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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis profits drop 23% amid writedowns and bonus cut
The John Lewis Partnership has reported a 23% plunge in underlying pre-tax profits while taking a writedown of over £100m on its John Lewis store estate and cutting its staff bonus to 2%. Plus, updates from Domino’s Pizza, Total Produce, Origin Enterprises, PureCircle and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 5 March: Tesco, John Lewis/Waitrose, Intu
Tesco is to price-match Aldi on hundreds of branded and own-label goods in a sign of growing confidence in its ability to win back customers from the German-owned discounters.
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NewsViolence and abuse against retail workers on the rise, says BRC
The BRC, ACS, CRA and Usdaw have all called on the government to make violence against retail workers a specific criminal offence
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NewsTesco to begin price matching Aldi across hundreds of products
The campaign includes both own label and branded goods and will also apply to products ordered online at Tesco.com
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NewsFood Standards Agency confirmed as CBD Global Summit participant
Book your tickets now. There are very few left, and they are selling quickly ahead of the 16-17 March event
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NewsTesco asks suppliers not to come to offices amid coronavirus fears
The decision comes a day after the government announced new emergency powers to tackle the virus
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NewsBrothers expands fruit cider range with Marshmallow flavour
The ‘curious’ new flavour comes to stores on 1 April
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NewsKellogg’s maintains focus on gut health with new All-Bran Prebiotic cereal duo
All-Bran Prebiotic Oaty Clusters is available in two flavours: Original and Almond & Pumpkin Seeds
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NewsUS trade deal could ‘do more harm than good’ to UK economy
More than three quarters of the global supply chain managers surveyed expressed concern that the government will sacrifice food standards and worker protections
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NewsSupermarkets sell out of hand sanitiser amid coronavirus panic-buying
Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose currently have no hand sanitiser SKUs available to buy online
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NewsMeatless Farm Co to ‘hijack’ Meaty March campaign with plant-based ads
The brand said the ad push would ‘draw attention to the meaty taste and texture credentials of plant-based alternatives’
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NewsSupermarkets urged to clarify policies on health and obesity
ShareAction criticised the transparency of supermarkets over obesity
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NewsIntensive chicken meat production ‘more wasteful’, RSPCA study finds
Farmers could lose nearly half of their flock through use of fast-growing breeds, according to the report
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NewsPernod Ricard to launch Beefeater Gin RTD duo
The spirits giant plans to roll out a ‘dry’ and a pink RTD, according to the MD of its Gin Hub division
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NewsGreggs hints at expanding concessions across big four grocers
CEO Roger Whiteside said today that if the new trial with Asda was a success, other supermarket rivals may be interested
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NewsWaitrose “still happy to deliver” to customers with coronavirus
Waitrose said it needed to “discuss specific arrangements” with online shoppers self-isolating due to coronavirus
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NewsCoronavirus threatens British pork production as China exports collapse
With exports to China dwindling since the outbreak of Covid-19, supplies are piling up in British warehouses
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NewsWinners of Chefs’ Choice Awards 2020 announced
This year’s awards received a record amount of entries, with nearly 100 products shortlisted across 19 categories
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NewsUnitas combines Landmark and Today’s sales figures in new data service
UDS currently brings together wholesale shipment data for 19 ex-Landmark and ex-Today’s members into single solution
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NewsWaitrose trials coffee truck outside Cheltenham store
The coffee truck, nicknamed Rosie, is a converted 1973 Citroen purchased from a French farmer