Convenience and Wholesale news – Page 99
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DCS Group to move manufacturing base to Redditch
The distributor said the move to the new 90,000 sq ft facility would increase its warehousing capacity by 50%
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Time Wholesale to accelerate second depot opening after cash & carry sales double
The wholesaler aims to have secured the additional premises in the London area by September 2020
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Central England Co-op employee left unconscious after violent attack
The incident comes just days after 200 MPs called for better protection for shopworkers from physical and verbal abuse in the workplace
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Grocery retail ranked top sector for customer experience despite pandemic
The latest KPMG Nunwood Customer Experience Excellence Index, based on interviews of 13,000 UK consumers, gives grocery retail a 4% score improvement on last year
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CMA drops convenience stores from pandemic price gouging investigation
A pharmacy is now at the centre of the CMA’s only remaining investigation into excessive pricing during the pandemic
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Glastonbury Festival founder Michael Eavis cuts ribbon for new Co-op store
The 600 sq ft site is located just one mile away from the festival grounds at Worthy Farm
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Costcutter looks to help shoppers bring summer home with online campaign
The symbol group previously ran an online-only campaign over Easter with a shop locally focus
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DCS offers guidance on maximising cleaning product sales
DCS’s recommendations include stocking specialist cleaning products such as limescale remover, oven cleaner and drain unblocker
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Michael O’Loughlin made COO at SimplyFresh in ‘transformation’
The appointment means a change of role for co-founder Kash Khera, who will become business development director
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Brakes records £25m loss and warns over coronavirus impact
The loss came in the wake of £39.3m pre-tax profit from the previous year
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Convenience stores selling hot food to benefit from VAT cut
Retailers will also be eligible to apply for a pavement licence
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Boost for convenience and high street food stores to last after coronavirus, survey suggests
Just over half of shoppers will shop from local sources before going to a supermarket in the wake of lockdown, according to a YouGov survey
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Government sets out plans to crack down on shopworker abuse
Industry bodies are disappointed no changes to the law have been proposed in the government’s plans
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JJ Foodservice makes DTC service permanent with JJ Home offering
The new service, launched as a ‘stop-gap’ adaptation to the closure of the hospitality sector, has officially become a permanent fixture
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Nisa retailers donate £280,000 to good causes during pandemic
More than half the donations have gone to charities promoting good health and wellbeing
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Spar raises £1.5m for charity partner Marie Curie
The fundraising efforts of independently owned UK Spar stores have paid for expert care and support for terminally ill patients and their families
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CMA warn retailers against price gouging as report reveals 400% hand sanitiser hikes
The report revealed hand sanitiser prices were inflated by a median reported average of 400%
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Face masks to be mandatory in shops in Scotland from next week
Retail staff will not be expected to enforce the rules
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Fruit & veg wholesaler Reynolds lays off 400 staff
The move follows the foodservice wholesaler’s decision in March to furlough 85% of its 1,300 staff
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Trade credit insurance rescue package delayed by EU state aid rules
Hospitality restart threatened by EU’s delay to government trade credit insurance scheme