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NewsPoundstretcher creates new marketing team for social media
The variety discounter previously had no dedicated marketing team, with social media instead outsourced to agencies
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NewsWaitrose trials 'Unpacked' refill initiative to reduce plastic waste
Plastic reduction trials will take place in Waitrose’s Botley Road store in Oxford until 18 August
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NewsRetail suffers worst sales performance since 1995
Retail sales have suffered their worst month in nearly a quarter of a century, the latest data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG has revealed.
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NewsMedia Bites 4 June: Majestic Wine, High Street, Waitrose
Majestic Wine is stepping up preparations to sell its stores after Gatemore Capital Management’s disclosure last week that it had a 3.9% stake in the group.
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NewsHighland Spring unveils 100% recycled plastic bottle for kids
The eco-friendly format will be available from mid-June in a revamped Highland Spring Wild-Life multipack
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NewsGlobal agri player Corteva makes US stock market debut
Global agriculture specialist Corteva has become an independently listed company on the New York Stock Exchange today after splitting from parent DowDuPont.
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NewsReusable packaging specialist IFCO sold for $2.5bn
Australian logistics company Brambles has completed the £2bn sale of its packaging arm IFCO to investment giants Trinton and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.
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NewsAmazon opens pop-up stores in high streets across UK
The stores will sell products from 100 of its third-party online sellers
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NewsBlu kicks off OOH push for MyBlu vape device
The ads feature stylised illustrations of vapers and the slogans ‘I Blu. Do you?’ and ‘You Blu too? Who knew?’
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NewsHovis brings back ‘Boy on the Bike’ TV ad
Originally aired in 1973, it shows a delivery boy struggling to push a bicycle loaded with bread up a steep cobbled hill
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NewsMüller recalls batches of Cadbury desserts over listeria outbreak
Müller has linked the contamination to an ingredient exclusive to the two Cadbury desserts affected
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NewsFree-to-use ATMs at risk after Supreme Court business rates decision
Property group Colliers International described the move as a kick in the teeth for retail
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NewsCity snapshot: Amazon to open UK pop-up shops and fund £1m apprentice scheme
Online retail giant Amazon is to launch ten pop-up shops in the UK to give more than 100 small brands a retail presence and boost the flagging fortunes of the high street. Plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 June: UK High Street, Amazon, Brexit
The government is working on a shake-up of planning laws to help to revive struggling high streets
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NewsLidl emphasises quality in new TV ad campaign
The ad is set to debut during the final of ITV’s Britain’s got Talent
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NewsThe Lakes Distillery nets £1.6m investment
Fast-growing English whisky producer The Lakes Distillery has secured a further seven-figure investment to help fund its journey towards an eventual IPO.
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NewsRubies in the Rubble eyes £1.2m funding boost
Food waste sauce maker Rubies in the Rubble has surged past its £300k crowdfunding target as part of a wider seven-figure investment hunt.
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NewsTesco shares drop despite market share outperformance
Tesco may have been the big four winner from the monthly grocery market share data this week, but it was a loser as far as the City was concerned.
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NewsLRS maintains profits despite soft drinks levy and dip in sales
LRS has posted a drop in sales of £5.9m but its pre-tax profits edged up regardless
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NewsPete Westall takes new values-based role at Midcounties Co-operative
Westall will focus on organising community programmes, events and campaigns in the new role