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NewsSuperdrug calls for Apprenticeship Levy reform to stop ‘great applicants’ being turned away
The BRC-backed campaign is calling for more flexibility in how retailers can spend Apprenticeship Levy funds, to allow training which better meets the industry’s needs
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NewsGetir to cut headcount by 10% in ‘global restructuring’
Getir employs around 23,000 people across five countries, but “regrettably” and “with a heavy heart” will be parting ways with 2,500 of them
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NewsUnilever eyes UK launch for frozen yoghurt brand Yasso
It has applied to register the name ‘Yasso’ as a trademark with the IPO
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News‘Planet-friendly’ drinkers driving organic wine demand, Majestic says
The specialist retailer said it expects demand for the category to double in the next three years
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Analysis and FeaturesHow Canalside grew from fruit farm to award-winning Staffordshire farm shop
From its origins 40 years ago as a roadside shed, Canalside Farm has become a thriving retail, dining and events operation, which was recognised in the 2023 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards. Taking its name from the nearby Trent & Mersey Canal, the business was founded by Chris and ...
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NewsRed Bull adds Winter Edition Spiced Pear variant
The brand is hoping to replicate the success of its Summer Editions line with the move
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales growth slows to lowest level since January
Poor weather and persistent inflation hit volumes throughout July
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NewsMedia Bites 22 August: Antibiotics, poultry farming, Wilko, Domino’s
Food companies are facing increasing pressure from their investors over the overuse of antibiotics in the food supply chains as campaigners turn to shareholder muscle to tackle the global scourge of antimicrobial resistance.
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Comment and OpinionHow bricks & mortar retailers can turn the tide on shop closures
Physical retailers should use their space to create an accessible, inspiring, eye-catching environment, says Heiner Evanschitzky of Alliance Manchester Business School
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NewsWaitrose to launch its first ever lunchtime meal deal
The offer, priced at £5, will hit shelves at the end of August
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Comment and OpinionWhy the language of sustainability must be more positive
Instead of dwelling on the imperative to ‘cut’, ‘reduce’ and ‘diminish’, let’s embrace language that speaks to goals and aspirations, says Greg Lawson, MD at sustainable packaging consultancy Aura
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NewsItsu kicks off noodle innovation push with launch of new ranges
It has added three new ranges in the hope of encouraging UK consumers to ‘eat noodles as much as they eat pasta’
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Comment and OpinionThe shame of the DRS scheme’s collapse would be terrible
This weekend it appeared plans for DRS in the rest of the UK may have reached a terminal point
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Comment and OpinionCo-op’s price cuts show the convenience battle is on
The Co-op’s £70m investment in pricing marks yet another landmark shift in the retail landscape, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsSainsbury’s relaunches Nectar points fruit & veg challenge
From 23 August to 10 October, the challenge returns to Sainsbury’s for the fourth year running
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NewsLogistics UK joins calls for apprenticeship levy reform
The government’s apprenticeship scheme has received fierce criticism from the industry
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NewsPrinces expands migrant worker scheme to support modern slavery victims
The Napolina owner has partnered with a southern Italy voluntary association, Casa Sankara, to hire and train 32 migrant workers living in vulnerable conditions
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Analysis and FeaturesHow discounters are getting away with copycatting food brands
How are discounters getting away with copying brands – and will a looming legal case put an end to the imitation?
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NewsM&S digital chief Jeremy Pee to leave after five years
M&S said his departure was the result of a planned return to Canada with his family
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NewsMonster Energy adds zero sugar version of Original variant
The extension will roll out nationwide from 4 September