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NewsMorrisons revamps loyalty scheme and phases out plastic More cards
The retailer will move towards an ‘instant discount’ model using its mobile app
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NewsJiffy bags £2.6m funding to launch online supermarket
The company’s first dark store will open in London this month offering a total range of 2,000 SKUs
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NewsOcado own brand packaging overhaul will avoid 27 tonnes of plastic a year
The revamp sees the removal of nine million non-essential packaging components
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NewsAmazon opens second London ‘just walk out’ Amazon Fresh store
Its first store opened earlier this month in Ealing
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NewsThorntons to permanently close all stores to focus online
Chocolatier Thorntons is set to disappear from the high street following a decision to close down its remaining network of 61 stores, putting more than 600 jobs at risk.
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NewsFarmison profits from surge in online shopping in best-ever year
Revenues more than doubled to £12.1m in the nine months to 31 December 2020, compared to £5.4m in the whole of 2019.
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NewsDeliveroo loss during favourable conditions raises City eyebrows
The UK-based online meal delivery giant said on Monday that surging demand for takeaways during 2020 had helped Deliveroo narrow losses
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NewsParsley Box kicks off IPO after pandemic boosts consumer take-up
The long-life ambient ready meals business for the over-60s has benefited from consumers turning to online meal providers
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Analysis & FeaturesMother’s Day 2021: what the supermarkets have planned
It will certainly be a Mother’s Day with fewer cuddles, but here’s what the supermarkets are doing to make sure it’s not short of breakfasts in bed, beautiful blooms and sweet treats
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Grocer 33Waitrose website and delivery service impresses our shopper
Waitrose’s arrived promptly, unpacked efficiently and knew the substitutions from memory
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Grocer 33Georgie Kennedy, Waitrose Horley, Surrey: delivery driver of the week
“I used to be an events manager in London and became a delivery driver for Waitrose last November”
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NewsIceland pushing online growth with web-only ‘flash sales’
The ’online flash sales’ are being pushed on social media with links to a recently created dedicated page on Iceland’s website
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NewsMore Stuart riders sign up for rights claim in wake of Uber ruling
Courier members of the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain have joined the claim, being brought by law firm Leigh Day
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NewsBerlin-based 10-minute grocery delivery service Gorillas lands in London
Gorillas has spent several months expanding rapidly across Germany
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NewsCity snapshot: ‘Exceptional’ year for Just Eat as revenues soar during Covid pandemic
The world’s largest food delivery company saw orders accelerate for three quarters in a row in 2020, processing 588 million orders in the year, a 42% rise compared with 2019. Plus, Russian grocery retailer X5 Retail Group launches biometric tech to ’pay with a glance’ at its supermarkets in a move CEO Igor Shekhterman said would soon be universal.
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NewsDeliveroo claims ‘hundreds’ of riders will get £10,000 IPO bonus
More than half of those riders due to receive the highest band bonus for their service are located in the UK
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Petcare
Despite the challenges of 2020, premiumisation continues to drive growth – this has to be good news for the Petcare category.
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NewsFoodhub seeks £100m in its biggest fundraising round to date
The company plans to use the money to support its “bold” expansion plan, including further acquisitions overseas, expanding the global workforce and developing its offering.
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Comment & OpinionSupplier sales teams lack the expertise to thrive in an omnichannel world
Account managers need to learn how to drive comprehensive strategies that make them indispensable, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsCity Snapshot: Deliveroo narrows losses ahead of £7bn IPO
Surging demand for takeaways during 2020 has helped Deliveroo narrow losses as transactions on the food delivery app soared, the group said this morning as it prepares for an upcoming £7bn IPO.