All Coronavirus articles – Page 75
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NewsWaitrose becomes latest supermarket to reopen cafés for dine-in
The cafés in Portishead and Bracknell will reopen as takeaway only, while those in Swindon, Guernsey and Jersey will allow customers to sit inside
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NewsSaputo pulls low-calorie Cathedral City 82 cheddar variant
It said relatively low demand and a combination of production complications and range rationalisations led it to withdraw the cheese
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NewsOcado relaunches shopping app after pulling it in March due to soaring demand
Ocado had been forced to turn away new customers and pull the mobile app due to “performance issues”
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Comment & OpinionChristmas re-imagined: post-Covid trends that will impact the peak period
Christmas 2020 is uncertain but there are some trends we can bank on, says Google’s Harry Walker
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NewsGovernment sets out plans to crack down on shopworker abuse
Industry bodies are disappointed no changes to the law have been proposed in the government’s plans
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Comment & OpinionHow convenience stores became local heroes during lockdown
Life in lockdown has highlighted the importance of our local convenience stores, says Colin Close, head of corporate at Elavon
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NewsWaitrose claims UK first by selling British shellfish originally destined for restaurants
The retailer has started selling MSC-certified clams in 150 stores, with cockles to follow later this summer
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NewsJJ Foodservice makes DTC service permanent with JJ Home offering
The new service, launched as a ‘stop-gap’ adaptation to the closure of the hospitality sector, has officially become a permanent fixture
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NewsAsda launches national food drive to fight hunger in wake of pandemic
The supermarket is calling on its customers to donate food and hygiene products in the month-long campaign
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NewsAldi’s traffic lights to be upgraded with prompts for hearing and sight impaired
The traffic lights at store entrances are also gaining visual displays to give queuing customers a waiting time
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NewsNisa retailers donate £280,000 to good causes during pandemic
More than half the donations have gone to charities promoting good health and wellbeing
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Analysis & FeaturesFive sustainable packaging launches during the pandemic
Despite the challenges posed by coronavirus, these brands have still pressed ahead with eco-friendly packaging innovations
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NewsPret a Manger to close 30 stores and axe jobs in restructure
The move comes after footfall and sales across the high street sandwich giant’s 339 reopened stores ‘severely declined’
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the sustainable packaging effort survive Covid-19?
At the end of 2019, single-use plastic reduction and the creation of sustainable packaging were high on the agenda. Has the coronavirus pandemic given the movement more weight – or scuppered it?
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NewsOver 24,000 retail jobs shed so far in 2020
The number may only be the ’tip of the iceberg’, researchers warn
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NewsRetailers call for better data from suppliers to help online boom
Both Sainsbury’s and Tesco have called for a step change in the information provided for their websites
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News2 Sisters Llangefni site reopens as Young’s confirms first coronavirus case
2 Sisters has implemented 30 additional Covid-safe measures to strengthen existing controls
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Analysis & FeaturesWill coronavirus safety concerns kill off the DRS?
A UK deposit return scheme has long been a sticking point in the industry. But as Covid potentially forces a total redesign, where will the plans go from here?
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NewsSainsbury’s scraps immediate payments for small suppliers
The supermarket, like several other retailers, improved its terms in the wake of the virus
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Category ReportBusiness lunch of the future? Adult lunchbox category report 2020
Lunchbox occasions were falling before Covid-19 reared its head. That looks set to change as wary workers head back to the office