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NewsCentral England Co-op backs rehab programme for Birmingham shoplifters
Central England Co-op is supporting a programme aimed at helping prolific shoplifters in Birmingham turn their lives around. The retailer, which has more than 240 stores in 16 counties, has linked up with West Midlands Police to support a project helping offenders rehabilitate. Shoplifters James Kelly and Paul Brookes have ...
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NewsNumber of shoppers using Aldi and Lidl rises by a half in four years, claims survey
Shoppercentric’s latest consumer trends survey found 67% of 1,000 respondents had shopped in Aldi or Lidl in the past month
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NewsRenamed Broadland Drinks unveils two new brands
La Fiesta, a ‘celebration’ perry, will roll out in February, followed by No Ordinary wines in March…
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NewsHalewood takes stake in craft vodka brand Vestal
Vestal, founded in 2011, is a traditional-style vodka made in Poland
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NewsLidl to give away £10,000 worth of vouchers to celebrate 100th Scotland store
The first 100 customers to shop at a Scottish Lidl from 25 January can claim a ‘goody bag’, one of which per store will contain a £100 voucher
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NewsLean Lunch to launch zero-emission van with Yorkshire roadshow
The business is looking to drum up awareness of its ‘healthy’ food service
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NewsPeas Please initiative reports success in increasing consumption of vegetables
The initiative was backed by celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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NewsTesco teams up with Ocado tech partner for warehouse robots
The supermarket is working with Swisslog on an automated pallet retrieval and storage system
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NewsCity snapshot: Hotel Chocolat sales jump 14% on new openings
The UK premium chocolatier has reported double-digit sales rise in the first half, boosted by new openings in the UK, US and Japan
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Jan: Sainsbury’s/Mike Coupe, Agriculture overhaul, Retail jobs
The news of Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe’s retirement came with little surprise as his job had been on the line since the failed Asda merger last year
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NewsBritish Honey rescues The London Distillery out of administration
The acquisition was part of British Honey’s “ambitious” growth plans, which will see the two companies ranges joined into one portfolio
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NewsSainsbury’s slashes hundreds of management roles in Argos integration
CEO Mike Coupe said the senior leadership team had been reduced by more than 20% since the start of the financial year in March 2019
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NewsArla to bring Lactofree milk production to the UK in £25m investment
It comes amid a shortage of the product in UK supermarkets after Arla switched production from Denmark to Sweden
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NewsAldi to swap plastic applicators for cardboard across own-label tampons
The move follows campaigning by Ella Daish, who founded the grassroots movement #EndPeriodPlastic
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NewsAsda holds talks with suppliers over plastic reduction
Hundreds of suppliers took part in Asda’s conference on how to accelerate the war on plastic
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NewsPorky Whites resurrects retailer listings after rescue from administration
The Surrey-based sausage brand was saved by its founding family in November
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NewsAsda extends Applewood vegan listing amid ‘sales boom’
The Norseland-owned brand claims 40% of Asda stores sold out on the first day of its listing
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NewsMacsween launches vegan haggis into the US
Source: Macsween Macsween of Edinburgh has launched a vegan haggis in the US as it looks to capitalise on the country’s “far more sophisticated” meat-free market. The company’s Scottish Veggie Crumble is its first US export in 50 years, after the country banned traditional haggis for containing ...
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe to retire, replaced by Simon Roberts
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe has announced his intention to retire in May, when he will be replaced by current retail and operations director Simon Roberts
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Jan: Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Deliveroo
Sainsbury’s is poised to axe hundreds of managers in a cost-cutting drive at the supermarket chain.