Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 91
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Inside Booker’s first Jack’s store in Blantyre
The Grocer takes a look inside the first-of-its-kind symbol store
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Brakes invests in 10,000 reusable masks for staff
The nanofiber filter masks are manufactured by face covering brand Ally and feature the Brakes logo.
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Brakes cuts 500 jobs and closes depots and call centres
The news comes at the end of a three-month consultation process
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Co-op cuts branded and own-label prices and adds new Honest Value range
Co-op has cut prices on 300 products which include fruit and veg, fresh meat, rice, pasta, coffee and toilet roll
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Kitwave Wholesaler Group expands its finance team
Kitwave has appointed Mark Earl to the new role of group financial controller
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Costcutter partners with data experts to boost sales for retailers
The partnership with Data Revolution will allow retailers to examine insights on shopper trends, pricing, range and promotions
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Harlech Foodservice outlines £2m cost of ‘firebreak’ lockdown
Many of Harlech’s customers, including pubs, restaurants and hotels, will be forced to shut along with non-essential shops
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Nisa reveals Express store format as recruitment soars
It aims to cater for retailers operating in more compact spaces of up to 1,000 sq ft
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Scottish convenience sector provides 3,000 more jobs in 2020
The Scottish Local Shop Report showed the sector now provides 47,000 jobs
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Industry leaders urge Chancellor to back foodservice wholesalers
The letter said the industry had “grave concerns” over the provision of food to the public sector
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Four staff members test positive for coronavirus at Central England Co-op store in Leicester
Other colleagues who were in close contact with those who have tested positive were also self-isolating
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Pret a Manger to cut 400 more jobs and close six stores
This latest redundancies come after the chain cut its workforce by a third, laying off 2,800 employees at the end of August
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Andrew Lynas joins FWD council of members
Lynas’ third generation MD will represent independent wholesalers and buying group members
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HMRC to test UK-only track and trace system
The new UK-only repository will replace the EU version currently being used in this country
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Spar warns suppliers: don’t try pushing Brexit price hikes on us
In a letter seen by The Grocer, Spar UK trading director Chris Lewis asked suppliers to share the efforts they have made to ensure there will be no disruption to supply
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Morrisons launches wholesale bulk food box service for lockdown aid
Morrisons aid it had been approached by a raft of public sector and charity organisations who needed to source groceries quickly
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Eat17 launches own chocolate range
The range will be manufactured in Eat17’s new chocolate factory in Bishops Stortford
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Liverpool ‘wet pubs’ scramble to set up ‘substantial’ food offer to avoid closure
Pubs that do not serve food will be forced to shut if they are located in a tier three location
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Bestway shakes up fascias, adding new booze concepts BB’s and Tippl
The wholesaler has developed BB’s and Tippl as extension of its Bargain Booze and Wine Rack brands respectively
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Nearly half of shop workers impacted by 10pm hospitality curfew, says Usdaw
Usdaw survey found increasing incidences of anti-social behaviour and abuse towards staff