Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 80
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NewsMFG to invest £400m in ultra-rapid electric vehicle charges by 2030
The move will see 3,000 150kW and 350kW EV chargers installed at 500 sites
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NewsAmazon opens second London ‘just walk out’ Amazon Fresh store
Its first store opened earlier this month in Ealing
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NewsUnitas signs Y International up to buying group
Lulu Group operates more than 200 retail stores across the Middle East and India
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NewsFWD offers help with pandemic funding support
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has pledged to help members access the latest £425m government funding
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NewsEG Group rescues 260,000 meals with Too Good To Go across UK and Europe
The fast-growing forecourt operator teamed up with the anti-waste app in October last year
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NewsIceland launching new convenience format ‘Swift’
The new concept is ‘designed to provide a simple, easy-to-shop food store’
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NewsVibrant Foods expands into chilled with acquisition of Everest Dairies
Vibrant was created in 2020 as a platform to consolidate the Asian and free-from markets
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NewsTamworth Co-op joins forces with Snappy Shopper for fast delivery service
The online grocery service went live last week with four of the society’s 12 stores
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NewsNisa retailer in South Wales marks 20,000 home deliveries
Filco Supermarkets is now working with Snappy Shopper in seven of its nine stores
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NewsShopper trashes Central England Co-op store after swearing at worker
The attack occurred last Thursday morning at its Marsh Lane store
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NewsShoppers flock to Vegan Store website after AF Blakemore takeover
Vegan Store has recorded double-digit growth in traffic since it was acquired by AF Blakemore
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NewsUnitas agrees deal with Morrisons to sell Safeway-branded products
The range includes jams and sweet spreads, flour, rice tea, coffee, sharing crisps and snacks, condiments, and pour-over sauces.
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NewsJJ Foodservice welcomed more than 20,000 new customers last year
JJ said it worked with manufacturers early on in the lockdown to secure good availability and prices on takeaway essentials
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NewsSpar delivers a million pieces of PPE to Marie Curie nurses
The partnership allows the charity to use Spar stores and lorries to deliver the PPE
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NewsWholesalers miss out on sector-specific funding in Budget
Wholesaler will have to compete for a share of a wider £425m restart grant fund
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NewsAmazon launches checkout-less first UK physical store in Ealing
The Amazon Fresh store is a “new convenience grocery format” for the e-commerce giant
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NewsSales soar at Steve Bassett’s converted SimplyFresh Sainsbury’s store
SimplyFresh Bitterne Park, which opened on 10 February, is Bassett’s first shop with the SimplyFresh symbol
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NewsBestway rolls out partnership with shopping app Jisp
The app offers home delivery, click & collect and scan & go services for local shops
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NewsScottish wholesalers given relief grants of up to £500k
The Grocer understands applications for aid via the Food and Drink Resilience Fund totalled around £15m
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NewsBooker scraps bulk of Premier promotions in favour of EDLP strategy
The wholesale giant told The Grocer the move was a reaction to customer feedback