Channels news – Page 423
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NewsHard seltzer startup Bodega Bay lands trial Sainsbury’s listing
The brand is set to launch a crowdfunding drive next year
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NewsM&S poaches Sainsbury’s Chris Marrow to help overhaul supply chain
Marrow will join M&S in spring 2020 after 14 years as Sainsbury’s logistics director
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NewsPret a Manger launches competition to stock food from Eat
Customers will be able to vote for one of Eat’s bestselling dishes to be sold in Pret
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NewsWrap calls for greater wholesaler engagement on food waste
Wrap has signed up 187 food businesses to its Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, but just five are wholesalers
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NewsAsda triggers search for new finance chief as IPO plans ramp up
Asda has reportedly engaged a corporate headhunter to find a new finance chief to spearhead a float of the Walmart-owned supermarket chain.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 Dec: Retail footfall, General election, Iceland
The number of visitors to Britain’s high streets over the past six weeks is ‘significantly’ down on last year, raising fears of a disaster for some of Britain’s struggling shops.
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NewsRPMI Railpen adds Lidl and Aldi stores to property portfolio
Aldi and Lidl are among the few food retailers opening new stores…
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NewsAsda buying food at cost price for FareShare charity amid Brexit supply fears
FareShare has joined forces with Asda, which will be sourcing thousands of meals at cost price
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NewsHike in GSCOP breaches cast doubt over self-regulation
The number of alleged breaches of GSCOP has more than doubled in the past year
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NewsBestway teams up with Uber Eats for delivery across 81 stores
The deal sees 81 Wine Rack, Bargain Booze, Select Convenience and Central Convenience Stores listed on the app
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NewsMorrisons to expand foreign currency exchange services to 50 more stores
The partnership includes an in-store travel money and money transfer service
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NewsLidl staffing costs rise 7.4% after increase to in-store hourly rates
The discounter spent £5m on staffing costs in the year to 28 February 2019
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NewsAsda to switch to 100% recyclable trays across all own-label steak
The change is in line with Asda’s commitment to ‘Use less and recycle more’
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NewsOcado Retail grows fourth quarter sales by 10.8%
Ocado Retail, the joint UK grocery venture between Ocado and Marks & Spencer, has posted growth of 10.8% in the fourth quarter driven by a double-digit jump in order volumes.
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NewsAmazon and Deliveroo given five days to address merger concerns by CMA
The companies must come up with legally binding proposals to address the Competition & Markets Authority’s concerns
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NewsCosta teams with Bol to add vegan options to lunchtime menu
The brand will launch 100% plant-based products into the coffee shop chain at the beginning of January
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NewsB&M adds promise of fresh fruit & veg range to website
Hidden website page tells shoppers they will find fresh fruit & veg at their ‘closest B&M’
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NewsTesco and WWF link to produce Sustainable Basket Metric environmental measure
The supermarket’s Sustainable Basket Metric will initially involve 20 Tesco products
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NewsSainsbury’s offers Christmas jumpers and mince pies for pets in new range
The retailer said it expected sales of dog toys to double in December compared with previous months
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NewsCo-op to open 30 new stores in the run-up to Christmas
The £25m investment includes sites at transport hubs, city locations and residential apartment buildings