All Coronavirus articles – Page 48
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NewsBusinesses facing a ‘rent judgement day’, hospitality chiefs warn
A ’bloodbath’ of business failures will ensue at the potential cost of hundreds of thousands of jobs unless protections for tenants are extended into 2021, according to UKHospitality
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NewsLidl joins supermarkets handing back businesses rates relief
The discounter said this morning it would refund over £100m in relief to the UK and devolved governments
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Analysis & FeaturesCould the vulnerable be left out in online Christmas shopping surge?
As demand for deliveries rises at Christmas, many disabled and vulnerable shoppers are finding it hard to secure delivery slots
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NewsCity snapshot: Second lockdown costs ABF £430m in lost sales
A second wave of coronavirus lockdowns has cost Associated British Foods £430m in lost sales, as Primark stores have closed across Europe. Plus, Pets at Home the latest retailer to pay back business rates relief and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Analysis & FeaturesWaitrose’s 2021 Food & Drink report: the top stats, facts and findings
Consumers are doubling-down on support for British produce, according to the report
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NewsPoundland defends not repaying business rates relief
The variety discounter has argued it should not be judged on the same terms as retailers who saw business boom in lockdown ’like the supermarkets or Amazon’
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NewsSecond worker at Bakkavor factory in Tilmanstone dies of Covid-19
News of one worker’s death broke yesterday, with Bakkavor confirming a second had passed away today
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NewsSupermarkets pay back £2bn in business rates as Tesco move sparks chain reaction
Sainsbury’s and Aldi confirmed today that they would pay their business rates this year
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NewsAsda launches new café concept with Twisted London
Twisted London opened its first ‘dark kitchen’ in Bethnal Green in November 2017
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NewsScottish and Welsh wholesalers to receive grants of up to £150k
Welsh Economic Resilience Fund will be available to businesses that will have their turnover reduced by more than 60%
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s business rates refund power play puts rivals in an awkward position
Tesco’s decision to refund its controversial business rates windfall has been widely interpreted as a masterstroke
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NewsFood industry braces itself for mandatory carbon labelling
FDF this week revealed ministers planned to consult on mandatory labelling as part of a post-Brexit overhaul of packaging requirements
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NewsPlans for bottle DRS delayed for a year amid coronavirus chaos
The government has said it will now be 2024 before the system is implemented
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NewsLandlords and retailers urged to collaborate to open shops longer
In a joint call, the BRC and British Property Federation have urged retailers and landlords to work together so that shoppers can feel safer in stores by visiting at less crowded times
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PodcastThe Grocer’s Dairymen podcast: Gemma Smale-Rowland, Cornish Moo
We speak to dairy hero Gemma Smale-Rowland of Cornish Moo about her passion for British agriculture and why it’s more important than ever to reconnect people with farming
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NewsReport lifts lid on chaos over controversial school meal vouchers system
NAO found the decision by ministers to award a £234m contract, without tender, to French provider Edenred, led to schools and parents facing delays
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NewsConfex launches ‘meal deal’ food-to-go club for hospitality customers
The new scheme will offer a meal deal concept for independent food outlets via its 200 wholesale members
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NewsM&S could be asked to share some of Ocado online sales profits under new lease terms
Shopping centre owner Benson Elliot is planning to adopt the new lease model, which factors in a store’s ‘online halo effect’
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco business rates payback: the industry reacts
Industry and City analysts respond to Tesco’s repayment of £585m in government BR relief
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NewsPoundland thanks all staff with £25 Christmas gift vouchers
The vouchers are enclosed in a letter to all employees signed by the senior management team including MD Barry Williams