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NewsOnline grocery shopping continues to increase share at all mealtimes
These increases follow retailers such as Tesco and Iceland highlighting dramatically increased capacity through their digital channels
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NewsFinnebrogue extends Naked meat brand into plant-based
The range of four products are made from mushrooms and went on sale this week in Waitrose
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NewsLidl WhatsApp chatbot helps customers find quietest time to go shopping
Customers send the chatbot the time and day they intend to visit a store and the chatbot tells them if it’s a quiet, average or busy time to shop
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NewsEast End Foods founder Don Wouhra passes away
The Wouhra family said they were in “shock and mourning” at the loss of “a kind, generous and larger than life character”
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NewsCostcutter expands range of coronavirus guidance and support
The online support package includes a guide to implementing social distancing in store
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NewsPukka launches new pack format aimed at wholesalers offering DTC
Its new six-packs of 230g frozen pies ‘fit neatly into a home fridge or freezer’
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NewsMedia Bites 14 May: Tesco, Trade Credit, Alternative Meat
Tesco executives were able to enjoy a pay boost after online supermarket Ocado was removed from a group used to calculate comparative returns.
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith revenues plunge 85% in global lockdown period
WH Smith has said its revenues slumped by 85% year-on-year in April amid widespread coronavirus lockdowns and a collapse in air travel as the coronavirus outbreak has a “significant” impact on its business.
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NewsSainsbury’s and customers raise over £4m for Comic Relief and Children in Need
The supermarket is also donating more than 750,000 new items for men, women and children from its Tu clothing range to loc…
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NewsM&S to reopen cafés for takeaway hot drinks
One member of staff will both make drinks and take payment, for better social distancing
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NewsPoundland staff deliver care packages to frontline workers
More than 700 care packages were delivered over the VE bank holiday
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NewsMüller sees yoghurt sales soar during lockdown
During the eight weeks to 18 April, volumes for the Corner brand as a whole rose by 14%
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NewsAlpro creates coffee shop hardship fund
Supported by UK Coffee Week, the ‘In It Together’ Fund will make grants available to business owners to manage cashflow
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NewsNumber of suppliers experiencing GSCOP-related issues continues to fall
The percentage of suppliers claiming to have been affected by a code-related issue has fallen for the seventh consecutive year
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NewsWilliam Reed postpones UK Food Shows to April 2021
Organisers had hoped to run the shows in September
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NewsWaitrose revamps Essential range with shift to sustainable packaging
The range has been relaunched with more than 200 new and refreshed lines
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NewsCrowdcube reports activity resurgence as brands settle into ‘new normal’
The level of investment into businesses on Crowdcube reached £9.2m last month, up 58% on March
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NewsBooze delivery startup Drinkly rebrands to reflect crisis operations
The Scottish startup has rebranded as Shoply and has been working to bring convenience stores’ full ranges onto the platform
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NewsPoundland to reopen its 100 temporarily closed stores starting next week
Thirty-six stores will reopen from Monday 18 May with the rest to follow, the variety discounter said
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NewsGovernment agrees plan to underwrite trade credit insurance
The move is designed to keep supply chains moving during the coronavirus crisis