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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
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Comment & OpinionGoodness Issue shows food and drink putting best foot forward
This week’s Goodness Issue offers a timely reminder of the great and noble work performed by the industry on a daily basis
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InterviewsHow Nicola Robinson’s food sourcing alliance is taking shape
Alliance Food Sourcing wants to revolutionise surplus food collection. So what’s the plan?
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NewsM&S first to trial Neighbourly’s new surplus food initiative
M&S is the first retailer to trial Neighbourly’s new surplus food initiative, which will allow individuals to collect food for their own use
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NewsTesco slow cooker donations help kids in fruit & veg scheme
The donations are the latest phase of the £4m Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools programme
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NewsLidl to ask shoppers for ‘micro-donations’ to the NSPCC at tills
Customers will be invited to make a donation of up to 30p with card transactions
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NewsAldi donates 1.1 million-plus meals over Christmas
The discounter worked with redistribution partner Neighbourly to donate fresh and chilled food from stores after closing early on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
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NewsGroceryAid to extend support to tobacco industry workers
GroceryAid will assume responsibility for the welfare funds of the former Tobacco Trade Benevolent Association from 6 February
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WhitepapersUnlock Gen Z’s appetite: Key F&B trends shaping campus culture
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