All The Grocer articles in 29 August 2020 – Page 12
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News
Poundland launches range of reusable face masks at £5 for three
The masks are so people can ’continue to shop in style’, Poundland said
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M&S to open 83 more cafés and pass VAT cut on to customers
It means that from 22 July a flat white coffee will cost £2.36 instead of £2,70, while a sausage bun will be £3.28 instead of £3.75
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Comment and Opinion
Supermarket documentary highlights heroics of shopworkers
Some of those behind the reprehensible uptick in shopworker abuse ought to spend 10 minutes watching a new short documentary
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News
Kellogg’s takes Crunchy Nut into peanut butter
The cereals giant has partnered with peanut butter manufacturer Duerr’s for the NPD
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Signature Flatbreads to ramp up production on back of strong sales
A new production line was commissioned for the business in June, with another due to be installed this month.
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Co-op extends John Lewis click & collect partnership to 400 more stores
It means John Lewis customers will be able to collect or return online purchases at over 500 Co-op branches by the end of September
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Aldi extends immediate payments for small suppliers until the end of the year
Aldi buying MD Julie Ashfield has written to suppliers telling them the terms will continue until the end of 2020
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Feature Synopsis
Focus On Batteries: 29 August
Staying in is the new normal. That means changes to battery sales
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News
City snapshot: Healthy snacking brand Boundless nets £1m funding boost
The funding came from angel investors and high net-worth individuals to boost its expansion into Europe and the Middle East.
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Media Bites 17 July: Dave Lewis, Heineken, Pizza Express
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has said the UK’s food strategy and standards cannot be left to the market
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News
Groceries Code Adjudicator still needed and ‘highly effective’, says review
The GCA will be maintained with funding to continue policing the code, according to the statutory review
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Poundland to launch online delivery and ‘destination stores’
The variety discounter is revamping its store estate in what it is calling its biggest-ever transformation programme
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Fruit importers seek new trade routes to minimise disruption
A number of new container routes have opened up between Spain and the UK as an alternative to the route through France
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Surya’s new Thai Dragon brand adds soy sauce to tackle shortages
It comes as June saw noticable shortages of soy sauce, with suppliers struggling to get hold of bottles amid surging demand from locked-down Brits
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Health campaigners urge PM to include unhealthy food ad ban in obesity crackdown
“The time has now passed for being soft on industries that ‘feed’ into the obesity crisis,” according to Action on Salt & Sugar
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Media Bites 15 July: Ocado, Oatly, Loop/Tesco
The boss of Ocado has declared that shoppers “won’t be going back” after the crisis spurred a rapid shift to online shopping and pushed its half-year sales above £1 billion for the first time.
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News
Grocery retail ranked top sector for customer experience despite pandemic
The latest KPMG Nunwood Customer Experience Excellence Index, based on interviews of 13,000 UK consumers, gives grocery retail a 4% score improvement on last year
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Iceland claims 74% carbon footprint reduction since 2011
The retailer claims its footprint has fallen from almost 250,000 tonnes of CO2 in 2011 to 46,000 tonnes in 2020
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Analysis and Features
Building better online grocery after Covid-19: Meet the webinar panellists
Due to broadcast at 11am on 16 July, the webinar from The Grocer Vision will bring together experts from the worlds of grocery retail, e-commerce and technology
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News
Aldi doubles size home delivery trial with Deliveroo
They include branches in Greater Manchester and Cambridge, along with five more stores in London