All The Grocer articles in 17 August 2019
Previous issues.
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WhitepapersMaintaining warehouse capacity and flexibility during Brexit uncertainty
Global food and beverage supply chains have evolved over many years to be as lean and agile as possible
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NewsRetail staff vacancies in ‘substantial’ decline, figures reveal
Retail ranked bottom of the league table compared with other sectors
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NewsCompany Shop enlists Surplus Super Heroes to teach kids about food waste
Kids visiting Company Shop stores will be given a ‘Surplus Super Hero’ goody bags
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NewsJuly retail footfall worst in seven years
Retail footfall continued to decline in July, marking the worst performance for the month since 2012. Plus, New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra takes £300-plus writedowns on global businesses and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsAldi trials self-checkouts at London Local stores
The tehnology has been introduced at three of the six Aldi Locals
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NewsAmazon opens first Clicks and Mortar store in Scotland
Two other Amazon pop-ups, in Manchester and Cardiff, have already opened, with seven more to come in a year-long trial
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NewsCo-op joins Tesco’s calls for online sales tax
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis has called on the government to cut business rates by 20%, funded by a 2% levy on online sales
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NewsGrocery leaders waiting on ‘Operation Kingfisher’ no-deal Brexit support
Food and drink bosses have also warned of major cashflow problems
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NewsCity snapshot: Retailers demand ‘fixing’ of ‘outdated’ business rates
Representatives of more than 50 high street retailers have urged Chancellor Sajid Javid to take action. Plus, meal kit provider HelloFresh sees 37% quarterly sales jump and first group-wide profit, organic sales slip at Henkel and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsNisa to launch ‘Meal for Tonight’ promotions
Themed PoS kits have been made available to retailers to help create in-store theatre
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NewsDavid Butcher returns to Carabao for second spell as MD
Butcher was Carabao UK & Ireland MD for seven months until November 2017
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NewsThirty Spar members selected for retailer wine club
Opportunities to attend all-expenses paid, incentive-driven trips to vineyards around the world will also be available
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NewsRestaurants and cafés warned to plan for huge no-deal Brexit blow
MCA said Brexit uncertainty has already caused the market to shrink 1.9%
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NewsRetail CEOs call for reform of ‘broken’ business rates system
Signatories to the letter include Asda, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op
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NewsValeo Foods in talks to acquire Kettle’s UK and Irish operations
City sources have confirmed to The Grocer the businesses are close to striking a deal, expected to be worth over £50m
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NewsPoundland trials new price point model with sub-£1 ranges
The bargain operator claims the new pricing architecture will allow it to extend ranges
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NewsFowler Welch & FareShare hit three million redistributed meals
The relationship has developed to provide other services that benefit the charity, such as staff volunteering days
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NewsFarmdrop launches ‘farm fresh’ ready meals range
Made by Farmdrop recognises the gap for convenient, prepared food with fully traceable ingredients, says the company
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NewsCofresh posts double-digit sales growth amid factory investment
Indian snacks producer Cofresh experienced “good growth” in all markets last year, with double-digit increases in both sales and profits.
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NewsUK convenience set to grow £6.9bn by 2024, IGD forecasts
The forecast assumes an orderly Brexit as well as a moderate growth scenario