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NewsCity snapshot: Footfall stumbles ahead of Christmas
Total UK footfall decreased by 13.3% in November compared to pre-pandemic levels, according BRC-Sensormatic IQ Footfall Monitor, as the cost of living crisis put off some consumers from visiting the shops
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NewsMedia Bites 2 December: Christmas prices, John Lewis, Hotel Chocolat
Christmas dinner will be nearly 22% more expensive this year than in 2021, according to new research for the BBC
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NewsFrozen ‘wild meat’ ready meal brand Girl Gone Wild makes debut
Girl Gone Wild founder Mel Phipps said it was her mission to ‘redress some widely held misconceptions’ about venison and pheasant
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NewsSugar reduction strategy stats underline failure, as campaigners call for new taxes
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities today released the final report on the programme, more than a year later than promised
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NewsM&S back in court over Swizzels Percy Pig ‘copycat’
The retailer has filed a joint copyrights infringement claim with German manufacturer Katjes against sweetmaker Swizzels
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NewsFreshways to lower farmgate milk price amid ‘negative’ market sentiment
The processor had been paying a market-leading price to its dairy farmers since late summer
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NewsFruit & veg in ‘crisis’ amid ‘endemic’ low returns to growers
Many apple growers were facing cuts in payments by retailers, despite massive input cost inflation, said British Apples & Pears
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News2 Sisters agrees sale of Holland’s Pies and bakery division
2 Sisters Food Group is close to offloading its bakery division after striking a conditional agreement with an Irish boutique investment firm
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NewsRipple+ no nicotine vape brand plans more store takeovers
Stores in Camden Town and Notting Hill in London, as well as locations in Manchester and Bristol have been earmarked for the marketing initiative
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NewsMarks & Spencer trials paper carrier bags in bid to tackle plastic usage
Each paper carrier bag, which is able to hold 15kg, has been independently developed and tested to ensure strength and durability
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NewsTesco revamps Clubcard coupons offer
It said more than four million customers using the Tesco Clubcard & Grocery app would now receive personalised coupons every two weeks, rather than every six
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NewsCadbury adds white chocolate Creme Egg for Easter 2023
Shoppers had been ‘speculating and anticipating this new flavour for years – and now, it’s finally here for everybody to enjoy’, said Cadbury
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NewsM&S Food promotes Kathryn Turner to product development director
Turner has worked in product development at the grocer for 27 years – including the past six years as head of product
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NewsJames Hall launches its first electric HGV
The investment marks the company’s commitment to running a greener fleet, the wholesaler said
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NewsNespresso launches paper-based home compostable coffee pod with Huhtamaki
The pod, which was the result of three years of development, was created using ‘unique high precision technology’ that enabled the conversion of wood fibres ‘into very complex shapes’
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NewsRapid grocer Gopuff launches DC with Wincanton
The site allows Gopuff to accept bigger volumes directly from suppliers, rather than require them to distribute to each dark store or rely on wholesalers
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NewsCity snapshot: International restructuring sends Hotel Chocolat to £8.7m annual loss
Costs arriving from the retrenchment of its international business send Hotel Chocolat to a annual loss of £8.7m despite strong sales growth in the UK as in-store revenues bounced back
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NewsWar on plastic at risk of failure as recycling levels slump
A Wrap report revealing progress on the industry’s Plastics Pact shows it is on course to fall well short of some of its 2025 targets
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NewsBrexit and Covid spark 100,000-tonne increase in food waste
The UK’s exit from the EU is cited, along with disruption to the supply chain caused by the impact of the pandemic, as key factors in a spike in waste in 2021
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NewsMedia Bites 1 December: inflation, Brexit, Huel
The papers all pick up the latest inflation data from the BRC’s shop price index.