Archive of all news articles – Page 885
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Spar wholesaler sees Christmas sales soar
“Customers are making more shopping trips to convenience stores and this has boosted our performance”
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Interim MD bags permanent role at Caterforce
Mullineux was appointed interim MD in September 2019
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Hawkes claims London first with 0.5% abv cider launch
Hawkes claims it is the first low-alcohol cider brewed in London
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Asda opens consultation with staff over potential back office redundancies
Asda stressed that the proposals were not final and that it would look to find alternative roles for impacted colleagues
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Men earning 6.5% more at Asda as pay gap declines
Asda said the pay gap was a reduction of 1.1% compared with 2018 and 10.8% lower than the national average
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Southern Co-op looks to tackle retail crime with £100k fund
Southern Co-op has recently invested more than £500,000 in tackling crime
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Midcounties Co-op reports 3% hike in Christmas food sales
The member-owned society saw its busiest ever Christmas Eve
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Public Health England calls off January blitz for Change 4 Life
Government health bosses have axed their flagship new year health campaign
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Higgidy extends branded deli counter offer at Sainsbury’s
The West Sussex supplier will run a branded section of the deli counter in 244 stores by 22 January
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GS1 UK CEO Gary Lynch announces retirement
He plans to take up ‘a non-exec directorship role or two’ after his departure
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City snapshot: Retail footfall slumps over Christmas
Footfall across UK retail destinations fell 2.5% over the Christmas period, with Black Friday and Boxing Day sales events failing to drive customers to the UK’s shops.
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Media Bites 13 Jan: John Lewis, Just Eat, Asda
John Lewis could face pressure to sell off parts of its vast property estate following a downturn in its fortunes. Plus, Takeaway.com wins battle for Just Eat and Asda plans 2,800 job cuts.
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Kellogg’s launches no added sugar WK Kellogg range for children
The brand says it is ”targeting parents who can’t find what they are looking for in the cereal aisle”
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Fortnum & Mason reports ‘excellent’ sales growth over Christmas
The luxury retailer saw 15% sales growth across the business and a 13% jump in like-for-likes in the five weeks to 29 December
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Takeaway.com emerges the winner in battle for Just Eat merger
Takeaway.com’s £5.9bn all-share offer was today accepted by 80.4% of Just Eat’s shareholders
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Aldi rolls out compostable carrier bags to all UK stores
The discounter said the compostable bags had proved more popular with customers than paper ones in a trial
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Christmas trading: which listed supermarket won the golden quarter?
The City was preparing for the worst from this week’s raft of festive grocery trading updates, but supermarket shares largely held firm after a Christmas that left the big players bruised but not beaten
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Labour calls for petfood labels to include fish origin information
Retailers must improve labelling on petfood to ensure their contents do not contain illegally caught fish, new shadow environment secretary Luke Pollard has said. Increased customer awareness of food provenance has pushed retailers to include labels of origin on fish for human consumption, but the same standards ...
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Automation boosts profits at Riverford Organic Farmers
Vegetable box delivery service Riverford Organic Farmers has posted a surge in annual profits as investment in automation boosted margins.