Channels news – Page 528
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NewsAF Blakemore not ruling out further depot closures
Wholesaler to close Barnsley and Newport sites next week
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NewsIceland expands its Deposit Return Scheme trial to stores across the UK
A second machine opened in one of the Wolverhampton stores today, with a further two scheduled for Scotland and Wales
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NewsLatte levy could cost the UK economy £819m, says research
The Paper Cup Alliance highlighted the possibility of redundancies at manufacturing sites in Wrexham, Gosport and Huntingdon
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NewsTesco contributes £37bn to wider UK economy, finds report
KPMG estimated that Tesco indirectly supported the equivalent of nearly 450,000 jobs in the UK
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NewsDiscounter and online gains set to continue, predicts IGD
Discounters predicted to see 36.7% growth by 2023
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NewsSainsbury's-Asda merger could hurt competition, warns NFU
In a letter to the CMA, the union warned the merger could have a ‘negative effect’ on smaller suppliers
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NewsToday's Group launches updated Plan for Profit app
Customers can now benefit from a “tailored user experience” by setting their wholesaler and category preferences
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NewsBrakes pledges to slash plastic use with '2 Zero 20' drive
The foodservice operator is set to eradicate the use of non-recyclable black plastic from all own label products
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NewsSainsbury’s trials Ben & Jerry’s and Carte D’Or stands
The retailer is trialling a Ben & Jerry’s parlour in three south London branches, as well as two Carte D’Or outlets in Hertfordshire and Surrey.
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NewsTesco links with mental health charity for F&F t-shirts
F&F will donate £1 from the sale of each Calm t-shirt sold between 14 May and 1 August 2018 to the charity
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NewsTesco ditches Kerrygold Spreadable as part of wider BSM revamp
It comes as Tesco undertakes a major range rationalisation of brands across its business as part of the next phase of Project Reset
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NewsIceland offers more early morning/late evening online deliveries
The retailer said it was adding 4,000 new slots across the country
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NewsIceland's Richard Walker backs 'One Plastic Free Day' plan
The initiative has been organised by campaign group A Plastic Planet
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NewsCosta Coffee defends OOH sector sugar reduction progress
Health campaigners have attacked the OOH sector over high levels of sugar
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat buys back £6.4m of customer ‘chocolate bonds’
Hotel Chocolat repays £6.4m of ‘chocolate bonds’ to fund growth. Plus, annual sales up 56% at UK wine supplier Gusbourne and Bayer sets date for $63bn Monsanto deal completion.
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NewsWaitrose launches Emma Bridgewater designed reusable bags
The range of reusable jute bags has been made from recycled plastic
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NewsPoundland targets Boots in price-based poster campaign
All 800 of the variety discounter’s stores are from this week to feature window posters showing the “massive price differentials”
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NewsCostco to roll out petrol stations to most of its locations
Senior VP for Europe Steve Pappas said Costco UK was “developing plans for other locations”, but was “unable to give a time” on when they would open
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NewsHenderson Group hails 8.5% sales rise as 'tremendous'
Henderson Group CFO Ron Whitten heralded the results as “a tremendous performance”
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NewsPret a Manger readies US push after £1.5bn JAB deal
The deal will see JAB assume control of Pret after a decade of ownership by private equity group Bridgepoint