All Coronavirus articles – Page 64
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Videos
On the Frontline with Oppo ice cream co-founder Charlie Thuillier
When lockdown started Thuillier decided to kick off a charity ice cream delivery service. Here he tells us why he did it and how he pulled it off.
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News
Morrisons latest to slash prices as supermarkets plan for Covid recession
The retailer has reduced the price of a range of products by an average of 23%
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News
Tesco clearing stocks of panic-bought flour
Twitter was flooded with pictures of huge bags of flour on clearance sales across the country this week
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Comment & Opinion
What retailers need to do to nail Christmas during coronavirus
Stores must allow for the changes to shopping habits to make Christmas a success, says Sunny Mirpuri, commercial director, off-trade at Budweiser Brewing Group UK&I
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Category Report
Keep calm and have a brew: hot beverages category report 2020
Brits have turned to the comfort of a cuppa to see them through lockdown. And with coffee shops closed, grocers have cashed in
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News
Co-op sets new store opening targets in rapid expansion plan
The convenience retailer is also conducting major refurbishments as part of a multi-million pound store investment programme
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News
Shoppers turn away from tea as prices surge in lockdown
It wasn’t bad news for everyone in tea though: value sales of Yorkshire Tea soared
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News
City Snapshot: Empty offices leave retail locations deserted
UK footfall remained 34.8% down year-on-year in August despite the reopening of shops and the ending of lockdown as empty offices mean footfall is not returning to towns and city centres.
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News
Beef prices recover from spring’s carcase balance issues
AHDB’s GB average deadweight steer price on 22 August stood at 374.3p/kg, up 14.5% on the same week in 2019
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News
Costco reports sales rebound ‘strongly’ following lockdown dip
Wholesaler said sales took a “material decline” during the lockdown period
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News
Supplier confidence at rock bottom says FDF survey
Almost 60% of companies reported fewer product launches and 41% reported a fall in the number of SKUs in production in Q2
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News
Masses of upmarket loose leaf tea at risk of going off or being binned
“It is a real issue especially for the more delicate and rare teas which deteriorate quickly,” said Chash Tea founder Dan Rook
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News
Asda ‘pocket tap’ ads return to promote thousands of new price reductions
The move is aimed at helping shoppers hit by the economic impact of the coronavirus
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News
Cross-party MP group joins the BRC in demanding new laws to protect shopworkers
The 11 MPs have signed a new ‘Shopworkers’ Protection Pledge’ launched by the BRC
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News
Morrisons to install 60 more florists in stores this autumn
The new shops will provide 180 additional roles for qualified professional florists.
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News
Mounting concerns over poultry sector Covid transmission after Banham cases rise
Processors were concerned over the ’huge amount of social interaction’ between staff at the region’s several poultry plants, said the BPC
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News
City snapshot: Sweet sales growth for Cake Box as stores reopen
Cream cake retailer Cake Box is giving back furlough cash and paying shareholders a special dividend after a strong performance since the easing of lockdown. Plus Nestlé is set to acquire biopharmaceutical company Aimmune Therapeutics and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News
Costa Coffee trials street-facing counter for first time at London store
The Argyll Street branch in Oxford Circus also features an outdoor ordering screen
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News
Turkey suppliers get set for a bumper Christmas season
With Brits likely to cut down on overseas travel due to coronavirus, in-home consumption of turkey is expected to boom
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Analysis & Features
Could more be done to stop food factory Covid outbreaks?
Industry sources differ on what is behind the outbreaks