All Coronavirus articles – Page 105
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NewsM&S doubles checkout-free smartphone shopping enabled stores
Further 50 stores see Mobile Pay Go option implemented, bringing total to 100
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NewsLipstick effect reversed as cosmetics sales drop
Cosmetics sales have fallen to £48.1m in the past month, down 12% on the same period last year
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NewsNoble Foods to launch foodservice liquid egg brand into retailers
The egg supplier has scrambled to keep up with increased demand during the coronavirus pandemic
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus information ads: who did it best?
Supermarkets haven’t just fed us during the pandemic – they’ve also scrambled to produce ads reassuring the public. So how do their efforts compare?
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NewsSainsbury’s to ease buying restrictions on most products
Sainsbury’s will also introduce a volunteer gift card and online voucher to help those shopping for others
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NewsSupermarkets contact ‘shield list’ to offer priority delivery
Major mults received a portion of the government’s ‘shield list’ last week
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NewsConfex shuts down central distribution after sales plummet
Confex member Millennium Wholesale will act as a de facto central distribution hub
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NewsWaitrose offers home delivery to vulnerable locals from Leckford Estate
The service from the farm shop will be providing food to those in self-isolation in the villages of Longstock and Leckford
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NewsTinned tomato suppliers start rationing retailers as stocks run low
Many supermarkets shelves are devoid of tinned tomatoes, with 40 SKUs out of stock across the big four and Waitrose
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NewsWaitrose launches e-gift card to help NHS volunteers buy food
Move follows the government’s recruitment drive for NHS volunteers to help those in self-isolation
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Comment & OpinionWill Tesco push ahead with its dividend payment and risk a PR storm?
Tesco is reportedly set to press ahead with a £550m dividend payment to shareholders this week
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Analysis & FeaturesGuide for SMEs: how to access government support during the coronavirus crisis
The government has announced a broad package of measures to support UK businesses through the coronavirus crisis. So what financial help can food and drink SMEs get? And what do they need to do?
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NewsUHT milk sales soar as shoppers stock up on long-life products
UHT’s value soared by 26.6% ahead of the UK’s lockdown on 24 March
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NewsDairy sector calls on government for financial support
It comes amid a growing crisis in the dairy sector, with excess milk from foodservice pushing down prices
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NewsLow & no alcohol booming as Brits stock up for coronavirus lockdown
Sales of low and non-alcoholic drinks were up 18% (£4.8m) over the first quarter of 2020
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NewsTesco to build pop-up stores at NHS Nightingale Hospitals
Tesco’s first Nightingale Hospital pop-up store will open in Birmingham
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NewsMiso Tasty passes £350k Seedrs target despite coronavirus uncertainty
Financial experts had advised Miso Tasty to ‘pull the campaign down and try again once the impact of the coronavirus had slowed down’
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NewsCentral England Co-op offers all NHS workers a 10% discount
NHS workers will receive the discount on food and other essentials at all 242 of the society’s food stores
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NewsCoronavirus: Challenger brands warn of further sales slump amid social distancing rules
Challenger brands are bracing for a further retail sales slump as social distancing rules implemented in supermarkets have focused shoppers on well-known brands
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NewsCoronavirus hardship fund established for independent retailers
The introduction of this financial help follows the extension of the federation’s ‘Shop local Shop Little’ campaign