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NewsGroceryAid invites food workers to ‘give back’ through its first ever raffle
Tickets cost £1.50, with funds being donated towards the charity’s ongoing programme of support for food and drink industry workers
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Comment & OpinionRefugees and ex-offenders should be welcome in the job market
Refugees, people with disabilities, or those with past convictions can all meaningfully contribute to businesses, says Pranav Chopra, founder of Nemi Teas
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NewsFresh & Proper slashes theft by offering police free hot drinks
The retailer has also launched ‘Coffee with a Cop’, which invites customers to talk to officers in the store’s staffroom to report crime, express concerns, or learn about their work in the local area
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NewsEssex Police aims to speed up shop theft conviction process with new initiatives
The force aims to improve conviction rates while freeing up officers’ time and allowing them to get back out on the streets of its neighbourhoods ‘where they belong’
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Comment & OpinionRedistribution is just one part of the food waste puzzle
There are powerful opportunities for supermarkets to help cut waste and emissions at every stage of the food value chain, says Chloe St George, senior communications and research analyst at the Carbon Trust
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink plays a vital cameo role in Netflix’s Adolescence
Food won’t be what most viewers remember from the show but it has an important cameo role, says Alex Beckett, Mintel senior director of food & drink research
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Comment & OpinionFood banks are just a sticking plaster on poverty
Redistributing food waste through the charitable food aid sector cannot prevent poverty or stop hunger from happening, says Jessica Sinclair Taylor, deputy director at Feedback and Sabine Goodwin, director at Independent Food Aid Network
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Comment & OpinionShoplifting epidemic can only be fought with drug policy
The political elite have failed to fix fundamentally flawed drug policy, says independent policy analyst Mev Brown
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NewsRow erupts over report claiming supermarkets ‘dump’ food waste on charities
Several food redistribution organisations vehemently dispute some of the report’s findings
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NewsCentral Co-op launches AI household bill management service for staff
The AI tool keeps track of household bills, including energy, broadband, mobile and mortgage, and gives staff reminders so they can search for a cheaper provider before contracts automatically renew
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NewsGroceryAid helps sector break diversity records in run-up to D&I in Grocery LIVE!
The grocery sector has chalked up a record-breaking number of diversity and inclusion achievements in the past year, as retailers and suppliers continue to work together to drive real change
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News‘600 shops and 5,500 jobs at risk’ from government plans to raise business rates
Consumers will also face higher prices as many affected businesses plan to pass the costs on, according to High Streets UK
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NewsM&S goes public as first retailer to back Neighbourly’s new surplus food initiative
As revealed by The Grocer last month, M&S is the first retailer to trial a new redistribution scheme allowing individuals to collect donations of unsold food directly from stores for the first time
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NewsCost of crime against convenience stores rises 29% to £316m, ACS finds
The ACS 2025 Crime Report, released today, said the cost of crime including theft, vandalism, robbery, burglary and fraud, was £6,259 per store
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NewsAldi middle aisle products to be sold in Salvation Army charity shops
The partnership will see unsold non-food products from Aldi’s middle aisle, such as kitchen accessories, home furnishings and clothing, given to Salvation Army charity shops across the country
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Analysis & FeaturesIWD 2025: Grocery’s female leaders are ‘not superheroes’
As brands and businesses mark International Women’s Day, we ask some of grocery’s female leaders to share their take on gender equity in 2025
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Comment & OpinionIs retail’s perfect shoplifting storm coming to an end?
The Crime & Policing Bill has finally entered parliament, putting the industry a step closer to the shoplifting protections it has fought for
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NewsMorrisons offers 10% discounts to disabled shoppers in new online trial
Morrisons said the partnership would start as a trial to validate the benefit to the disabled community across the UK
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NewsACS welcomes publication of Crime & Policing Bill to protect shopworkers
These measures come as police recorded one million incidents of antisocial behaviour in the year ending September 2024
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Analysis & FeaturesThe rise of food clubs and how they differ from food banks
Food clubs differ from food banks in that shoppers pay for goods – so they don’t face the ‘shame’ of accepting charity. But those aren’t the only benefits