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Asda partners with Uber Eats for 30-minute grocery delivery
The trial, which launches this week, gives customers a choice of more than 300 Asda own-brand products
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Ocado relaunches shopping app after pulling it in March due to soaring demand
Ocado had been forced to turn away new customers and pull the mobile app due to “performance issues”
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Lactalis continues push into hot cheese with Président Brie Bakes
The NPD follows the launch by sister brand Seriously of its cheese nuggets last month
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Supermarkets under pressure to ban chlorinated chicken
Waitrose said last month it would refuse to sell any food that does not meet its “own high standards”
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Superdrug tackles cyber bullies with new ‘manifesto’ message
The high street pharmacist said it had noted a spike in ’unacceptable negative messages’ as it worked with emerging make-up artists and bloggers on its social media platforms
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City snapshot: Distil revenues rise 21% since April on strong retail sales
The premium drinks brands owner now expects revenues for the first half up by 75% to 85%
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Media Bites 8 July: Mini budget, Government loans, Retail footfall
Rishi Sunak will deliver his mini budget today in what the Treasury is calling the Summer Economic Update, with a focus on jobs, youth unemployment and a possible temporary cut to VAT.
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Government sets out plans to crack down on shopworker abuse
Industry bodies are disappointed no changes to the law have been proposed in the government’s plans
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Non-alcoholic, low-calorie lager Unltd makes debut
The lager is the first beer from newly founded brand The Alcohol Free Brewing Company
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Waitrose claims UK first by selling British shellfish originally destined for restaurants
The retailer has started selling MSC-certified clams in 150 stores, with cockles to follow later this summer
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JJ Foodservice makes DTC service permanent with JJ Home offering
The new service, launched as a ‘stop-gap’ adaptation to the closure of the hospitality sector, has officially become a permanent fixture
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Aldi pledges to never sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef
The discounter will ‘never compromise on the standards or specifications of our products’, says Aldi UK CEO Giles Hurley
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Joanna Allen steps in as new CEO of Graze
Allen has taken over from Anthony Fletcher, who spent nine years leading the business
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UK footfall recovery remains sluggish despite lockdown easing
UK footfall recovered slightly in the third week of shops reopening in England and Northern Ireland, but were still down almost 50% year on year
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Media Bites 7 Jul: Pret A Manger, High Street spending, Uber
Pret A Manger mulls closing 30 stores and axing over 1,000 staff after coronavirus hit, high street spending partly rebounds as casual dining sector reopens and Chancellor Sunak is due to announce a £3bn package of green investment
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City snapshot: Uber confirms $2.65m Postmates US food delivery acquisition
Uber said Postmates is highly complementary to Uber Eats, with differentiated geographic focus areas and customer demographics
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Asda launches national food drive to fight hunger in wake of pandemic
The supermarket is calling on its customers to donate food and hygiene products in the month-long campaign
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McVitie's upgrades Digestives with new 'Very Important Biscuits' trio
The treats are billed as the ‘finest biscuit to date’ from McVitie’s
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Aldi’s traffic lights to be upgraded with prompts for hearing and sight impaired
The traffic lights at store entrances are also gaining visual displays to give queuing customers a waiting time
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Nisa retailers donate £280,000 to good causes during pandemic
More than half the donations have gone to charities promoting good health and wellbeing