All Coronavirus articles – Page 8
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NewsMedina-Freshways merger approval welcomed by both dairy processors
The CMA suggested Medina would have struggled to continue trading if the merger could not proceed
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Category ReportHow Boots bounced back from the pandemic: personal care category report 2022
As Covid restrictions ease, the high street pharmacy has regained personal care share. What can the supermarkets learn from it?
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Comment & OpinionWhy retailers need to avoid falling into tech debt
Retailers that find themselves in tech debt are not only at risk of being left behind, but are also likely to experience stifled innovation, says Ali Rezvan, retail director at Microsoft UK
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NewsTesco to sell £2 lateral flow Covid tests from 1 April
The £2 kits, each containing a single nasal swab test, will be in Tesco stores in London initially, before rolling out to branches nationwide
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NewsParfetts to invest in logistics technology as pre-tax profits soar by 25%
The wholesaler recorded a 25% rise in pre-tax profits for the year to June 2021
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NewsWholesalers beginning to receive Covid support despite slow progress
Only a third of councils have made payments from CARF so far, according to a study by property consultancy firm Gerald Eve
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NewsBestway Wholesale turnover climbs 10% to £2.66bn
The wholesaler said operating profit was £37.2m over the period, up from £7.3m the previous year
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NewsGousto launches smell recovery training kits for Covid sufferers
The limited-edition boxes contain four jars of fragrance which ‘help recover a lost sense of smell when sniffed every day’
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NewsTesco to donate money to FareShare from sales of fruit & veg
The campaign will see cash from each sale donated to Tesco’s food redistribution charity partner from this week until 3 April
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NewsFareShare reaches 250 million redistributed meals throughout Covid-19 pandemic
The network has redistributed 105,000 tones of surplus food to organisations in need across the UK from 23 March 2020
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NewsCecily’s plant-based ice cream brand calls in liquidators
Cecily’s made an award-winning range of eight organic dairy-free ice creams made using coconut milk and coconut sugar
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NewsZinda Foods secures six-figure investment as food-to-go recovers from Covid disruption
Food-to-go supplier Zinda Foods has bounced back from Covid disruption to close its first-ever investment round.
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NewsFace masks to remain in Scottish stores while other Covid restrictions are removed
Restrictions will be lifted including requirements for social distancing, limits on store numbers and collection of customer details in supermarket cafés
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Comment & OpinionBritish exporters have reason to be optimistic as we move on from the pandemic
As we learn to live with Covid, there is real reason to be bullish about the opportunities that lie ahead, says minister for exports Mike Freer
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Comment & OpinionWith Covid cases rising, grocery should think carefully before scrapping all measures
Wilko faced a backlash after The Mirror published a memo from the company saying staff with Covid could continue to work if they felt well enough, and has since made an apparent u-turn
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NewsJC Rook & Sons falls into administration with 155 redundancies
Butchers chain JC Rook and Sons has ceased trading after the Omicron surge at the end of 2021 hampered the peak Christmas period.
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NewsFamilies humiliated at tills as IT chaos blights Healthy Start scheme
Campaigners are calling for urgent intervention from health secretary Sajid Javid
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NewsGregg Wallace unveils scale of edible food binned in the UK with new Wrap campaign
Wrap’s latest figures show the UK throws away 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste a year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Covid has changed the supermarkets’ property plans
Two years of Covid has transformed shopping patterns and left property plans in disarray. For some retailers, a new strategy is needed
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NewsBooming farm shop market worth £1.4bn, finds major study
64% of farm shops are expecting year-on-year sales to increase in 2022