Lyndsey Cambridge
Lyndsey is a reporter on The Grocer, covering the convenience and wholesale sectors
Follow Lyndsey on Twitter: @LynsCambridge
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NewsFoodservice wholesalers report slow start to reopening
Sales are down 50% despite the return of pubs, cafés and restaurants
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DCS Group to move manufacturing base to Redditch
The distributor said the move to the new 90,000 sq ft facility would increase its warehousing capacity by 50%
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Time Wholesale to accelerate second depot opening after cash & carry sales double
The wholesaler aims to have secured the additional premises in the London area by September 2020
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CMA drops convenience stores from pandemic price gouging investigation
A pharmacy is now at the centre of the CMA’s only remaining investigation into excessive pricing during the pandemic
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DCS offers guidance on maximising cleaning product sales
DCS’s recommendations include stocking specialist cleaning products such as limescale remover, oven cleaner and drain unblocker
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Brakes records £25m loss and warns over coronavirus impact
The loss came in the wake of £39.3m pre-tax profit from the previous year
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Convenience stores selling hot food to benefit from VAT cut
Retailers will also be eligible to apply for a pavement licence
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JJ Foodservice makes DTC service permanent with JJ Home offering
The new service, launched as a ‘stop-gap’ adaptation to the closure of the hospitality sector, has officially become a permanent fixture
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How long can Pret a Manger hold out while Brits still work from home?
Pret announced today it will permanently close 30 branches after suffering “significant operating losses” as a result of lockdown
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Pret a Manger to close 30 stores and axe jobs in restructure
The move comes after footfall and sales across the high street sandwich giant’s 339 reopened stores ‘severely declined’
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CMA warn retailers against price gouging as report reveals 400% hand sanitiser hikes
The report revealed hand sanitiser prices were inflated by a median reported average of 400%
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Fruit & veg wholesaler Reynolds lays off 400 staff
The move follows the foodservice wholesaler’s decision in March to furlough 85% of its 1,300 staff
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City snapshot: European Commission objections delay UK trade credit rescue package
The government’s multibillion-pound trade credit insurance rescue package is being delayed by EU state aid rules, causing a cash flow crisis for food and drink wholesalers. Plus, trading updates from ABF, DS Smith, Mitchells & Butlers and Total Produce, and the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Trade credit insurance rescue package delayed by EU state aid rules
Hospitality restart threatened by EU’s delay to government trade credit insurance scheme
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Unitas severs ties with Confex after bustup over strategy and direction
Confex, which has 244 members, will no longer be able to access the terms Unitas has in place with 320 suppliers
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Spar wholesaler launches £30,000 fund for community groups
The Community Cashback Grant scheme is open for applications via Blakemore Spar Facebook pages until 9 July
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Calls for suppliers to extend best-before dates to save £1m of food a week
Wholesalers are struggling to convince catering customers to accept stock with short BBE dates
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Spar launches organic wine range under new Orbis brand
The first bottles in the new line will include a Orbis Organic tempranillo and shiraz, and the Orbis Organic Verdejo sauvignon blanc
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Coronavirus: Scottish wholesaler Lomond on why 30% of staff have been made redundant since March
The husband-and-wife owners told The Grocer of how they had no choice but to cut 43 jobs for the business to survive
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One Stop swaps own label products for Tesco branded goods
Symbol group One Stop has swapped a number of its own label fresh ambient and grocery lines for Tesco branded products in a bid to keep retailers’ shelves stocked throughout the pandemic.
