Channels news – Page 597
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NewsWholesaler Wing Yip reports £2m fall in turnover to £101m
The Birmingham-based company’s pre-tax profits rose by £70,000 to £4.8m
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NewsAmazon extends Dash buttons feature to 20 more brands
The extension comes 10 months after Amazon first launched the Dash devices in the UK
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NewsGermany's grocery market set to grow 10.5% to €259bn by 2021
The online channel is set to grow the most, by 244.4%, although this is from a small base
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NewsStarbucks commits to employ 2,500 refugees across Europe
The announcement was part of a global hiring commitment that Starbucks made earlier this year
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NewsAppleby Westward to cut SKUs to 'meet convenience needs'
It is also adding Spar brand products and ranges of protein and free-from products to its lower wholesale price initiative
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NewsTesco deliveries and click & collect service hit by IT chaos
The supermarket has blamed unspecified “network issues” for the problem
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NewsOcado shares surge as City weighs up fallout from Amazon/Whole Foods deal
Ocado shares hit a 10-month high today as speculation mounted that the online grocer had become an acquisition target in the wake of Amazon’s surprise takeover of Whole Foods.
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NewsWorld Avocado Organization and Tesco link for marketing push
Campaign will see Tesco take an ‘al fresco’ avocado roadshow around the UK
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NewsCo-operative model "more resilient in post-Brexit zeitgeist"
The UK Co-operative Economy 2017 report says Co-op values strike a chord with public’s mood amid upheaval
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NewsEuro Garages forks out £595,995 to buy Spaghetti Junction pub
Plans to redevelop The Armada on Powick Road, opposite Spaghetti Junction, into a filling station and retail unit…
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NewsMalcolm Walker receives knighthood for services to retailing
Other key recipients from the world of retailing and food include Grocer columnist Professor Chris Elliott, who has received an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
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NewsEuro Garages parent buys over 1,000 service stations in Italy
Intervias said the deal with ExxonMobil was for 1,176 sites in several Italian regions
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NewsSpar appoints Wouter Lefevere head of international buying
Lefevere will take on key buying responsibilities including supplier relationships and negotiations
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NewsPoundland unveils Toblerone-style chocolate bar Twin Peaks
The design was inspired by the top of Wrekin Hill in Shropshire
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NewsBerry Bros. & Rudd chairman Simon Berry to retire
He has served 12 years at the head of the wine merchant’s board
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s closes in on Nisa acquisition
Weekend reports have suggested Sainsbury’s has entered into exclusive talks to buy convenience chain Nisa for £130m,
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NewsBritain's supermarkets cutting the price of fuel by 2ppl
The latest round of cuts means fuel prices are at their lowest since December 2016
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NewsSainsbury's faces public backlash over fox killing
More than 46,000 people signed a petition to boycott Sainsbury’s after a customer witnessed the shooting of a fox
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NewsDhamecha to open a new cash and carry depot in Birmingham
The Smethwick warehouse becomes the Today’s Group wholesaler’s ninth centre in the UK
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NewsTesco fined £8m after petrol leaked out of filling station
The incident resulted from Tesco’s failure to address a known issue with part of the fuel delivery system