All articles by Andrew Don – Page 6
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado completes JV with M&S
Ocado has completed its arrangements for a joint-venture with Marks & Spencer
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NewsMedia Bites 5 August: M&S, Tesco, Diageo
Marks & Spencer is fighting back against its two years of falling sales with larger stores, lower prices, family-sized packs of food and Percy Pigs
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NewsGeneral Mills to offer all new parents 26 weeks of paid leave
New parents will now also retain pension contributions for the entirety regardless of gender, type of relationship, or how
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra Danestone, Aberdeen: Grocer 33 store of the week
We were OK with the heatwave up here. The availability from the depot was superb
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NewsBestway Brighton depot sees 65% sales boost in Pride trade event
Bestway was supported by major suppliers including Coca-Cola, Monster Energy, Lucozade, Red Bull and Kopparberg
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NewsSainsbury’s calls brands to pitch for Taste of the Future bay space
Sainsbury’s launched Taste of the Future at the end of June as the latest phase in its Future Brands programme
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NewsSainsbury’s and Morrisons among mults using stability to negotiate cheaper rents
Lower rents have been negotiated during periods of instability for other retail sub-sectors
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NewsHotel Chocolat appeals for information surrounding stolen ‘Chocmobile’
Company said it would reward anyone with information leading the the recovery of the van
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NewsVilliers claims plastic bag reduction shows end of ‘throwaway society’
The sale of single-use bags fell 37% to 1.1bn in the 2018/2019 financial year
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NewsWaitrose to expand Unpacked packaging-free trial to more stores
Waitrose said more than 7,000 customers had provided feedback on the trial to date
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NewsYo to roll out Japanese food kiosks in Tesco stores after trial
Tesco tested the kiosks in two Extra hypermarkets in Bournemouth and Sunbury-on-Thames last October
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NewsMarks & Spencer claims plastic reduction first with reusable container discounts
The Market Place format offers a variety of lunch-to-go options, including rotisserie chicken, fish and freshly prepared salads
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat profits plunge as investment hits bottom line
Just Eat has experienced an almost complete wipe out of its first half pre-tax profits as it increased investment ahead of a multi-billion pound merger with Dutch contemporary Takeaway.com. Plus, UK consumer confidence steadies in July, trading updates from Glanbia and Devro and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsUK food to go will grow by £5bn over five years, says IGD
The biggest rate of growth in food to go is tipped to come from convenience retailers
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NewsWaitrose to phase out lead-shot game across its estates
Waitrose claims to be the largest retailer of game in the UK
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NewsNestlé UK replaces plastic security seals with biodegradable alternative
Every load departing the Kit Kat manufacturer’s sites will use the biodegradable seals
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NewsCity snapshot: Greggs profits soar on stellar first half sales growth
Greggs first half profits surge on strong sales growth, Reckitt Benckiser’s first half growth sags to just 1%, Greencore third quarter sales fall in “challenging” period and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 30 July: Just Eat/Takeaway.com, Beyond Meat, Heineken
Just Eat and Takeaway.com have reached “an agreement in principle” for the Dutch company to take over the UK online food delivery firm, but analysts say the deal is could be hijacked.
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NewsTesco’s Free Fruit for Kids scheme sees over 100m handed out
Tesco first launched the scheme in 800 stores in summer 2016
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NewsAsda uses plastic water bottles to resurface Wakefield car park
Asda said the use of plastic bottles reduced the amount of virgin petroleum needed in the process