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NewsCity snapshot: Supreme Imports considers standalone vaping float
Supreme Imports is considering floating its 88 Vape brand as a standalone business after returning to profit growth
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NewsMedia Bites 23 Aug: Ocado, Morrisons, Jamie Oliver
Ocado’s customer orders have been disrupted by another warehouse fire six months after a blaze destroyed its robot-controlled depot in Hampshire
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NewsLotus Bakeries launches incubator fund with Peter’s Yard investment
Belgium’s Lotus Bakeries, recent acquirer of snack brands Bear, Nakd and Kiddylicious, has launched an incubator fund and made another investment in the UK healthy snacking sector.
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NewsUK retail sales crumble at fastest rate in over 10 years
CBI figures showed that, in the year to August, both retail sales volumes and orders fell at the fastest pace since December 2008
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NewsNorth Sea cod off the menu as stocks slump
Climate change and a failure to reduce fishing pressures on stocks are thought to be behind a collapse in numbers
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NewsIceland claims almost universal approval for DRS bottle recycling schemes
Iceland became the first retailer to begin trialling reverse vending machines in some of its stores in May last year
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NewsTesco announces four-step second phase of war on plastic
The Remove, Reduce, Reuse & Recycle plan was first launched last year
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NewsCoca-Cola to trial delivery robots at Alton Towers
Coke said the technology could be scaled up to be used in larger delivery vehicles
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NewsMorrisons to close four stores, risking hundreds of jobs
The supermarket said the decision had been taken after a review of the performance of its existing estate
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NewsGovernment faces backlash over ‘bamboozling’ Brexit immigration move
It has said it intends to bring an end to freedom of movement on Halloween in the event of a no-deal
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NewsWalkers axes Tear ‘n’ Share range after dive in sales
The lineup of thicker cut crisps made its debut in early 2016
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NewsClaire Davenport succeeds Barrie Seidenberg as Notonthehighstreet CEO
Davenport replaces Barrie Seidenberg, who is stepping down for health reasons
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NewsHome Counties newsagent Henderson’s falls into administration
Joint-administrator Michael Pallott said the creditor position was still under investigation
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NewsAF Blakemore secures multi-temp warehouse in Bedford
The company will occupy the new distribution depot in 2021, subject to planning permission
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NewsSmoking rates in children fall but underage vaping remains steady, says report
A quarter of the nearly 14,000 children reported they had “ever used” e-cigarettes – the same as in 2016
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco threatens to ban products that use excessive packaging
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis has pledged to ban brands that use excessive and hard to recycle packaging from its shelves. Ocado reports ‘small fire’ at its customer fulfilment centre in Erith and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Aug: Morrisons, Brexit Rationing, Tesco
’Foreign vultures’ could swoop on Morrisons after a share price slump and a fall in the pound left it vulnerable to a takeover
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NewsWaitrose delays home compostable coffee pod range indefinitely
The compostable coffee pod range had been due to hit shelves last December
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NewsBidfood set to repeat 29 March Brexit stockpiling levels
The wholesaler has been working to ensure it has a ‘sensible level’ of long-life and ambient contingency stock
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NewsGlasgow Distillery rolls out ‘city’s first’ peated single malt scotch
The dram, called 1770 Peated, is matured in first fill ex-sherry casks and finished in virgin oak