All The Grocer articles in 26 May 2018
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NewsResearch reveals ‘trust issues’ in buying from Amazon
Future Thinking research found 35% of shoppers would not buy groceries on Amazon
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NewsABP wins beef export deal to supply restaurants in China
The exclusive three-year agreement will see ABP supply beef to Wowprime’s Wang Steak and Tasty premium restaurant brands
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NewsHealthy snack bar supplier Squirrel Sisters reaches out for £185k investment
Healthy snack bar business Squirrel Sisters is looking for £185k in investment to pump into increasing distribution, marketing and NPD
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NewsBooths installs Amazon Lockers at 18 stores
If successful the lockers will be rolled out more widely
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NewsHotel Chocolat offers Waitrose customers chocolate slab swaps
Shoppers can trade in £2 Waitrose ‘copycat’ bars for the original £3.95 version
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NewsBest-one recruits 125 stores in first four months of the year
Bestway previously said it had signed up 60 ex-Costcutter and Mace stores to Best-one in February
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NewsSpar rapped over 'everyday wines' press releases
Alcohol Concern Wales complained that Spar’s phrasing in two releases alluded to drinking the product every day
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NewsCampbell Soup Co CEO resigns as company posts profit warning
The CEO of Campbell Soup Company has resigned as shares dived following a profit warning as the company announced its quarterly results
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NewsPork co-op Danish Crown posts 'satisfactory' results
Tulip’s Danish owner increased operating profits before special items by 1.5% year on year to 1,041 million DKK in the first half of the year
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NewsCostcutter appoints Mike Hollis as retail director
Hollis joins Costcutter from Wickes, where he worked as COO for three-and-a-half years
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's-Asda must heed the lessons of Tesco
Tesco’s tarnished corporate image was one of the reasons it became the primary victim of the rise of the discounters, argues John Buchanan of HW Fisher & Company
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NewsMedia Bites 21 May: Lidl, Sainsbury's/Asda, M&S
Lidl is planning an online delivery service in yet another assault against the UK’s biggest supermarket chains, writes The Daily Mail.
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NewsCity snapshot: International investment in UK food and drink on the rise
Overseas-owned companies make up almost half of UK food and drink sales, according to study by law firm EMW. Plus, UK food and drink investment surges to mitigate Brexit finds BDO, two new non-exec directors at M&S and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsJohn Menzies upbeat despite distribution arm sale delay
Menzies said it remained fully engaged with a number of potential buyers
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NewsWincanton shows 'robust' growth in profits
Logistics operator signed deals with Ikea and Wilko last year
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NewsAG Barr goes global with Rubicon Street Drinks quartet
Each still drink is sweetened with sugar and stevia, and contains no more than 4.5g of sugar per 100ml
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NewsHalewood Wines & Spirits mounts £7m investment into new John Crabbie distillery
It will be the first single malt distillery to open in the city for more than a century…
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NewsM&S store closures could rise from 60 to 100, reports suggest
Like-for-like food sales are set to be down 0.2%, with clothing and home like-for-likes down 1.1%
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NewsIceland installs first machine in DRS trial
The Co-op is also launching a DRS trial with reverse vending machines across four major music festivals this summer
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NewsSupermarkets appeal against extra ATM rates demands
Case is being brought by retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op