All The Grocer articles in 09 January 2021 – Page 4
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News
Pladis revamps Go Ahead packs and adds cake bites to stem sales decline
It comes as the brand suffered a value loss of 13.1% last year
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Anger as wholesalers ignored again by Chancellor’s latest lockdown bailout
Sunak confirmed a new £4.6bn package of new lockdown grants worth up to £9,000 for businesses in the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors
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Range Preview
Range preview: Aldi Veganuary 2021
As Veganuary declares a record number of sign-ups for 2021, it’s only fitting that Aldi has announced its biggest drop of plant-based products to date. Here’s our pick of the range
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News
Vape store body lobbies government for essential retailer status
The UKVIA is arguing that vape stores are “already well equipped to be Covid-compliant” and readily able to limit shop occupancy
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket alcohol must evolve from own-label to own-brand
Successful retailers in BWS are building brands that can compete with well-established spirit brands, says Graham Gibson, director at Alcohol Solutions
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News
Livekindly Collective snaps up Iceland’s No Meat frozen vegan brand
The deal will also see Iceland stock Livekindly’s other brands, including Oumph and Fry’s Family Food Co
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CVA rent cuts are usually addressing out-of-date charges, argues BRC
The consortium was responding to fresh claims from the British Property Federation that retailers are abusing CVAs
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News
FreshDirect completes sale to Ahold Delhaize and Centerbridge Partners
US online fresh food grocer FreshDirect has announced that it closed its sale to global grocery giant Ahold Delhaize and investment firm Centerbridge Partners.
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Comment and Opinion
Canny Morrisons CEO David Potts deserves credit for his thoughtful and speedy leadership
There is much more to Morrisons’ success than simply a Covid windfall
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News
Henderson Group plugging gaps in Sainsbury’s Northern Ireland store supply
The Belfast-based wholesaler is supplying about 300 products to Sainsbury’s, which operates 13 stores in Northern Ireland
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News
Rishi Sunak announces £4bn extra funding for businesses forced to close
Grants of up to £9,000 will be awarded per property to retail, leisure and hospitality businesses
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News
France temporarily relaxes border controls to aid British exporters
France’s light-touch approach on border controls is expected to end later this week
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Young’s & Karro register big sales growth after addition to Eight Fifty Food Group
It was the first time both companies had filed financial results since the creation of the ‘surf and turf’ umbrella group
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Morrisons to use car parks for Covid vaccination programme
CEO David Potts said today portable buildings would be operating from three store car parks from 11 January, with another 47 on standby
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Aldi tops up low & no beers, ciders and spirits lineup for Dry January
Aldi has launched six new drinks, spanning beers, ciders and spirits
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Red Tractor proposes improvements in core standards revamp
A consultation into the changes to upgrade areas such as animal welfare has been launched by the scheme
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Grocery websites fail as supermarket bosses urge against panic buying
Aldi CEO Giles Hurley wrote to customers late last night urging them not to buy more than usual, while supermarket websites struggled under weight of demand
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Analysis and Features
All the new branded launches for Veganuary 2021
Here are the new plant-based launches for vegans to try this month
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News
Union calls for retail staff to be prioritised for Covid vaccine
In a letter to health secretary Matt Hancock and business secretary Alok Sharma, Usdaw urged the government to intervene to protect staff
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Video
Category briefing: what’s hot in mints and gum?
Thanks to the halt in impulse purchasing, gum sales were chewed up and spat out during lockdown