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NewsSainsbury's petitioned to backtrack on dropping Fairtrade tea
Nearly 10,000 people have called on CEO Mike Coupe to abandon pilot of its in-house ‘Fairly Traded’ label
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NewsIceland hits back after coming bottom in GSCOP survey
Iceland result was a “surprise” to Adjudicator but the frozen food retailer also hit back over “bully boy” tactics from suppliers
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NewsNisa continues its turnaround but falling sales reveal vulnerability
The group has delivered strong improvements in EBITDA and a return to pre-tax profit, but key sales metrics are down
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NewsGousto bites into retail with Co-op stores trial
From now until December, customers will be able to collect Gousto boxes at 10 Brighton Co-op branches
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NewsSainsbury's commits to 100% British new season lamb
The retailer’s core fresh packaged lamb range had previously been made up of varying ratios of New Zealand and British lamb
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NewsIceland offers 'best burger' flavoured with miso
The retailer listed its frozen Luxury Ultimate 5oz Steak Burger nationwide this week
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NewsJohnson & Johnson joins Mars and Co-op on sustainability platform
The Manufacture 2030 platform, launched by 2degrees, will try to find ways to slash costs in company supply chains
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NewsSainsbury's, Tesco, and Morrisons cut fuel by 2ppl
The latest reductions come after the price of Brent crude oil tumbled from $56 in April to $44 a barrel last week
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco/Booker request swift move to in-depth competition investigation
Tesco and Booker have requested that the Competition and Markets Authority fast track its investigation into deal to a more in-depth phase 2 investigation. Plus Greene King raises revenues despite “demanding backdrop”, DS Smith swoops for US packaging firm and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsAsda opts for posher (and pricier) lineup in wine revamp
The supermarket introduced a spate of new products last week, having axed over 130 SKUs since April
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NewsTesco to axe 1,200 jobs at its head office
A quarter of staff at its Welwyn Garden City HQ are facing redundancy, a week after Tesco announced 1,100 jobs were to go at its Cardiff call centre
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NewsCoffee giants vow to act on faecal bacteria in ice
A BBC investigation found ice from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Caffè Nero contained bacteria from faeces
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NewsHeck enters low-fat sausage market with Super Slim range
Sausages contain 27g of fat per 100g and went on sale into 500 Sainsbury’s on 28 June
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NewsCommunity centres luring shoppers from 'out of town' stores
New report finds 78% of shoppers visited a community shopping centre at least one a week
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NewsEnergy suppliers blocked from 'locking in' micro businesses
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the move from the Competition & Markets Authority
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NewsTesco extends one-hour deliveries through Tesco Now app
Delivery is supplied by independent courier service Quiqup
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NewsSub-postmasters take on Post Office over theft allegations
The case comes after many were sacked, lost their homes, and even jailed when cash shortfalls were found at some Post Offi…
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NewsSainsbury's reveals plan to switch all sites to LED lighting
Under the supermarket’s Sustainability Plan, greenhouse gas emissions will be cut by more than 3.4% annually
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NewsWarm June weather boosts supermarket sales growth to multi-year high
Warm weather in June helped the UK grocers to their largest monthly year-on-year rise in sales since July 2013, according to market share data from Nielsen, while Kantar Worldpanel finds the best supermarket growth since March 2012.
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NewsTesco buys extra 40 tonnes of British raspberries after bumper crop
In the past 12 months, Tesco has taken bumper crops of strawberries, carrots, cauliflowers, cherries, lettuce and celery