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NewsMedia Bites 17 Jun: Greggs, Poundstretcher, John Lewis
Greggs to reopen 800 stores tomorrow, Poundstrecher could axe half of its estate in a rescue plan and John Lewis came under fire for a lack of diversity
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NewsDomino’s Pizza UK sales boosted by lockdown but bottom line suffers
Domino’s Pizza Group has reported a rise in first half sales, driven by “rapid” growth in its UK delivery business during the coronavirus lockdown period.
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NewsPoundland restarts frozen rollout after after halting project in lockdown
Poundland introduced the first frozen and fresh ‘shops in shops’ last autumn, and has resumed a rollout to 60 stores
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NewsSwedish vegan brand Oumph snapped up by newcomer LiveKindly Co
Oumph joins the recently purchased Fry Family Food Co and LikeMeat in Livekindly’s growing portfolio of plant-based brands
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NewsJonathan Bunting named permanent CEO at Connect Group
Bunting was appointed as interim boss in November as Jos Opdeweegh stepped down
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NewsRetailers urged to stamp out price gouging during pandemic
An industry roundtable has warned of increased profiteering during the coronavirus crisis
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NewsPret a Manger launches click & collect in London stores with Deliveroo
Customers are able to order and pay remotely through Deliveroo’s app and collect from a designated point in store
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NewsBabyfood startup Mia & Ben raises multimillion-pound investment
The London and Berlin-based business raised £2.5m from impact food investor Blue Horizon Ventures
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NewsHundreds of Brakes jobs at risk as part of coronavirus recovery plan
As many as 70 workers at Brakes’ head office at Eureka Business Park in Ashford have been entered into a 45-day consultation period
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NewsTesco adds eight meal kits to Wicked Kitchen vegan range
The ambient kits began rolling out at Tesco stores last week
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NewsMiso Tasty makes move into cooking sauces with Japanese trio
Its new sauces – Teriyaki, Miso and Yuzu – have launched into Waitrose in 100g squeezy tubes (rsp: £2.30).
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NewsVegan brand This lands Milk & More and Tesco listings
The UK-based meat alternative brand has seen sales soar on the back of big distribution wins since launching last year
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NewsWaitrose reaches milestone of 150,000 online orders in a week
The retailer is also adding 150 new delivery vans to its fleet to give a boost to the number of delivery slots available
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NewsSME owners relying on personal savings to keep businesses afloat
One in seven SME founders have had to use personal savings to provide “immediate financial support” to their business, depsite available government support
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NewsBooths links with Deliveroo for delivery in Lancashire and Greater Manchester
Booths plans to expand the delivery offer to five additional stores in July, giving access to 400,000 households
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NewsBuymie targets 15 cities as it secures €5.8m funding
The latest funding round takes Buymie’s total capital raised this year to over €8m
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NewsSupermarket promotions pick up further but still not at pre-Covid levels
Promotions are still down 35% at Tesco, 28% at Ocado, 23% at Asda, 14% at Sainsbury’s and 12% at Morrisons
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NewsMore than half of Poundstretcher’s estate at risk as company launches CVA
KPMG has confirmed that the fate of 253 of Poundstretcher’s 450 stores is dependent on their performance and landlord co-operation in the coming weeks
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NewsBritish Honey Co launches ultra-low alcohol gin & tonic RTD
The drink is infused with 12 botanicals and a “splash” of the business’ honey
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NewsMedia Bites 16 Jun: Shops reopening, two metre rule, restaurants
Shoppers flocked back to the high street as shops reopened on Monday leading to fears the two metre rule will be impossible to enforce