Archive of all news articles – Page 689
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Co-op to replace entire home delivery fleet with electric vehicles
Stores in Hebden Bridge, Holmfirth and Hove will take delivery of the convenience retailer’s first electric vehicles this month
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Asda gives staff Boxing Day off as union pressure grows
All Asda stores will close at 7pm on Christmas Eve and reopen on 27 December this year
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Scotmid Co-op raises £300k to support stroke survivors
Funding will be distributed to groups in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland
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Waitrose predicts surge in rosé wine sales over Christmas
The retailer reported a 36% year-on-year uplift in the last week of November
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Pladis launches Jacob’s Mini Cheddars Sticks in two flavours
The launch marks the first time the brand has deviated from its signature circular cracker format
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City snapshot: Ocado hikes profits forecast on retail sales surge
Ocado has hiked its full year profits forecast as its UK retail sales continue to boom as grocery shoppers stay at home. Founders and Blackstone bid for Applegreen. Plus, trading updates from McColl’s, Marston’s and DS Smith and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Media Bites 10 December:Tesco/Brexit, Asda, Just Eat
Shoppers face temporary shortages of some fresh foods and higher prices if the UK fails to strike a Brexit deal with the EU, the chairman of Tesco has warned.
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Moving Mountains debuts in fish alternatives with plant-based fingers
“No one has really done this well yet,” said founder Simeon Van der Molen.
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KP Snacks launches ‘full-on’ McCoy’s Fire Pit crisps
The crisps will roll out in multipacks, 45g grab bags and £1 PMPs
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Mounting concerns over NI border plans for food and drink
Big unknowns remain, such as whether a grace period will apply only to supermarkets
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Supermarkets to get Northern Ireland ‘grace period’, Gove confirms
It is unclear whether all food and drink businesses will benefit
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Supermarket “brinkmanship” on Brexit terms threatens self-induced shortages, warn suppliers
Retailers and many suppliers have still not agreed who will cover the extra costs of imports next year
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Lidl offers £10 off £40 of shopping in Christmas voucher promotion
The vouchers are due to appear in national newspapers this week and will be valid until 18 December
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Business eviction and debt enforcement protections extended for final three months
Protections currently in place, against eviction, rent arrears recovery and statutory demands or winding-up petitions, are now set to continue until 31 March 2021
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Wensleydale Creamery MD David Hartley dies aged 58
Hartley, 58, had led Wensleydale for 28 years after being instrumental in a management buyout of the creamery in 1992
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Clive’s Pies moves to bigger production site in time for Christmas and Veganuary
The Devon-based manufacturer has moved to a purpose-built facility in Dartmouth
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Meat processors slam government Brexit preparations amid threat of export collapse
Half of the sector’s £1.6bn export trade could dissapear due to a lack of progress on a number of export-related issues
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Aldi ditches plastic from multipacks of baked beans
The supermarket is taking the step by in effect ditching the multipack, and instead simply applying a multibuy discount
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Welsh convenience stores generate £2.8bn in sales in 2020
The average customer in Wales visited a c-store 4.20 times per week, up from 4.06 last year
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McVitie’s adds British Icons biscuits to Digestives and Hobnobs lineup
The brand is hoping they will lure shoppers aged between 25 and 40 to the biscuit aisle