All Coronavirus articles – Page 59
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NewsPanic buying fears dampened as average basket spend declines
Waitrose this week ended its rationing rules on all product categories aside from toilet paper and flour
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NewsSugar reduction report reveals ‘little or no progress’ by food and drink suppliers
Some categories, such as chocolate and sweet confectionery, had seen sugar levels virtually unchanged
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NewsTesco’s new boss Ken Murphy says online surge ‘here to stay’
The supermarket has smashed its record for dotcom grocery orders
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NewsTate & Lyle CFO Imran Nawaz becomes Ken Murphy’s first major Tesco hire
Murphy said there had been an “extensive search” to find the right successor to Alan Stewart
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets are not immune from retail closure contagion
Small businesses deserve the right to day-one payment, says Paul Christensen of Previse
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NewsFood companies join mentoring programme on waste for future industry leaders
Spearheaded by food surplus redistribution organisation Company Shop Group, the Luminary Programme is billed as a first of its kind mentoring scheme for industry leaders
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NewsTesco begins adding traffic lights to store entrances
The lights control the number of shoppers inside based on the store’s capacity and two-metre social distancing guidelines
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s happened to food waste in a Covid-19 world?
The pandemic has brought the issue of food waste to a head. So how has the industry adapted, and what is it doing as the government threatens mandatory reporting?
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NewsFDF report reveals effect of pandemic on food & drink exports
Year-on-year exports fell by 13.8% to £9.7bn in the first half of 2020
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ProfilesWe are our own bosses now, no longer part of Walmart, says Asda CFO
Asda chief financial officer Rob McWilliam tells us everything we want to know following today’s announcement
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Category ReportThe perfect storm: winter remedies category report 2020
Over-the-counter drug stocks were hit hard by Covid. What’s being done to ensure they’re not wiped out by the second wave?
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Comment & OpinionHow the cleaning industry can become cleaner in the fight against climate change
In addition to the global pandemic, climate change is the other threat we all need to face up to, says Charlie Beevor, VP of home care for Unilever UK & Ireland
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NewsBooths relaunches grocery delivery service for vulnerable customers
Local lockdowns in areas such as Preston and Manchester have led the retailer to offer the deliveries of essential grocery packages again
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NewsOne third of shoppers have loose produce Covid fears
36% felt sustainable packaging had become more important since the start of the pandemic
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NewsOnline retail helps drive warehouse space rental to record level
Take-up in quarter three was more than double that in the same period last year, reaching 13.3m sq ft, according to real estate advisor CBRE
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NewsEG Group founders and TDR Capital acquire majority stake in Asda
Current owner Walmart will keep a minority share in Asda, which will retain its current management under CEO Roger Burnley
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NewsAbsenteeism creeps up at supermarkets as infections rise
Retailers fear they will be forced into a repeat of the massive recruitment exercises of the first phase unless problems are solved
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NewsHolland & Barrett pilots pre-order app to minimise in-store queues
Shoppers can use the app in 10 branches to browse or search for products, and create a basket
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NewsMorrisons extends immediate payment terms for smaller suppliers
In March, Morrisons became the first retailer to announce it would make faster payments until the end of May
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NewsBestway pleads with suppliers for fair stock allocations as demand creeps up
The wholesale giant has begun to see demand rise across a number of products such as alcohol, ambient grocery and toilet roll