Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 46
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Nisa consults on redundancies in a bid to lower business costs
The move follows a series of management changes at the Co-op-owned buying group
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Filshill tells customers to expect delivery delays due to heatwave
Filshill said its teams were working hard to clear any backlog as soon as possible, despite suppliers also experiencing problems
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United Wholesale Scotland rolls out app to help retailers take on the rapid grocers
Yuu, a subsidiary of United Wholesale Scotland, is working with last-mile logistics firm Gophr to establish the service
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Food redistribution app sees demand soar as cost of living crisis bites
Since January, the anti-waste app has seen more than 100% growth each month in demand for bags of surplus groceries
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Booker pauses frozen deliveries for Budgens and Londis retailers amid heatwave
The temporary suspension started on Monday this week and was put in place to protect frozen product integrity, quality and health & safety,
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Brakes and FareShare provide two million meals to vulnerable people in 2021
Brakes works closely with local charities to ensure any leftover food is redistributed through a network of over 3.000 organisations
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Waitrose to supply food range to Dobbies Garden Centres
Dobbies customers will be able to buy products from the grocer’s Essential Waitrose range as well as its premium ranges Waitrose No.1 and Waitrose Duchy Organic
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JJ Foodservice launches live chat customer service on website and app
JJ said the service, which has been available for two weeks, has already resulted in a 33% reduction in calls to customer service
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Cheaper prices driving c-store shoppers to discounters, new data shows
Lumina Intelligence UK Convenience Market Report 2022 found a “notable uplift” in convenience shoppers also visiting discounter stores
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Federation of Independent Retailers ‘dismayed’ after Smiths News raises carriage charge
Customers of the news wholesaler received a letter today informing them of the intention to raise prices
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Southern Co-op to roll out electronic shelf labels across entire estate by 2023
It follows a trial that kicked off in December 2020 with one store, before gradually widening the pilot to a total of 15 sites
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Tree of Life owner in talks with banks to secure future
The group behind health food distributor Tree of Life is in talks with lenders to secure its future as it battles supply chain issues and rampant inflation, The Grocer has learned.
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Women in Wholesale launches community for men to ‘become better allies’
A new survey conducted by the group found 90% of FWD members were interested in becoming better male allies
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Co-op partners with brands to launch ‘Joys of Summer’ campaign
The Joys of Playing activities include crafting bee hotels, bird feeders, garden games and baking recipes
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CMA launches probe into Morrisons’ takeover of McColl’s
‘Phase one’ investigation is launched today following an initial enforcement order in May
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JJ Foodservice launches blog to support caterers with recipes and money saving tips
Blog will be updated weekly and offer ‘chef quality inspiration’ for foodies and busy caterers
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Bestway to begin 'aggressive rollout' of Bargain Booze Costcutter stores
It has so far completed two rollouts of its ‘store within a store’ concept
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FWD launches mentoring scheme to develop emerging talent in wholesale
The FWD recently established the FLF with the aim of developing emerging talent in the wholesale sector who are aged 30 or under
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Asda opens first convenience store in Scotland
The new Asda on the Move store in Livingston is its 36th convenience store being run in partnership with EG Group
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AF Blakemore bumps up fees for deliveries under minimum order threshold to £60
The wholesaler outlined the iincreased charges in a letter to retailers this week