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NewsCity Snapshot: Post Office delivers strong Christmas as online shopping booms
The boom in online Christmas shopping fuelled by the coronavirus crisis has seen the Post Office deliver a 17% rise in December sales. Plus, Commercial landlord British Land has collected less than half the rent due from its retail tenants in December as tightening coronavirus restrictions forced many shops to close once more.
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NewsWalkers teams up with KFC for pair of new fried chicken Max crisp flavours
The flavours will launch with a limited promotion offering shoppers a two for one KFC meal with every pack
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NewsKettle back in the black following sale to Valeo Foods
Bagged snacking brand Kettle has bounced back into the black following its acquisition by Valeo Foods, as the CapVest-owned group further expands its snacking empire
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NewsTesco named top big four player as grocers toast profitable Christmas
The grocery industry enjoyed a bumper Christmas despite shoppers paring back festive plans as coronavirus restrictions were tightened
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NewsLockdown leaves wholesalers with £12m of surplus food and drink
The problem has been compounded by Christmas stock which could not be sold in December due to the tier system restrictions
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NewsBen & Jerry’s launches Cookie Dough Peace Pop ice cream sticks
The ice cream will sit on a wooden stick and within a “first of its kind” tie dye wrapper
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NewsPukka hires Gill Pendergrast in new role as head of retail
In her new role as head of retail, Pendercrast will focus on developing retail strategies
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NewsGlebe Farm Foods adds vegan coconut, almond & soya drinks
Glebe is aiming to emulate the success of its existing oat drink PureOaty
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NewsSainsbury’s to make own-label teabags plastic-free
The supermarket is currently trialling the environmentally friendly packaging and plans to roll out the revamped range to all stores by June
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NewsCoca-Cola puts inspirational messages on cans as part of ‘Open To Better’ campaign
The push is designed to “inspire people to embrace change and pledge to do things differently in 2021”
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NewsSainsbury’s recalls Plant Pioneers shroomdogs over presence of metal
Items with use-by dates of 6 or 7 January are impacted. No other products have been affected
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NewsBooths to close Media City branch as Covid hits sales
Booths said it has started a consultation with impacted employees to explore their options
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NewsMorrisons expands click & collect service to cope with lockdown demand
The supermarket now has 447 stores offering the service across the UK compared with just 14 in March.
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NewsWelsh supermarkets face tighter cap on customer numbers and police checks on masks
Ministers met with supermarket bosses yesterday to discuss the clampdown, which could come into force in the next few days
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NewsCovid-19 Christmas led to major sales bounce, turkey suppliers say
Paul Kelly, who supplies independent retailers, said people ‘traded down’ into smaller turkeys
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NewsPoundland temporarily closing 44 stores as footfall declines
The measure is in response to an 80% drop in footfall in some shopping centres and high streets as the UK’s various lockdown rules take hold, Poundland said
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NewsGovernment will not provide food boxes for shielding people this lockdown
During the first national lockdown wholesalers Bidfood and Brakes distributed some five million food parcels to 450,000 people that qualified for the aid
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NewsSchool specialist wholesaler Dunsters Farm calls for compensation from government
Dunsters Farm supplies 500 schools across the north of England, as well as care homes, hospitals and hospitality outlets
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NewsCo-op to host virtual music festival to fight food poverty
All net profits from ticket sales will be donated to FareShare, as well as Help Musicians and Stagehand
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NewsCentral England Co-op delivery drivers offer ‘time to chat’ for those facing loneliness
The service will run off the back of its home delivery services via partnerships with Snappy Shopper and Appy Shop