follows the extension of the federation’s ‘Shop local Shop Little’ campaign
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NewsPolicy U-turn in Wales hits supermarkets with £80m business rates bills
The Welsh government changed its mind on replicating Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s plans
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NewsTesco teams up with former Formula 1 boss on meals for frontline workers initiative
The Dennis family is donating £1m to seed-fund the initiative through its Dream Chasing Foundation
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NewsAppleby Westward purchases new lorry to collect products from suppliers
Wholesaler has also brought in other extra vehicles and taken on temporary staff as it processed record volumes last month
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NewsFoodservice wholesalers sell direct to consumers through new website
Foodservice Online is one of the FWD’s service provider members
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NewsNiall O’Connor named group MD of Aldi Ireland
O’Connor has been a senior Aldi executive for 20 years