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NewsFestive online sales surge at Next to beat expectations
Retail bellwether Next has posted solid growth in the festive period, though in-store sales continued to fall as customers shifted to online.
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NewsMedia Bites 3 Jan: Retail footfall, US vaping, Vegan food to go
Footfall across Britain’s shopping destinations fell over the crucial post-Christmas trading period even as retailers slashed prices to lure customers.
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NewsDash Water nets £1.6m funding and new senior management trio
The brand raised the sum from existing and new investors
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NewsAsda launches first vegan own-label brand
The range includes Duckless Spring Rolls, ‘Cheese’ and Chive Potato Skins and Smoky Tofu Burritos
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NewsAldi adds swathe of vegan NPD as Veganuary gets underway
The discounter has unveiled 14 new products which will roll out from today (2 January)
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NewsMackie’s claims world first with ‘Haggis, Neeps & Tatties’ crisps
They have been produced in a limited run of 150,000 packs
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NewsNational minimum wage hikes will hit high street hard, warns the ACS
The wage is set to rise by 51p in April to £8.72 per hour
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NewsAldi to expand its Scotland estate with six stores
The discounter said the new stores would lead to the creation of 200 jobs
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NewsCo-op to begin major expansion of online and launch vegan range
The convenience retailer said its online same-day delivery service would be available across almost 100 towns and cities
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NewsAldi donates 400,000 meals to food banks and charities on Christmas Eve
Around 185 tonnes of fresh food were donated after stores closed on 24 December
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NewsGareth Bath steps down as Curious Brewery MD
Chapel Down CEO Frazer Thompson has assumed control of Curious Brewery
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NewsCity snapshot: UK high street suffers worst year for a quarter of a century
UK retailers shed more than 140,000 employers and shuttered over 16,000 shops as the industry suffered its worst conditions for 25 years, according to the Centre for Retail Research.
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NewsMedia Bites 2 Jan: Amazon/Deliveroo, Retail sales, Co-op
Amazon’s UK ambitions have been checked by the competition watchdog after it launched an in-depth investigation into the online retailer’s purchase of a stake in food delivery company Deliveroo.
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NewsLinda McCartney’s sets sights on Veganuary with major NPD push
The four new SKUs will go on sale in three major retailers from the end of December
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NewsSykes Seafood set to acquire Dutch shrimp specialist Klaas Puul
The British fish processor hopes to complete the deal by February 2020
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NewsOff-Piste Wines sells stake to investment firm BGF
The Grocer first revealed Off-Piste had kicked off a hunt for investment in March this year
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NewsSaclà recalls branded and own-label pesto over possible peanut contamination
The FSA has urged shoppers to return products, including Waitrose and Aldi own-label lines
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NewsNisa Local store in Wales allows shoppers to pay with bitcoin
The store in Barry has partnered with FastBitcoins
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NewsSainsbury’s predicts ‘biggest-ever digital Christmas’ as online sales peak
The retailer said it expected around three million customers to have shopped with either Sainsbury’s or Argos on smartphones, tablets and in-store handsets over the past three days
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NewsMoving Mountains moves into retail with Sainsbury’s listing
The British meat-free company has unveiled a plant-based sausage burger as part of the announcement