Channels news – Page 549
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NewsDeliveroo pilots food delivery to gates at Amsterdam airport
Orders are delivered by scooter to the gate within 15 minutes…
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NewsSpar overhauls its own-brand sandwich range
The convenience chain has reformulated eight of its sandwich lines with softer and better quality bread…
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NewsMatthew Barnes promoted to top table seat at Aldi South
The promotion, effective 15 April, follows the retirement of Robert Ochsenschläger. Barnes will add responsibility for Aldi South’s fast-growing US business while also overseeing its UK and Ireland operations
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NewsBerry Bros & Rudd to distribute Old Potrero whiskey in UK
The tipple, made from malted rye grain distilled in copper pot stills, has “bold spice and fruit notes characteristic of rye”
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NewsSoft drinks sugar levels slashed by 15% as levy looms
Supermarkets and suppliers have slashed sugar levels in soft drinks by more than 15% to escape the looming sugar tax
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NewsIceland to accept paper £10 notes until Easter Monday
The paper notes will be accepted at manned checkouts but not self-service ones ‘for technical reasons
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NewsKFC allows franchisees to buy approved items from Booker
KFC, still struggling with its new distribution arrangements, has given its franchisees freedom to purchase items from Booker
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NewsMorrisons hits 100,000 meals FareShare milestone
FareShare first received products from Morrisons in April 2017
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NewsAsda wins again but Tesco is able to apply pressure
Asda offered the lowest price for 20 products this week, nine of these exclusively
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NewsAsda pledges to appoint more women senior managers
Asda’s median pay difference between all men and women employed by the company was 8.9%, the Walmart-owned supermarket revealed in its Gender Pay Gap report
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NewsAmazon's Choice status to be 'key to smart speaker sales'
OC&C report found groceries and other low-value consumer goods account for the bulk of purchases made with the voice-activated devices
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NewsHome Bargains to open 'drive-through' for new product pitches
Retailer receives around 50 new product pitches a day
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NewsAldi extends fresh flowers contract with JZ Flowers
JZ Flowers has been supplying Aldi since 1995 and employs 400 staff
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NewsMenzies Distribution enrages NFRN with carriage charge hike
The NFRN had already criticised Menzies Distribution and Smiths News for escalating carriage service charges
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NewsMotor Fuel Group agrees £1.2bn deal for MRH
Private equity-owned Motor Fuel group has announced it has agreed to acquire MRH in a deal valued at £1.2bn to form UK’s biggest forecourt operator.
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NewsDiageo looks set for ‘The Corner Shop’ online retail platform
The Corner Shop would mark a step back into direct online retailing for Diageo, which closed its luxury e-commerce platform Alexander & James in early 2017
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NewsPlanet Organic rolls out Unpackaged to two more stores
The London organic chain has now rolled out Unpackaged dispensers to Torrington Place, Bloomsbury and to Westbourne Grove
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NewsMcColl's breaks £1bn sales barrier thanks to new stores
Total revenues in 2017 jumped 19.1% to £1.1bn following the integration of the 298 shops acquired from Co-op
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NewsC-stores warned to follow Snow Code for store access
Retailers warned they should follow the code when moving snow and ice outside stores to ensure customers and staff are not…
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NewsTesco 'to trial discounter brand in mothballed stores'
The plans are said to be being spearheaded by Tesco retail director Lawrence Harvey, a former Aldi exec who has been given a large team to take on his former company and Lidl