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NewsTesco looks to cut bread waste with crostini and puddings plan
Baguettes and batons are amongst the most wasted food items in supermarkets
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NewsLidl to review supply chain human rights in wake of Oxfam report
Lidl came bottom in Oxfam’s ranking of six of the UK’s biggest supermarkets last week
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NewsAsda links with marine pollution group to offer water refills
As part of the plans it will encourage shoppers to refill bottles at water fountains in its stores
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NewsAmazon Deliveroo investment halted by CMA intervention
An initial enforcement order has been served on the two companies over concerns they may no longer be operating separately
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NewsSpar retailer Eat 17 targets £1m sales by supplying c-stores
Eat 17 is now ‘ready to partner with like-minded retailers’ to grow its fresh manufacturing and wholesale channel’
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NewsAsda scraps single-use plastic bags from online orders
The supermarket giant said the move was expected to remove around 85 million plastic bags from production each year…
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NewsAmazon ‘poses biggest risk to wholesalers in the UK’
Delegates at the Federation of Wholesale Distributors annual conference have been warned of the threat to market share
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NewsBooker backtracks on doubling of lower limit for weekly orders
Staff at the Abbotts Ann village store in Hampshire contacted the CMA over the changes
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NewsAsda to launch 30-minute grocery delivery with Just Eat
The new service will offer 100 “essential lines” within half an hour
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NewsAldi introduces plant-based I Am Vegan brand
The discounter unveiled its first product in the range, a quarter pounder, at the end of June
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NewsNatalie Campbell takes up online manager role at Parfetts
Her brief is to transform the digital experience for the wholesaler’s suppliers
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NewsSainsbury’s to extend beauty range overhaul to 100 stores
After a successful trial at eight stores, the enhanced beauty range will be rolled out by next March
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NewsSainsbury’s Coupe warns of Christmas shortages in event of no-deal Brexit
Coupe said Christmas toys as well as food could be hit by shortages in the event of no-deal Brexit
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NewsM&S launches ‘Fresh Market Specials’ offers on fresh produce
The ‘Fresh Market Specials’ arrived in stores this week, including a twin-pack of avocados, a five-pack of doughnut peache…
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NewsAmazon announces plan to add 2,000 jobs to UK workforce
New roles will be created across the UK for engineers, software developers, data scientists and cloud and machine learning…
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s first quarter sales slide amid non-food slump
Sainsbury’s like-for-like sales fell by a further 1.6% in the 16 weeks to 29 June to put further pressure on CEO Mike Coupe after its failed merger with Asda. Plus, PureCircle issues profits warning, shop prices drop but food inflation holds steady and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsSupermarkets making slow progress on human rights, reports Oxfam
For the second year, the charity ranked Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl for human rights in the supply …
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NewsTesco suspends farm over chicken welfare standards
Undercover footage showed ‘shocking’ abuse of chickens at two farms in Suffolk
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NewsSainsbury’s trials WH Smith drinks supply in wholesale move
About 50 products will be available for customers to purchase from WH Smith at Victoria railway station
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NewsSpar offers retailers 15% off own-brand product range
The Love It and List It campaign is designed to incentivise and reward loyal retailers