All Coronavirus articles – Page 38
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NewsRelaxing high street planning rules is ‘one-way street’, industry leaders warn government
The chiefs of industry bodies including the ACS and BPF have warned against proposals to allow high street shops to be converted to housing without planning permission
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News‘Closures inevitable’ as beer businesses struggle under lockdown
The British Beer & Pub has this week begged the government for a clear timeline and date for the reopening of pubs
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NewsAll supply chain workers to be tested ‘every few days’ in next stage of Covid fight
There has been ‘relatively slow’ take-up of the millions of tests being offered by ministers to companies
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NewsSainsbury’s top up of £2 biggest yet for Healthy Start Vouchers
The retailer joins Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op and Lidl in topping up the scheme
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NewsOrganic sales hit 15-year high as locked-down shoppers flock to category
Soil Association Certification’s 2021 Organic Market Report revealed a 12.6% increase in organic food and drink sales to £2.79bn last last year
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NewsShareholders accuse Tesco of failing in fight against obesity
The shareholders are calling on Tesco to set targets to increase the proportion of healthy products on its shelves
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Comment & OpinionForget mass evictions, retailers are in a far stronger position than they may seem
For landlords, a tenant with a year’s worth of rent debt is still preferable to a vacant property. That’s helping retailers dictate terms
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Spar wholesaler Appleby Westward reacted to a Covid-19 outbreak
According to the wholesaler’s policy, its first course of action was to close the stores for a deep clean
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NewsScottish food leaders call for policy change moratorium to recover from Covid and Brexit
FDF Scotland said companies desperately needed “stable ground”, rather than a flood of new costly policies
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NewsHarlech Foodservice targets £50m turnover by 2023 despite pandemic hit
Sales in 2020 more than halved to £16m
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Comment & OpinionThe three big post-pandemic challenges facing food companies
Channel shifts, sustainability concerns and adventurous consumers will shape the landscape, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsBoots trialling body-cams across Birmingham
It comes as retailers tackle a dramatic surge in violence and abuse of shopworkers during the pandemic
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NewsFruit & veg sales booming under lockdown, says Tesco
The retailer said its stores were breaking records on a weekly basis for a range of products
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NewsSupermarket chiefs call on Sunak to ‘level the playing field’ with online sales tax
The chancellor must use the Budget on 3 March to commit to reducing the burden on bricks and mortar shops, according to a letter signed by 18 retail leaders
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NewsMorrisons gives schools 60,000 pizza making kits to fight hunger
Staff working on the retailer’s pizza counters will prepare the kits, which will be distributed via Morrisons Community Champions
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Analysis & FeaturesSalary survey: how Covid is shaping salaries in sales, marketing and NPD
Salaries in sales, marketing and NPD have remained stagnant while teams work longer hours
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NewsNI wholesaler Lynas wins £1.25m contract to supply vulnerable with food boxes
The contract will run for two months until the end of March
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NewsFood factory absence levels fall as testing is ramped up
An FDF workforce survey suggests more than 70% of companies now have absence rates of under 5%
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NewsWH Smith makes virtual scans of travel estate for inspectors
The project will allow its property teams to safely tour and inspect sites from behind a computer screen
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NewsTight supply set to keep farmgate price of beef high in 2021
The GB all-prime average deadweight beef price ended 2020 some 5% higher year on year, and is expected to remain high