Channels news – Page 83
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NewsPlanet Organic store to close after failing to agree lease with Iceland
It is not clear how the closure could affect Renée Elliott’s turnaround plan
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NewsRetail leaders write to Jeremy Hunt calling for business rates freeze
Without a freeze in the business rates multiplier – used to calculate the commercial property tax – there will be new upward pressure on prices just as inflation has begun to ease, according to a letter signed by major supermarkets
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NewsNisa partners with rota and payroll provider S4Labour
The partnership aims to help Nisa retailers and forecourt operators reduce the time they spend on managing and paying their staff
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NewsHeinz launches Mexican-inspired meal kit brand Las Chicas
The range was developed in partnership with Mexican culinary institute El Claustro and two up-and-coming female chefs
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NewsAldi makes its biggest round of price cuts this year
The 55 fruit & veg lines are reduced by an average of around 11%
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NewsIceland Foods’ interest-free microloan scheme to be extended
The retailer launched the scheme in conjunction with the chairty Fair For You in August 2022
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NewsHundreds of individual Wilko stores for sale as union says all are to close by early October
In an update for members this morning, GMB said administrators at PwC had confirmed an offer for hundreds of stores as a going concern had fallen through
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NewsWaitrose extends price cut scheme for third time this year
It’s the third and final tranche of planned cuts following a value investment announced in February
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News1,000 more Wilko job losses expected in B&M ‘premises only’ deal for 51 stores
It follows 1,332 Wilko redundancies already confirmed, made up of 299 in two distribution centres, 17 in its digital operations department and 1,016 in 52 stores which are to close next week
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NewsWaitrose boosts marketing team with trio of appointments
It includes the appointment of Wendy Rumble to a brand new position within the supermarket
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NewsPlant-based pork brand La Vie unveils ham alternative NPD and crowdfund
The Parisian startup last night announced it would be expanding its range with a new ham-inspired product expected to launch in the UK next year
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NewsDaniel Khalife: terror suspect escaped prison underneath Bidfood truck
Bidfood is a major supplier of food to the public sector including schools, hospitals and prisons across the UK
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NewsWaitrose consulting with store staff ahead of working hours shake-up
Waitrose is planning to end night shifts in some stores
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NewsFox’s expands Chocolatey biscuit range with Indulgent Creams
They feature a shortcake biscuit base, topped with creamy honeycomb or hazelnut filling, coated in milk chocolate
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NewsJJ Foodservice to open branch in Wimbledon as it expands London reach
The wholesaler said the 33,965 sq ft warehouse is set to open in January, expanding its capacity to serve new restaurants, pubs, cafés and schools located in the area
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NewsLWC Drinks buys Essex-based distributor Hills Prospect
Hills Prospect depot takes LWC’s estate to 18 sites, following the opening of three new warehouses in Andover, Aylesbury, and Doncaster earlier this year
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch branded third-party fashion hubs in stores
The move into fashion comes as part of a wider move by Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts to boost the supermarket’s non-grocery offering
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NewsSurplus online grocer Motatos exits the UK
Owner Matsmart-Motatos said today it had decided to consolidate the business to the Nordic regions, Germany and Austria
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NewsSainsbury’s adopts ‘sniff test’ as it ditches use-by dates on milk
The retailer will transition 44 products to the new labelling between January and February 2024
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NewsCrawshaws successor Sterling Meat Co plans two new stores after strong 2022
Sterling hailed its ‘winning’ everyday low prices strategy as a key factor of ’more customers migrating’ towards the retailer