All The Grocer articles in 9 February 2019
Previous issues.
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NewsOddbins forced to call in administrators again
The ailing chain has turned to administrators Duff & Phelps for aid, blaming the current squeeze on consumer confidence and surging costs
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NewsMPs kick off new inquiry into business rates fairness
Chancellor Philip Hammond announced plans to introduce £900m of business rates relief to help smaller retailers
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NewsAmazon reports huge increase in net sales for 2018
Fourth-quarter operating income was $3.8bn compared with $2.1bn the year before
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NewsPepsiCo urged to cut ties with Indofood over RSPO fiasco
PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia Tbk (Lonsum), a subsidiary of Indofood’s plantation arm IndoAgri, was sanctioned in November 2018
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NewsConvenience shopping 'hits a wall' as discounter visits soar
Shoppercentric’s figures show that in December alone two in three UK shoppers used a discounter
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NewsSainsbury's extends lanyard trial for disabled shoppers
Sainsbury’s provide wearers with support such as opening a new checkout or assisting with finding items
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NewsIceland invests £1m into Alzheimer’s Research UK
The money will fund research searching for a cure as well as efforts to raise awareness of the debilitating disease
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NewsHMRC advises businesses on no-deal Brexit border procedures
HMRC has written to nearly 150,000 businesses who trade with the EU to inform them of temporary simplified importing procedures
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NewsSupermarkets urged to flag items most-needed by food banks
Petition targets the bosses of Tesco, Asda, Morrisons, Co-op, Aldi, Lidl and Waitrose
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NewsCompany Shop redistributes 5.5m surplus items from St Helens site
Retailer said the site had welcomed more than 15,000 members through its doors in its first year
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NewsLeon launches year-round vegan campaign
Plants Aren’t Just for Veganuary is centred on urging customers to share their love of plants on social media
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NewsFood industry leaders slam HMRC's no-deal Brexit border plans
“This announcement doesn’t deal with the bottlenecks and delays that could occur”, said BRC
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NewsHenderson Foodservice expands further with Foodco deal
Foodservice operator Foodco has sites on both sides of the Irish border
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NewsOcado announces Zoom one-hour rapid delivery
Some 10,000 products will be available in the West London trial
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NewsOcado suspends operations at Andover after fire
The fire brigade was on site and no one had been injured, the online supermarket said
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NewsAlternative Foods adds vegan cake range with aquafaba
The cakes are wrapped in 100% recyclable packaging made from bottle tops
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NewsDefra promises 'pragmatic' approach to food labelling in event of no-deal Brexit
New guidance issued today confirmed some technical changes would be required “from day one” after exit day.
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NewsCarling mounts major push to combat falling lager sales
Latest figures show the brand’s sales have fallen into decline
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NewsFire at Ocado's Andover site caused 'substantial damage'
Operations at the facility remain suspended, affecting the online supermarket’s ability to meet demand
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NewsM&S trials meal kits in six stores
The In the Bag kits include five different options made up of meat, chicken, fish and vegetarian meals