Channels news – Page 46
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NewsApplewood reformulates recipe for its vegan cheese line
The brand has altered the recipe to have a creamier taste and texture
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NewsLidl opens its own bottling plant in Derby to supply its GB stores
The facility has a production capacity of 380 million bottles a year, according to Lidl
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NewsAldi to invest £550m in stores and distribution in 2024
The discounter is looking for freehold town-centre or edge-of-town sites of 1.5 acres, to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces
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NewsDuty not included in Diageo’s £2m per year MOQ criteria
Given most of the products wholesalers order from Diageo are spirits, which will carry the highest level of duty, the final invoice value will need to be much higher than £2m
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NewsCity News: Sainsbury’s ‘Next Level’ strategy fails to impress the City
Sainsbury’s outlined its strategic blueprint to improve investors’ returns this week, but its plans underwhelmed the City amid concerns over upfront costs and a lack of clarity around some commitments
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NewsBooker launches new look Londis concept store
Following a £150,000 investment by Sugeshan Jegasothy, the 1,530 ft store in Wiltshire opened last month with a new-look fascia, food to go and bakery zones
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NewsConfex expands membership with new Channel Islands wholesaler
Multichannel wholesaler and retailer Alliance will add £37m turnover to the group
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NewsPoundland’s ‘Motherland’ stunt sparks legal spat with Mothercare
Lawyers intervened after Poundland rebranded as Motherland on hoardings for a new store
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco sells majority of banking arm to Barclays for £1bn
Tesco has announced it will sell it’s the majority of its banking operations to Barclays, with the deal worth £1bn in total.
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NewsCo-op and Uber Eats launch in-app Member Prices in a UK supermarket first
The move builds on the partnership between Uber Eats and the convenience retailer struck in 2022, with around 1,000 Co-op stores now available through the platform
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NewsWaitrose ends trial with Tesco’s fired food waste contractor
Waitrose told The Grocer that despite the revelations about Resource it did “not currently anticipate that this will affect our food waste figures”
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NewsSainsbury’s invests in living wages for banana workers
The price Sainsbury’s is paying for every box of bananas now covers the cost of the fruit, plus a premium that is invested into workers’ wages
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NewsFood delivery riders plan strike for Valentine’s night
Deliveroo is offering a £10 bonus to any courier delivering five or more orders during the time of the planned strike
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NewsNo Farmers, No Food campaign group wins support as Europe protests
UK farmers have been debating following their European colleagues’ protest action
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NewsRiverford profits drop due to tough year for fresh and cost-cutting
The organic veg box company’s operating profits fell by 51.9% from £5.2m to £2.5m in the 12 months to 29 April 2023
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NewsHenderson Technology hits one millionth ESL milestone
Over 220 stores have now adopted Henderson’s ESL solution, providing shoppers with real-time pricing updates, promotions and advertisements
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NewsPret a Manger unveils delivery platform for businesses
The platform can also set up employees with daily allowances, so they can order Pret from their desk
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NewsJW Filshill partners with Snappy Shopper to boost e-commerce solutions
The partnership follows JW Filshill’s symbol group KeyStore delivering £4m in sales with the support of Snappy Shopper in 2023
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NewsLidl launches its own city-wide deposit return scheme
The discounter is piloting its own DRS across Glasgow, while government plans are beset by delay
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NewsCo-op reports record levels of theft and violence in 2023
The convenience retailer said that equated to almost 1,000 incidents a day across its 2,400 stores, a rise of 44% year on year