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NewsNisa retailer in Surrey installs handwashing station outside store
Frankie Ago, who owns the shop with his wife Adrienn, said he was conscious of the need to serve his community while also protecting staff
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NewsTesco sourcing pork from farms with ‘illegal’ standards, says animal rights group
World Animal Protection claims to have found evidence of wrongdoing at three UK farms linked to the retailer
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NewsCity Snapshot: Soft drinks suppliers warn of coronavirus impact
Soft drink makers AG Barr and Britvic has warned that the coronavirus has severely impacted their out of home sales, while Coca-Cola European Partners has scrapped its share buyback programme because of the virus. Plus, John Lewis and Primark shut their stores and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 23 March: Coronavirus/Supermarkets/Retail
Panic buying sent sales soaring by more than 50% at supermarkets last week as shoppers spooked by the coronavirus rushed out to stockpile.
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NewsCoronavirus: Morrisons introduces three-item restriction on all products bought online
It will also set aside an hour each morning for NHS workers
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NewsCoronavirus: Asda and Co-op donate millions to food bank charities
Asda has also prioritised access to stores for NHS staff at selected times
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NewsCoronavirus: stop panic buying, urges government
It comes after environment secretary George Eustice met with supermarket bosses today
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NewsOcado seeking redeployed staff from businesses impacted by Covid-19
The online supermarket is inviting businesses impacted by the outbreak to send any temporarily unneeded staff its way
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NewsCMA to stamp out ‘bad apples’ price gouging on stockpiled goods
CMA said it had received reports that a “minority of firms in your sector” had been price gouging.
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NewsSeafood businesses close as coronavirus hits exports
Falling demand and air freight cancellations are proving disastrous for British fisherman
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NewsB&M donates £1m to support food banks during coronavirus crisis
B&M said it had switched capacity at its six warehouses to prioritise key grocery lines including cleaning products and toiletries
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NewsVegan boom propels Huel to top of the Alantra Food & Beverage Fast 50
The explosive growth of direct to consumer ‘complete meal’ brand Huel has propelled the brand to the top of Alantra’s Fast 50 list of rapidly expanding food and drink players.
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NewsRed Tractor assurance scheme updates logo in new standards push
The farm assurance scheme will support the relaunch with a £2m marketing campaign
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NewsCentral England Co-op calls for shoppers to show kindness to staff
The retailer has also assured customers that stores will remain open
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NewsAldi, Asda and Lidl on hunt for 16,000 workers to help keep shelves stocked
The three are the latest supermarkets to create thousands of new jobs as panic buying shoppers continue to strip shelves
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NewsLWC Drinks sells to consumers in temporary switch to B2C model
It will take consumer orders over the phone and offer free home delivery
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NewsPotato supplier Branston rolls purple variety into Tesco
It’s part of the company’s new Seasonal Spuds initiative, which will introduce shoppers to new types of potato
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NewsTesco to pay small suppliers within five days to battle cashflow crisis
The supermarket giant said it would shorten the period of payment terms from 14 to five days, “with immediate effect”
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NewsBlockhead raises over £800k to fund NPD and retail expansion
The startup was able to close the funding round despite investor uncertainty due to the coronavirus outbreak
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NewsSupermarkets allowed to pool data and staff as competition rules relaxed
Retailers will be able to share data with each other on stock levels, co-operate to keep shops open, or share distribution