All Coronavirus articles – Page 49
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NewsFareShare given £16m government grant to fight ‘winter of hunger’
The money is to be used by the charity to buy food direct from suppliers to help food banks and charities coping with the pandemic
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NewsSinging brothers channel Oasis in new Co-op Christmas advert
The first advert appeared in mid-November, highlighting the retailer’s pledge of doubling the amount of money it gives back to communities
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NewsMorrisons offers £20 Christmas dinner in a box deliveries
The supermarket said the offer was aimed at self-isolating customers and other vulnerable groups
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Comment & OpinionWhat the grocery trade has been taught by 2020’s hardships
Grocery has proved its importance and its agility this year, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Comment & OpinionThrough-the-line support is needed for the hospitality sector this at-home Christmas
Hospitality staff should get priority on Covid tests, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen are the UK’s supermarkets open this Christmas?
Several supermarkets are extending their festive trading hours in a bid to give customers more time to do their Christmas shopping safely through the Covid-19 crisis
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NewsAsda to allow kids to eat free in cafés to help pandemic-affected families
Asda said it expected to serve around 215,000 free meals to children from its cafes during December
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NewsSuperdrug bracing for surge in violence and aggression in Christmas run-up
The retailer expects the spike in abusive behaviour recorded over 2020 to get worse still
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NewsRetailers urge government to safeguard cash use as transactions plummet
Cash accounted for 58% of all payments in 2009 and just 23% in 2019
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Comment & OpinionSo it’s Five Days of Christmas this year. Good luck to retailers trying to plan ahead
Christmas is coming, but the turkeys are on a diet. So here it is, Mini Christmas!
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NewsFour in five major retailers threatened with County Court Judgements over rent
Of 25 major national retailers surveyed by the BRC in October, 21 had been threatened by landlords using a ‘loophole’ in government protections
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NewsSainsbury’s and Asda push rollout of virtual queueing systems
Source: Sainsbury’s The tech was first trialled in July at five branches Sainsbury’s has rolled out its virtual queueing system to 42 further stores in a bid to minimise the wait outside of branches under its coronavirus safety protocols. A total of 55 stores will now use ...
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NewsIndustry calls for Trade Credit Reinsurance scheme extension
The £10bn scheme finally came into force in September after months of delays and is set to end in December
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Comment & OpinionCan Mike Coupe deliver on mass testing for food production workers?
The idea is for a mass testing programme to be rolled out nationally from next month
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter lockdown II, what now for the rent debt crisis?
As the end of protections for tenants looms, retailers and landlords are at loggerheads over what next, and a solution appears no nearer
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NewsAlmost 5,000 wholesale staff have lost their jobs to coronavirus, survey reveals
Two fifths of wholesalers are at risk of insolvency in the next three months
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NewsBidfood to release Miley Cyrus cover as charity single with Hospitality Action
The track is a cover of Miley Cyrus’ The Climb, and will be available from 7 December
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NewsSuppliers less worried over Brexit despite no deal yet
More than 80 suppliers responded to a survey by consultants The Retail Mind
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Comment & OpinionUK food is often absent at global food shows. Exporters need meaningful support
Our experience is proof British food companies can succeed abroad, and even develop new categories and become market leaders, says Paul Baker, founder of St Pierre Groupe
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Comment & OpinionThe Shopper Shrink: how retail therapy actually works
Effective retail therapy is connected to how, rather than where, we shop