All Coronavirus articles – Page 103
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NewsGrowing challenger brands face stock wipe-outs and cashflow shortages
Startups experiencing strong sale increases due to the coronavirus outbreak have warned stock levels risk dropping because they were ‘unprepared’ for such sudden growth
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Analysis & FeaturesHow convenience stores are evolving to survive the coronavirus crisis
Like supermarkets, convenience stores have seen a huge spike in sales. But they face a very different set of challenges
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NewsMoy Park turns test kitchen into meals on wheels production line
The NPD kitchen at the poultry giant’s Craigavon site in Northern Ireland is now creating 1,000 meals a week
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NewsTributes paid as Spar retailer Raj Aggarwal dies from coronavirus
Aggarwal’s death follows the passing of fellow retailer Krishnasamy Chiyamalan from Dartford, Kent, last week
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NewsAldi and Morrisons call end to all buying restrictions
Waitrose also removed the majority of temporary buying restrictions at the weekend
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NewsCoronavirus shouldn’t affect GSCOP, Tacon tells supermarket bosses
Tacon has urged retailers to use the flexibility within the code
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NewsCo-op’s Steve Murrells to donate salary for new members’ coronavirus fund
The fund will support food banks, funerals and frontline community causes
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NewsCostcutter and Compass link to open pop-up stores in English hospitals
Health and safety control measures recommended by Public Health England are in place throughout the store
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NewsFSA thanks meat processors for rising to coronavirus challenge
The regulator said it had implemented a number of measures to relax regulations temporarily
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NewsCity snapshot: Treasury to increase loans available under government-backed scheme
The Chancellor is preparing to double the amount of interest-free cash available to larger companies hammered by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsLidl to donate surplus Easter eggs to Great Ormond St Hospital
The retailer is giving away thousands of surplus Easter eggs to good causes this weekend
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NewsInvestors heed WH Smith’s emergency cash call
WH Smith was forced to go cap in hand to its shareholders this week to raise emergency cash amid dire warnings over the impact coronavirus was having on current trading.
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NewsSneeze screens in stores will become ‘commonplace’ after lockdown
High street chains including Costa and Greggs are in talks to fit protective screens once the lockdown ends
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NewsCooplands launches food delivery service in Yorkshire and north east
Cooplands is distributing food packages to customers within 10-15 miles of its three main production sites in Durham, Hull and Scarborough
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NewsPHE slammed for delay issuing safety guidance for factory staff
Current regulations are too vague and misinformation is adding to anxiety say industry leaders
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Analysis & FeaturesHow should brands communicate in the coronavirus crisis?
Fmcg is one of the few categories expected to keep communicating with shoppers in the Covid-19 crisis. But how to avoid seeming opportunistic or crass?
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NewsShopper loyalty on the increase during coronavirus crisis, survey reveals
Confidence in the stock levels of certain stores grew in importance this week
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Analysis & FeaturesHow food & drink challenger brands are giving to charity during coronavirus
Whether it’s feeding the NHS, giving to food banks or supporting their stockists, here’s how brands are being charitable during the pandemic
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NewsGovernment intervention boosts wholesale and convenience stock levels
The shake-up followed crisis talks between members of the Federation of Wholesale Distributors and the government
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NewsSharon White thanks Waitrose and John Lewis staff in video message
White also thanks customers for their patience while stores have been busy, social distancing measures put in place and availability stretched