All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 134
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NewsFood manufacturers lagging behind retailers on prompt supplier payments
The Grocer found many of UK’s biggest fmcg manufacturers far exceeded the recommended 60-day limit
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Grocer 33Tesco Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘At peak we took about 130 colleagues, roughly all on 15 hours’
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with availability and good social distancing
Tesco scored 90 points to win in this high-scoring week
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NewsJohn Lewis to close eight stores as Boots axes 4,000 jobs
The John Lewis shops identified for closure include two full-size department stores in Birmingham and Watford
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NewsWaitrose becomes latest supermarket to reopen cafés for dine-in
The cafés in Portishead and Bracknell will reopen as takeaway only, while those in Swindon, Guernsey and Jersey will allow customers to sit inside
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NewsAsda partners with Uber Eats for 30-minute grocery delivery
The trial, which launches this week, gives customers a choice of more than 300 Asda own-brand products
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NewsGovernment sets out plans to crack down on shopworker abuse
Industry bodies are disappointed no changes to the law have been proposed in the government’s plans
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NewsWaitrose claims UK first by selling British shellfish originally destined for restaurants
The retailer has started selling MSC-certified clams in 150 stores, with cockles to follow later this summer
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NewsAsda launches national food drive to fight hunger in wake of pandemic
The supermarket is calling on its customers to donate food and hygiene products in the month-long campaign
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NewsNisa retailers donate £280,000 to good causes during pandemic
More than half the donations have gone to charities promoting good health and wellbeing
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NewsGovernment urged to clamp down on unhealthy foods by new report
Where change has not happened the government must introduce mandatory requirements, according to the report
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NewsRentokil CFO Jeremy Townsend joins Morrisons as non-executive director
Townsend will step into a non-exec role with immediate effect, replacing Belinda Richards, who is leaving after five years
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Grocer 33Asda makes it third win on the bounce despite Morrisons promo push
Morrisons offered a whopping 14 promotions this week but couldn’t quite catch up to Asda
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Grocer 33Waitrose Sheffield: Grocer 33 store of the week
“There is starting to be a small change in trading patterns as customers return to work” says the Waitrose Sheffield store manager Tracey Steele
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Grocer 33‘Spotlessly clean’ Waitrose beats Sainsbury’s by a point
Availability was hit hard this week as the country basked in a mini heatwave
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NewsPret a Manger launches evening dinner menu for delivery
‘Dinners by Pret’ will start deliveries of an evening menu on 7 July from seven shops in London, Nottingham, Cambridge and Bristol, as well as from a new hub kitchen in north west London
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NewsM&S relaunches Sparks loyalty scheme with updated app
The retailer has spent the past nine months redesigning the flagging scheme
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NewsJohn Lewis signs Wipro to manage tech infrastructure
The agreement with Wipro would ‘change the way JLP develops and runs its technology infrastructure’
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NewsBuilding better online grocery after Covid-19: The Grocer to host free webinar
The Grocer has pulled together experts from the worlds of grocery retail, e-commerce and technology
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NewsJerome Saulet appointed Noble Foods’ commercial director
Saulet joins the Happy Egg producer from Andros UK