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NewsFood sales increase in March thanks to inflation but hopes rest on Easter
Food retailers managed to record growth in March but the rise was mainly driven by inflation as the sector pins its hopes on a bumper Easter.
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NewsAldi aims to demystify French wine with 11-strong lineup
The “easy-to-understand” collection is in three sub-ranges: Pardon My French, The Forgotten One and Jean Claude Mas
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NewsOcado weighs up express delivery service with third parties
Ocado’s James Matthews said the retailer was interested in one-hour delivery
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NewsNew Caffè Nero app could spell end of paper loyalty cards
Caffè Nero is launching an app that will ultimately make its 20-year-old paper stamp loyalty cards redundant
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NewsMorrisons hikes store staff pay to £8.50 per hour
Morrisons store staff are set to receive a 3.7% pay increase to £8.50 an hour
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NewsBidfood profits soar 12% as it slashes administration costs
BFS Group, parent company of Bidfood, has reported a pre-tax profits rise of 12% to £45.9m for the year to the end of June 2016
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NewsInflation reaches its highest level since Christmas 2013
The Grocer Price Index shows annual inflation for the month to 1 April standing at 1.4%
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NewsAsda plans more technology to speed up ToYou click & collect service
Asda is also looking into technology that would alert the click & collect desk when customers arrive in the store car park
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NewsNisa offers flexibility with Store of the Future 2 concept
Launched in 2015, the Store of the Future 2 format has seen almost 300 stores convert to the fascia
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NewsAldi launches range of ecological wines
Each SKU in the eight-strong range has either organic, carbon neutral or no added sulphur credentials
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NewsSainsbury's to roll out SmartShop app more widely
The in-store shopping app will go out to a “much bigger” audience over the course of 2017
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NewsWaitrose launches supper club at new Haywards Heath store
The retailer will offer three-course meals for £35 in the store’s mezzanine-level café on eight dates
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NewsWalgreens Boots revenues slump despite 'solid' Christmas for UK stores
A Christmas sales boost at Boots in the UK was not enough to stop a decline in group revenues at parent Walgreens Boots Alliance during the second quarter.
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NewsTesco to cut more night shifts and 24-hour opening at stores
Tesco is ploughing ahead with more changes to its service model at a further 69 stores, with 3,000 staff facing redundancy as a result
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News'Post-millennials' to become most confident grocery spenders
IGD report found one in five post-millennials mainly shop in convenience stores
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NewsPalmer & Harvey and Costcutter to close The BuyCo
Palmer & Harvey will now take the buying function back in house
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NewsArgos plans 80 days of date-stamped ads for spring/summer
The 10-second ads will also focus heavily on its same-day delivery proposition
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NewsYvette Sowerby leaves Sainsbury's for Bakkavor technical role
Sowerby will join Bakkavor’s UK operational team and also provide support to its US and Asia operations
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NewsGousto to offer seven-day-a-week delivery service
Move will enable Gousto to offer more delivery windows than its closest competitor Hello Fresh
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NewsMorrisons More points for fuel at forecourts halved
From 1 May, customers will receive five Morrisons More points for every litre of fuel they buy