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Convenience retailers offered free posters to encourage social distancing
Media company The Behaviours Agency has used behavioural science to develop the posters
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Waitrose profits sliced in half as restructure plan takes toll
Exceptional costs of more than £30m related to redundancies at head office and store closures
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United Wholesale Scotland launches c-store home delivery with Drinksorted
UWS said 1,500 Day-Today, USave and independent convenience stores will be able to offer customers home delivery
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Costcutter plans to keep ‘lifeline shoppers’ as results show 10% sales hike
Sales in the four months to the end of April were up 22%, excluding tobacco
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Barefoot launches pair of canned Wine Seltzers
They combine sparkling water with white wine and fruit flavours
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Scandit secures funding boost amid rising demand for ‘contactless business’ tech
Scandit technology is also used by grocery delivery drivers to ensure the right items are delivered to the correct customer
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Face mask supplier Mask Bros targets supermarket listings
The company is seeking retail listings as it aims to become the household name for face masks
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Media Bites 27 May: Adelie, JAB/JDE, High Street
Food-to-go manufacturer Adelie calls in administrators, JAB eyes €16bn valuation for coffee business JDE and high street retailers prepare to reopen in mid June
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City snapshot: Grocery sales surge 17.2% as lockdown eases
British take-home grocery sales surged by 17.2% over the past four weeks to take 12-week grocery growth to its highest level since records began, according to Kantar. Plus, Britvic posts ‘robust’ performance despite coronavirus impact, Supermarket Income Reit creates JV to invest in Sainsbury’s supermarkets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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The circular economy in fmcg’s new normal: The Grocer to host free webinar
Those companies adopting circular economy principles as part of their post-crisis plan look set to come back quicker and stronger
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Deliveroo offers restaurants and landlords advice on lease terms
Suggested outcomes include new deals in which the tenant pays a percentage of turnover to the landlord
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Waitrose launches British cheese box to support artisan suppliers
Waitrose said the move was designed to help its small-scale producers
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William Reed’s Low2NoBev exhibition postponed until June 2021
It will return to its originally planned location, London’s Old Truman Brewery
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Tesco backs Jamie Oliver campaign by listing two new cheesemakers
Kirkhams Lancashire Cheese and Keen’s Cheddar previously relied heavily on the foodservice industry and farmers markets
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Profiteering during coronavirus most rife in London, reports CMA
The largest price increases concern hand sanitiser, with a reported median rise of almost 400%
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Central England Co-op launches call and collect shopping service for members
Orders can be placed and collected by members or a nominated person
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Aldi to install traffic lights to limit number of in-store shoppers
The automatic doors only open when the lights are green
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Livia’s to roll out trio of Dunx snack dips in standalone jars
The launch follows “thousands” of requests from shoppers to put the Dunx dip in a jar
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Surya Foods launches five-strong Thai Dragon sauce range
The brand said the NPD would tap Brits’ booming love of sriracha
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UK businesses take £30bn in financial aid since pandemic start
UK companies have claimed £30bn of lifeline cash from shareholders since mid-March, issuing equity and debt in an attempt to survive the pandemic