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City news: M&S delights investors as turnaround finally takes hold
Investors lapped up declarations from Stuart Machin of Marks & Spencer entering a new era as a hard-fought and long-awaited turnaround started to bear fruit
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Aldi makes new round of price cuts on 45 fruit & veg lines
The reduced lines include berries, oranges, tomatoes and fresh salad, and collectively represent a £34m investment according to Aldi
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Britvic ‘not actively exploring’ alcohol NPD, UK MD says
The supplier is not currently planning to follow its rival Fever-Tree into alcohol
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Asda criticised as it claims back overpayments made to staff
A briefing document to managers – seen by The Grocer – set a deadline of 28 May for staff to agree a repayment plan
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Poultry boss calls for manufacturers to tackle food insecurity
The owner of 2 Sisters Food Group, Bernard Matthews, and Banham Poultry has set an annual target of donating five million portions to FareShare
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Lost Mary eyes moves into booze and chocolate
Extensions into other fmcg categories would represent a major diversification for Lost Mary
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Asda launches Exceptional premium range to ‘elevate’ quality
The Exceptional range will “champion taste whilst providing shoppers with the very best quality” the retailer said
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Suppliers refusing to pay Sainsbury’s new 'huge' data fees
The supermarket wants to charge suppliers up to £400,000 to access forecast data they had previously received for free
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Kerrygold launches new range of butter sticks
The new 100g sticks will initially be launched in two variants: Salted Butter and Garlic & Herb Butter
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Loyalty card pricing backed by shoppers, exclusive survey reveals
Smartphones have made it easy for shoppers to download multiple loyalty apps… and not forget them
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The Cheeky Panda adds summer Festival Essentials Bundle
Sold separately, the products in the £24.99 bundle would be worth £54.99
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Budweiser Brewing Group enlists Pixie Lott for UK Brutal Fruit Cider launch
The South African fruit cider is targeted at younger and female shoppers
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Lucozade seeks to reassure shoppers over summer shortages
Availability of Lucozade drinks in the mults has been sporadic in recent months
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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners hires internally to fill CFO role
Walker has held several roles in the Coca-Cola system, including as CFO of the Coca-Cola bottler in Canada
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Refresco signs on for sustainable ‘mono-material barrier’ beverage carton trial
The cartons have been cited as an alternative to liquid packaging board cartons, widely used in drinks packaging
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City snapshot: wet weather dampens UK retail sales
Retail sales volumes plunged by 2.3% in April as wet weather and cost of living constraints hit activity across the sector
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Media Bites 24 May: Mondelez, Morrisons, Gusbourne
The papers pick up on a €337.5m fine for Mondelez after the Toblerone, Milka and Oreo was found to be involved in anti-competitive practices in the EU
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Aldi hits back at price match schemes in new TV ad campaign
Aldi also plans to showcase ‘swap and save’ suggestions, positioning products from Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury’s alongside its cheaper alternatives
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Defra unveils ‘improved’ Sustainable Farming Incentive
The much-maligned replacement for EU subsidies will now pay farmers for 102 sustainability-led actions
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Poundland first half performance ‘behind expectations’
The variety discounter’s like for like sales were down by 0.7% in the six months ended 31 March, according to a trading update from parent Pepco Group