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Tesco repays £585m in business rates relief

Tesco has bowed to growing pressure to repay a huge business rates relief windfall from the government

Tesco business rates payback: the industry reacts

Industry and City analysts respond to Tesco’s repayment of £585m in government BR relief

How Tesco became Britain’s favourite supermarket

Tesco has picked up the Britain’s Favourite Supermarket gong for the past five years at The Grocer Gold Awards

Sainsbury’s opens environmentally-friendly supermarket in Northamptonshire

Sainsbury’s currently has a target to be net zero across its operations by 2040

Inside Asda ‘sustainability store’ trial in Middleton

Asda has also launched ‘Greener at Asda Price’, a national price promise that loose and unwrapped products will not cost more than wrapped equivalents

What refill stations mean for the future of branded packaging

Refill stations themselves could suddenly become expensive pieces of retailer real estate, says Callum Saunders, head of planning at Zeal Creative

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Coronavirus

Tesco’s business rates refund power play puts rivals in an awkward position
Food industry braces itself for mandatory carbon labelling
Plans for bottle DRS delayed for a year amid coronavirus chaos
Landlords and retailers urged to collaborate to open shops longer
The Grocer’s Dairymen podcast: Gemma Smale-Rowland, Cornish Moo
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Confex launches ‘meal deal’ food-to-go club for hospitality customers
M&S could be asked to share some of Ocado online sales profits under new lease terms
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Brexit

Fish will be the barometer on which an EU deal is judged
UK farming overhaul could spell higher prices at the tills
UK food is often absent at global food shows. Exporters need meaningful support
An EU deal may be close, but it makes little difference to preparation efforts
Watch: Jason Tarry, Tesco UK & ROI CEO on coronavirus, Brexit and the executive team changes
After EU: can UK dairy still go global?
Through industry collaboration we can weather the Brexit uncertainty
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