All Coronavirus articles – Page 110
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NewsSainsbury’s and WH Smith to offer more grocery at hospital stores
The retailers said the collaboration would support the needs of NHS staff and make it easier for them to buy food and essential items
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NewsTea brands reassure over supply as demand spikes
The UK’s national drink will continue to be available, leading suppliers have insisted
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NewsCentral England Co-op links with Lichfield council to distribute essentials to vulnerable
Lichfield District Council will identify vulnerable community members to pass on to the co-op
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales surge to decade-long high amid coronavirus lockdown
Grocery sales have surged to the highest level in more than a decade amid the UK coronavirus lockdown, with industry growth at more than 20% in the past four weeks. Plus, Nichols warns of coronavirus impact, WH Smith and Sainsbury’s team up for NHS stores, Imperial Brands and BAT raise cash and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & OpinionNimble independent shops are proving their worth during the coronavirus crisis
Small grocers, delis, farm shops, and markets have been able to rejig their businesses quickly, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsProper kicks off thank you campaign for supermarket ‘legends’
It is calling on shoppers to nominate ’Supermarket Legends’ to whom it will deliver a month’s worth of snacks
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Comment & OpinionShould essential retailers still be selling hot tubs and phone chargers?
Poundland yesterday told “the chunterers to pipe down” for the sake of its “18,000 key workers”
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NewsCoronavirus: crisis drives £160m additional spend on supermarket booze
Off-trade alcohol sales hit £356.5m over the week to 21 March, rising from £252.5m the prior week
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NewsCoronavirus: ‘Force majeure’ will not apply for many businesses, lawyers warn
The clause has come into sharp focus as businesses seek to confirm whether they are liable for not meeting contractual obligations
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NewsCalls for recycling service shutdowns to be reversed
It comes after the Recycling Association urged Defra to ensure collections from households were maintained
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NewsIndustry leaders call for mass coronavirus testing of food sector workers
It has emerged online delivery company Ocado had privately ordered 100,000 Covid-19 testing kits for staff
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NewsArla axes quarter of products to maintain supplies
Arla cut its core own-label milk range from 13 SKUs down to six following the panic buying of a fortnight ago
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NewsMorrisons to extend production to help support food banks during coronavirus crisis
Morrisons said food banks were a critical source of food for the most vulnerable in our communities but warned donations had dried up rapidly
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NewsCoronavirus: 2 Sisters boss makes urgent appeal for staff
Ronald Kers said several hundred permanent and temporary roles were on offer
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NewsBrakes starts selling direct to consumers via Food Shop service
Brakes’ new Food Shop venture went live this week at its Reading, Portbury and Warrington depots
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NewsOnline platform launched to match idle lorries with struggling food producers
The British Frozen Food Federation has launched the service to ‘fill gaps in demand in the supply chain’
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus: what are Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and other supermarkets doing in response?
Supermarkets are rolling out a raft of rules to make sure the nation has access to groceries, here’s what each of them are doing
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus: how international supply chains are coping
As this pandemic develops, stress will shift onto supply chains. So how are they responding?
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NewsWholesaler JW Filshill puts 50-case cap on click & collect
Customers have been warned delivery times will now be a day later than usual
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NewsBulldog Skincare forced to suspend free ‘care package’ for NHS workers
The Bulldog site fell over at the weekend after the offer was shared on a number of shopping deal sites