All The Grocer articles in 29 August 2020 – Page 4
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NewsAldi sees 50% hike in sales of free-from food and drink
Aldi now has a 5.7% market share - the largest of any non mult retailer, although Tesco still dominates with a 24.3% share of free-from sales.
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NewsSoy sauce suppliers urged to make switch to amber glass bottles
Soy sauces have been flying off the shelves in lockdown, leading to a ‘huge upturn in demand for products in white flint clear glass’
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Comment & OpinionAs sales rocket, what next for free-from food and drink?
It could be time for free-from alternatives to be ranged alongside their mainstream counterparts
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NewsBoost for convenience and high street food stores to last after coronavirus, survey suggests
Just over half of shoppers will shop from local sources before going to a supermarket in the wake of lockdown, according to a YouGov survey
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NewsAlex Russo to take over as B&M chief financial officer in November
Russo will become CFO and executive director of the company on 16 November following a handover from Paul McDonald
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NewsJohn Lewis to close eight stores as Boots axes 4,000 jobs
The John Lewis shops identified for closure include two full-size department stores in Birmingham and Watford
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NewsMedia Bites 10 July: Retail job losses, John Lewis, Boots, Brexit tariffs
“Help us stem tidal wave of job losses, beg shops”, writes The Times as John Lewis, Boots and Burger King cut nearly 7,000 jobs.
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket inflation falls back in June to 0.9%
Supermarket inflation fell back in June as the return of promotions and the threat of a price war took the sting out of pandemic-driven price hikes.
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NewsPoor potato harvest hits McCain profits
Profits more than halved at frozen foods specialist McCain last year as “one of the worst potato harvests in 40 years” hit its bottom line.
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NewsSupermarket price inflation falls back as deals return and price war looms
Offers and promotions have started to rematerialise, damping grocery price inflation
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NewsC&C Group shares boosted by appointment of new CEO David Forde
Forde, currently Heineken’s UK MD, will join the FTSE 250 brewer and wholesaler “no later than early 2021”
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NewsMedia Bites 13 July: Asda, Tesco, ABF
The UK’s highest court will today begin hearing one of the country’s biggest ever equal pay cases over a claim brought by more than 43,000 supermarket workers against US-owned Asda
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NewsRetail footfall slumps 57% in June despite reopening ‘spike’
Retail footfall remained at historic lows in June, but it experienced ‘signficant’ improvement after the ‘turning point’ of the reopening of non-essential retail stores in mid-June.
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NewsHeineken under fire after extending keg beer shelf life
The brewing giant drew criticism from on-trade sources this week
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NewsLidl reintroduces loose bakery products to stores
Lidl announced the move on social media, saying: ’The bakery is now open again. Please form an orderly queue.’
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NewsMedia Bites 14 July: Face masks, Retail sales, Ocado
Face coverings will become mandatory in shops and supermarkets with fines of up to £100 for anyone who fails to adhere to the new rules
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado first half retail sales top £1bn but pre-exceptional losses mount
Ocado has posted first half retail sales growth of 27.2% amid “unprecedented and sustained demand”, but its pre-exceptional losses rose by 64% to almost £80m amid mounting costs. Plus, Fever-Tree buys German distributor and updates on sales, McBride guides to better second half than expected and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsIceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst resigns
It comes a month after Iceland founder and executive chairman Malcolm Walker and CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal took full ownership of the frozen food chain
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NewsLidl renews estate growth target despite disruption caused by pandemic
The discounter plans to open 25 stores in the next six months, creating up to 1,000 jobs by the end of the year
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NewsWilko appoints Karen Mackay as group chief financial officer
Mackay joins the home and garden chain from Optegra International, where she has been group chief financial officer for five years