All articles by Andrew Don – Page 3
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NewsAF Blakemore reports ‘tremendous’ year as profits rocket
The wholesaler had made major investments in the period, upgrading and buying new stores, improving logistics and developing IT systems
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Dulwich: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We made sure we planned for having the right colleagues in the right place and went after the key lines customers wanted’
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NewsSpar to notify local shoppers of price reductions with Gander app
Two hundred and seventy UK stores with Henderson Technology’s EdgePoS went live last Friday
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NewsTesco, Asda and Poundland caught selling knives to children
Test purchases found retailers failed to prevent the sale of a knife to a child on 15% of occasions
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NewsJosé Antonio Echeverría replaces Ron Lewis in key CCEP role
CCEP said Echeverría was an experienced business and operations leader
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NewsCentral England Co-op invests £1m in new distribution fleet
The new fleet comprises three new trailers, one tractor and seven rigid lorries
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NewsWhich? report finds supermarkets are still running ‘dodgy’ promotions
Which? discovered “dubious” discounts that alluded to a price that was not the most recent
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NewsOlympia London links with Wrap for food waste campaign
The venue is tracking waste by measuring deteriorated food, preparation waste, inedible waste and plate waste
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NewsMedia Bites 28 August: Altria/PMI, M&S, Supermarket offers
The revelation of $200bn all-stock merger talks between Altria and Philip Morris International saw $13bn wiped off their combined value.
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NewsCity snapshot: WH Smith travel business delivers ‘strong’ performance
WH Smith (SMWH) has reported its travel business continues to perform ’strongly’ across all its channels. Plus, food inflation eases and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsRobin Rowland to step down from non-exec director role at Yo
Rowland has been CEO and chairman as well as a non-executive director over a 20 year period
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NewsCosta’s Jason Cotta named Ole & Steen CEO
Cotta worked for Costa Coffee for nearly seven years, working his way up from operations director UK to MD
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket Income Reit buys Sainsbury’s store
Supermarket Income REIT has announced the acquisition of Sainsbury’s supermarket in Preston, Lancashire, from Legal & General for £54.4m
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Aug: Asda/Walmart, Grenade, Melton Mowbray
Asda has told suppliers it is putting the development of new products on the back-burner as US owner Walmart looks to slash costs and considers a stock market float.
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Newport: Grocer 33 store of the week
We were visited on a Saturday when we are always busy – all the more so when England and Wales play rugby
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NewsWaitrose wins ‘Fine to Flush’ certification for own-label wet wipes
Two plastic-free products are available from today
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NewsSainsbury’s staff given day to help local communities
The latest Sainsbury’s Living Well Index revealed a decline in social connections among the over-65s
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NewsClaire Davenport succeeds Barrie Seidenberg as Notonthehighstreet CEO
Davenport replaces Barrie Seidenberg, who is stepping down for health reasons
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NewsHome Counties newsagent Henderson’s falls into administration
Joint-administrator Michael Pallott said the creditor position was still under investigation
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NewsAF Blakemore secures multi-temp warehouse in Bedford
The company will occupy the new distribution depot in 2021, subject to planning permission