Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 97
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Costcutter survey finds shoppers felt safe in stores during pandemic outbreak
The symbol group surveyed its shoppers to understand more about the changes in their behaviour as a result of the pandemic
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ACS and Alzheimer’s Society host online dementia training for retailers
The sessions are free for ACS members to attend
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Shelf life of frozen meat could be extended by over a year, says new BFFF guidance
The guidance is aimed at suppliers of hospitality, who are holding excessive stocks of frozen food because of the shutdown
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New Harlech Foodservice MD David Cattrall to lead restructure
The family-owned company saw orders drop by 95% when the hospitality industry was shuttered during lockdown
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Blakemore Retail Spar stores raise £25k for NSPCC in non-uniform weekend
Colleagues also organised raffles for customers and decorated their stores with flags, balloons and inflatables
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Southern Co-op picks 14 organisations to tackle retail crime with £100k fund
The retailer hopes donating to these programmes will help reduce future crime in its stores
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Costcutter retailer doubles weekly sales after expanding Lincolnshire store
Emily Rosa Ranjini purchased the unit next door to create a new 2,000 sq ft convenience store in Stamford, Lincolnshire
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East of England Co-op donates £4,000 to GroceryAid
The contribution will help to provide one-off, non-repayable crisis grants to grocery industry colleagues across the UK
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Actor Michael Sheen backs Co-op campaign to end child poverty
The retailer has been running the food bank campaign since the start of July
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Face coverings not a legal requirement in cash & carries, says government
Retailers and caterers visiting cash & carries will not be required to wear face masks
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CJ Lang to donate £30k with its first community cashback campaign
Customers, store staff and CJ Lang employees will be able to nominate community groups and charities across the country to receive a cash sum
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Lidl targeting ’supermarket convenience’ with new-format London stores
The revelation came as the retailer opened its 100th London store, in Beckton, and announced plans for 30 more in the capital by the end of 2025
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JW Filshill eyes click & collect expansion with new hires
Click and collect has grown from 5% to 7% of Filshill’s overall business during the coronavirus crisis
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Convenience chain One O One partners with home delivery app
Appy Shop enables customers to order goods within 30 to 60-minute time slots or weeks ahead
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Parfetts stockpiling toilet roll and more to prepare for coronavirus second wave
Two of Parfetts’ depots are currently under localised lockdowns in Manchester and Halifax
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Scottish wholesaler Lomond slashes prices by up to 40% in new campaign
Prices have been slashed on some of its bestselling products to help improve customer margins as they reopen
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Co-op launches its first face coverings for children
Face coverings are currently one of its top three most shopped items
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Central England Co-op reports third violent crime in Leicestershire in a month
The society said it continued to lobby the government for a change in legislation so shop workers were provided with greater protection
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Face mask rules may have to be reviewed, warns House of Lords report
The new rules have added to rising tide of violence and abuse directed towards shopworkers
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Brakes and Bidfood shielding food packs contract put on pause
Foodservice giants delivered more than five million boxes over a four month period