All The Grocer articles in 02 May 2020 – Page 3
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Asda continues winning streak but rivals close the gap
Asda claimed its eighth successive pricing win this week, but only £3.66 separated the big four
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‘Very surprising how easy it was’ says our Tesco mystery shopper
A near flawless run saw a comfortable win for a “well-organised” Tesco this week…
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News
More than a million litres of milk poured away during April
Three quarters of Britain’s dairy farmers had felt some form of financial impact from the coronavirus crisis, according to new research
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Lidl opens central London store as part of £500m expansion
Lidl is planning over 40 new London stores by 2025, taking the total inside the M25 to around 130
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Comment and Opinion
By tying landlords’ hands, the government has stored up a crisis for retail
The government should look closely at a ‘furloughed space grant scheme’
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News
Morrisons rolls out ‘safe distance’ security scanners at distribution centres
Morrisons rolled out the scanners across its entire distribution estate earlier this year
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News
Future of tobacco webinar: meet the panellists
Register now for The Grocer’s webinar on the future of tobacco
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News
Supermarkets hike egg prices amid shortages and soaring demand
Volume sales were up almost 18% earlier this month, while supplies have also been affected by an avian flu outbreak
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News
Sainsbury’s optimistic profits will hold despite £500m coronavirus hit
CEO Mike Coupe has presented a positive forecast for the 2020/21 financial year
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News
Morrisons launches food boxes filled with gluten-free essentials
The box contains gluten-free pasta, biscuits and cereal, as well as fresh and food cupboard items
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News
Gluten-free Brits struggling to source bread, pasta and flour
Charity Coeliac UK’s CEO Hilary Croft told The Grocer this week it had seen a 500% increase in the amount of calls
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News
Tesco to extend coronavirus bonus payments to frontline staff
The bonus is backdated to 6 March and will now run until Saturday 30 May
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News
Benecol revamps packaging after pre-coronavirus sales slump
The health-focused brand’s new look will highlight its ’cholesterol-lowering’ credentials
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Salad dressing maker Tigg’s to donate 2020 profits to Samaritans and NHS
Co-founder Jacob James said he wanted to “inspire other British businesses who can do the same”
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News
Deliveroo to make over 300 roles redundant
The cuts are being made across the 13 markets Deliveroo operates in
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News
Suzanne Dover made brand and marketing director at Spar UK
Dover has replaced Michael Lawless, who left the business earlier this month
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News
Media Bites 30 April: John Lewis/Waitrose, Sainsbury’s, UK retailers
Sharon White takes U-tunr on predecessor plan,Sainsbury’s warn queues could remain until Septmeber and retailer struggle to access government cash
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News
City snapshot: Sainsbury’s defers dividend amid £500m coronavirus hit
Sainsbury’s has deferred its final dividend amid the “significant impact” of the coronavirus outbreak on its business, which it expects to generate £500m of extra costs. Plus, on a busy morning, updates from Reckitt Benckiser, Carlsberg, M&S, C&C Group and British American Tobacco.
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News
Tesco adds slew of craft beers in overhaul of range
New entrants include brews from Northern Monk, The London Beer Factory and Sierra Nevada
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News
Exeter-based wholesaler J&R Food Service turns DTC after securing government loan
The cash was used to diversify the business into supplying food and essential items to households across the south west