All Coronavirus articles – Page 88
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Stilton cheesemakers see sales plummet due to coronavirus
The Stilton Cheese Makers’ Association said producers had seen sales fall by between 20% and 30%
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Unitas Wholesale calls for more government support for wholesalers
Goldney has criticised the government for failing to acknowledge the ‘very real difference’ between lending and giving
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Superdrug donates personal care and food parcels to NHS workers
Superdrug has also donated 5,000 products including toiletries to nurses working at the NHS Nightingale hospital…
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Global corporations call for world leaders to focus on the environment
All companies in the coalition also pledged to set independently verified “science-based” zero-carbon target
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FWD welcomes coronavirus grant scheme for small businesses
The FWD has written to the Local Government Association and asked that wholesalers’ applications are prioritised
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Hancocks to begin reopening shuttered cash & carries
The wholesaler said its online sales have doubled since the end of March
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Nisa retailer Paul Cheema’s new ‘garden centre’ in front of store has been a ‘tremendous success’
Customers have a separate pay point outside the store to pay for garden centre items
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Pubs must overcome a series of hurdles before serving up post-lockdown pints
The government’s dream of ‘continental-style’ drinking will need practical support to become a reality
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Moto to trial Burger King click & collect service at 48 sites
Moto added the service would also help customers avoid queues on site and speed up buying food and drink once lockdown rules were lifted
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BAT readies human trials for its Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine in development uses BAT’s proprietary, fast-growing tobacco plant technology
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Central England Co-op reports rise in shoppers threatening to spit and cough at staff
Central England Co-op called the rise in offences ‘totally unacceptable’
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John Lewis Partnership to deliver care packages to mental health trusts
The care packages from JLP are designed to ensure healthcare staff have the supplies they need during a long shift
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EDLP is the right strategy, but retailers and suppliers are stuck on big promotions
EDLP will never work but there are persuasive reasons to ban big promotions altogether, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Aldi links with Deliveroo to trial online delivery of essential groceries
From today, customers can order from a range of over 150 Aldi products for delivery in 30 minutes using the Deliveroo app
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MPs demand Deliveroo better protect riders during coronavirus
A cross-party group of MPs have made six demands including ‘a real living wage plus costs, holiday pay and sick pay’
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Support for supermarkets starting to wane, survey finds
Source: Unsplash Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Iceland, Ocado and M&S all suffered a significant slump in approval ratings The major supermarkets have experienced a decline in public approval over the past week as consumers bored with lockdown begin to return to old ways of taking retailers for ...
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Dairy sector rolls out £1m Milk your Moments campaign
The 12-week ad push focuses on the importance of human connections during the coronavirus crisis
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Food supply chain heroes make lineup of Key Workers Top Trumps
Think of playground favourite Top Trumps, and you normally imagine battles over fast cars or dinosaurs
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Supermarkets to improve access for blind people during crisis
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Waitrose and Lidl are all working with the Royal National Institute of Blind People on new best practice
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Pricecheck doubles warehouse capacity with Manvers site
The expansion will create 100 new jobs, with some existing employees relocating to the new site