All Coronavirus articles – Page 23
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Tesco gives all staff 2.7% pay rise
Tesco said the one-year deal had been developed in partnership with union reps from Usdaw
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Morrisons shoppers donate £500,000 to food banks through Trussell Trust
Morrisons added pre-set donation options to orders during the pandemic
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Tesco and Carrefour call time on buying alliance
The UK’s biggest retailer and the French hypermarket empire said they wanted to focus on “their own opportunities”
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Asda in-store Covid vaccine rollout hits 50,000 mark
The supermarket has been involved in trying to ensure higher uptake amog BAME communities
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Wholesalers sound alarm over axing of government’s Trade Credit Reinsurance Scheme
The scheme will come to an end on 30 June after providing around £210bn in insurance cover
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Comment & Opinion
What May’s grocery spend tells us about the ‘new normal’
Forecasts of permanent changes in behaviour appear to be coming to pass
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Hancocks reports £1.3m loss after Covid devastates sales
Hancocks received £6.5m in government-backed loans after coronavirus restrictions forced the wholesaler to temporarily close its 19 cash & carry site
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Scrapping deposit return scheme for digital system ‘would save £3.5bn’
Research by Resource Future has suggested huge savings over the next decade with a digital scheme
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Industry bosses call on Eustice to rethink ‘unrealistic’ EPR plans
The government’s own estimates of the cost to industry have spiralled from the £1.1bn estimated in 2019 to £2.7bn
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Cook sees 7% sales jump as proportion of online orders soars
The upmarket frozen food retailer and manufacturer said it would pay back £235k of furlough aid
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Comment & Opinion
Suppliers need to master the new ‘remote’ buyer-seller interface
Buyers may well get into the office a couple days a week post-Covid, but they still won’t be meeting suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Young’s Seafood unveils ‘Masters of Scampi’ marketing campaign
The supplier is celebrating 75 years since it played a role in the invention of scampi
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Comment & Opinion
With Aldi and Lidl winning share again normal service has resumed. Or has it?
Grocers and their suppliers are still benefiting from a market that’s anything but normal
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Confidence rises as food and drink companies see ‘light at end of tunnel’
An FDF survey found the rollout of the vaccine and the easing of lockdown restrictions were having a positive impact
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Harlech foodservice sales hit by chef and waiting staff shortage
Last week the Criccieth, Gwynedd-based business delivered to 38% fewer customers than the same period in 2019
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Analysis & Features
What is happening to allergen-related food recalls during the pandemic?
Allergen-related recalls hit a five-year peak in 2018/19. So what has happened over the past year, as supply chains have battled to cope with the Covid crisis?
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Wholesalers fear business rates relief ‘postcode lottery’
The Treasury told The Grocer this week local authorities would need to set up their own ‘relief schemes’ to distribute the relief to eligible businesses
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Thatchers defies Covid gloom with strong growth in supermarkets
Revenues increased 22% to £130m in the year ended 31 August 2021 despite the challenges of pubs going into lockdown, newly filed accounts at Companies House showed.
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Comment & Opinion
Delivered foodie gifts could become a trend that long outlasts the pandemic
During lockdowns Brits showed their love for family and friends by sending gifts bought online
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Wilko sales drop £107m as Covid-cautious shoppers stay away from high street
Sales fell 7.3% to £1.4bn in the year ended 30 January 2021, with like-for-like figures down 7.7%, according to the accounts