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Avon to launch physical stores in UK
Avon CEO Angela Cretu said the move marked a ‘new era’ for the brand ‘as it steps into the realm of high-touch omnichannel’
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Packaging ban for fruit & veg on cards as experts warn plastic targets will be missed
The Grocer has learnt that Wrap will present plans to ministers in the spring for EU-style restrictions covering many household fruit & veg items
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Buxton Brewery shakes up senior leadership team
Leading the brewery is new managing director Dominic Metcalfe
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Thousands of fishermen fear for jobs as new medical rules enforced
Uncertainty over the scope of the rules and whether individuals could lose their jobs if they fail to pass fitness tests are said to be creating ‘huge anxiety’
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AB InBev lowers Leffe abv to ‘better suit’ UK drinkers
The abv change will help AB InBev offset higher inflation-linked duty rates
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Camden Town Brewery and HP Sauce launch ‘tangy’ Brown Ale
The beer used a sour yeast strain to recreate HP Sauce’s signature taste, Camden Town Brewery said
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City snapshot: UK inflation eases to 4.7% as food price growth eases
UK inflation fell significantly in October as energy prices and food inflation eased, with headline inflation dropping to 4.7% from 6.3%
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The Coconut Collab launches barista-style milk alternative
The brand claims it froths ’fantastically’, doesn’t split when warmed and won’t alter the taste profile of whatever it is added to
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Media Bites 15 November: Selfridges, Asda, The Body Shop
A Thai company is set to take control of Selfridges in a debt-for-equity swap that dilutes the stake of its struggling co-owner
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McDonald’s sexual harassment and bullying cases ‘horrendous’, says UK boss
McDonald’s UK & Ireland CEO Alistair Macrow was grilled by Business and Trade Committee ministers on Tuesday
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Asda sales growth shrinks but so does its debt leverage
It represents a slowing of growth compared with its second quarter – when it saw like-for-like sales rise 9.6% – despite continued investment in lowering prices
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SimplyFresh to launch Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech in London Gatwick store
The ‘LittleFresh’ branded store is launching next month, and will mark the first time the symbol operator has implemented the technology
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Nisa removes Co-op own label criteria and tiered system from rebate model
Retailer rebates act as cash rewards, and will currently vary depending on whether a retailer falls under the Nisa Flex, Nisa Grow or Nisa Thrive criteria
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Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA launches Ballantine’s whisky-inspired sriracha
The NPD is billed as offering ‘soft red apples intermingled with ripe pear and creamy caramel’
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Manufacturers call for measures to shake up Apprenticeship Levy and attract labour
The so-called Manufacturing Five (M5) group of trade bodies, representing a combined turnover of £309bn, today published a new ‘manifesto for growth’, which it said proposed measures necessary to close the gap on the UK’s economic rivals
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Tobacco giants are interfering more in health policy, says report
The UK has slumped from first place to 21st in a global ranking of countries for measures to stop the tobacco industry influencing public health policies
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Iceland facing strike action ahead of Christmas period
Workers at two Iceland warehouse sites operated by GXO are considering industrial action
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Aldi giving away free Christmas dinners in low-income areas
The discounter is working with Company Shop’s Community Shops, social enterprises providing food in low-income communities
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Tesco trials scan-free self-checkout
Customers at Tesco’s Fulham Reach Express GetGo store can now take items from shelves and ‘just walk up’ to the checkout which will ‘magically present them with a list of the products they have picked up’