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NewsAsda spoofs Black Friday violence with mannequin challenge
Asda has launched a spoof Black Friday video, sending up the scenes of violence two years ago at one of its stores
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NewsAldi to launch first ever range of formula milk
Aldi is extending its range of Mamia baby products by trialling a range of own-label formula milk on Monday
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NewsSpar retailer Paul Stone launches booze service with Deliveroo
Spar retailer Paul Stone has set up an alcohol delivery network from his stores through Deliveroo
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NewsLidl to pay all staff new higher Living Wage Foundation rate
As of March next year the retailer will pay a minimum of £8.45 per hour, and £9.45 in London
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NewsKitwave buys independent alcohol wholesaler HB Clark
The wholesaler has also announced Jay MacKay will join the group as the new managing director
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NewsTesco defends FSA over self-regulation model
’By 2020 local food safety officers on the ground will not be able to carry out their functions’ warns Tim Smith
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NewsNew Best-one store format focuses on food to go and chilled
The ‘store of the future’ concept is available in a number of styles to suit local demographics
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NewsAldi rolls out 10% fat lamb mince 'special buy'
The reduced fat British lamb mince is aimed at shoppers looking for a ’lighter meat without compromising on taste’
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NewsLia Rutter opens second Bargain Booze outlet in Macclesfield
Rutter has secured investment from Royal Bank of Scotland to open the store
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NewsTesco backtracks on Black Friday next-day click & collect promise
The retailer has also warned customers to expect likely delivery delays
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NewsMedia Bites 23 November: Morrisons, Aldi/Lidl, Brexit, FDF, Compass
Morrisons’ revival of the Safeway brand after 11 years as part of an attempt to get back into the fast-growing convenience market comes under the media glare.
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NewsMorrisons revives Safeway brand and trials Rontec food offer
The Safeway brand will be used on a range for independent retailers
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NewsFood-to-go market set to grow by over a third by 2021
IGD predicts the market will grow 34.8% from £16.1bn to £21.7bn by 2021
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NewsCo-op to make 80% of its packaging easily recyclable by 2020
Only half a million of the 1.5m tonnes of recyclable plastic waste created every year in the UK is reused as intended
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NewsLidl launches 'Social Price Drop' campaign for Twitter users
In the first week Lidl is offering to cut the price of a cooked lobster to £2.99
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NewsIndustry groups hit out over curbs on business rates appeals
A collection of retail and leisure business groups have called on the UK government to rethink proposals that limit firms appealing that their categorisation of business rates is too high.
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NewsTesco to take on discounters in own brand with price pledge
Tesco is to benchmark thousands of food and drink products against Asda and the discounters
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NewsOne Stop franchise arm makes £2m trading loss in year two
The franchise business continues to be impacted by set-up costs, though the loss had shrunk from the previous year’s £3m
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NewsTesco head office staff take to the shop floor
Tesco head office staff have pledged to work a total of more than 10,000 days in stores in the run up to Christmas
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NewsWalmart warns Asda turnaround ‘will take time’ as like for likes fall 5.8%
Walmart stressed it remained confident in the management team and said progress had already been made