All articles by Ed Devlin – Page 139
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NewsMoto to trial Burger King click & collect service at 48 sites
Moto added the service would also help customers avoid queues on site and speed up buying food and drink once lockdown rules were lifted
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NewsBAT readies human trials for its Covid-19 vaccine
The vaccine in development uses BAT’s proprietary, fast-growing tobacco plant technology
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NewsCentral England Co-op reports rise in shoppers threatening to spit and cough at staff
Central England Co-op called the rise in offences ‘totally unacceptable’
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NewsJohn Lewis Partnership to deliver care packages to mental health trusts
The care packages from JLP are designed to ensure healthcare staff have the supplies they need during a long shift
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NewsSupport for supermarkets starting to wane, survey finds
Source: Unsplash Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Iceland, Ocado and M&S all suffered a significant slump in approval ratings The major supermarkets have experienced a decline in public approval over the past week as consumers bored with lockdown begin to return to old ways of taking retailers for ...
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NewsConvenience stores still suffering coronavirus availability problems
A broad consensus on the panel was that availability remained easily the biggest problem
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NewsSainsbury’s takes Chop Chop delivery service outside London
Sainsbury’s said the expansion would support efforts to feed the nation and help meet unprecedented demand
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Grocer 33Tesco Aldershot: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We have a great supply chain providing the stock, and distribution have done a great job’
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with availability strong and safe atmosphere
Issues with social distancing and availability were actually less evident than the previous week
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NewsLincolnshire Co-op challenged by Usdaw over staff welfare during coronavirus
The union has urged the mutual to end its ‘mean-spirited’ response to furloughed and self-isolating workers
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NewsScheff Foods shifts business focus from foodservice to retail
Scheff said it was also open to working with other manufacturers struggling to fulfil orders for retailers
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NewsOnline grocery shopping continues to increase share at all mealtimes
These increases follow retailers such as Tesco and Iceland highlighting dramatically increased capacity through their digital channels
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NewsCostcutter expands range of coronavirus guidance and support
The online support package includes a guide to implementing social distancing in store
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NewsSainsbury’s and customers raise over £4m for Comic Relief and Children in Need
The supermarket is also donating more than 750,000 new items for men, women and children from its Tu clothing range to loc…
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NewsWaitrose revamps Essential range with shift to sustainable packaging
The range has been relaunched with more than 200 new and refreshed lines
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NewsCo-op teams up with running clubs to launch volunteer shopping scheme
The retailer is connecting its most vulnerable customers with a volunteer to shop and deliver essential food supplies
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NewsSpecialist food and drink stores see 40% sales hike in April
Online spending for eating and drinking – which includes takeaways – also saw growth of 24.6%
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NewsCo-op to offer free school meals with gift card scheme
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said schools would be fully reimbursed and refunded for purchasing the gift cards
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NewsEased lockdown likely to hike food delivery, takeaway and recipe box sales
Him and MCA Insight forecast demand would surge next week by 25% as more foodservice operators re-opened for takeaway
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NewsNisa retailer raises £2.4k for the NHS with customer support
Miv Chahal, owner of Nisa Prudhoe in Northumberland, ran around the precinct where the store is based 100 times