All news articles – Page 172
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NewsEat17 Walthamstow grows sales by 35% with extended range and Good Egg concession
Following a £140,000 refit, the retailer has added 500 more lines, mainly across chilled, including a new deli selection spanning fresh bread, cheese, and cured meats
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NewsOcado switches customers over to new app and website to ‘enhance the experience’
The online grocer is running two websites and apps concurrently, and is moving customers on to the new platform in stages
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NewsDonald Trump’s sweeping tariffs blocked by US court, causing more industry turmoil
The US president’s global tariffs, including 10% on UK goods, were deemed illegal by judges
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NewsWaitrose opens first new store outside London for over six years
The Little Waitrose opened in Southwick, West Sussex this week, a location revealed by The Grocer in March
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NewsHalf of parents fear they’re failing kids on nutrition, new research finds
The findings showed ‘how difficult parents find navigating their kids’ nutrition’, said the brand, which last year warned children were being fed too many snacks and not enough dairy
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NewsMcDonald’s appoints new UK&I CMO
Ben Fox returns to the UK business after five years in global leadership positions
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NewsAbel & Cole stops sourcing sea-farmed salmon over sustainability concerns
Them move comes amid mounting scrutiny over conditions within the sea farming sector
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NewsHolland & Barrett launches digital wellness app in bid to ‘redefine’ health
H&B&Me enables users to track their biological age, creates tailored ‘science-backed 21-day’ health plans and gives daily recommendations from an in-house digital coach
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NewsZizzi recalls vegan pizza due to milk contamination risk
The supplier has urged shoppers with an allergy, intolerance or sensitivity to milk not to eat the affected product
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NewsSymprove adds Pineapple to probiotic shots lineup
The new variant promises billions of ‘friendly’ live bacteria in every 70ml shot
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NewsEvri switch from paper to email receipts to cause ‘chaos’ for convenience retailers
Following a trial, Evri will soon be rolling out digital receipts in a bid to ‘improve the customer experience, reduce the number of paper receipt cards, and drive us towards our net-zero target’, the courier company said
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NewsAldi reveals locations of 10 new UK stores opening this summer
The discounter Aldi is set to open 10 new UK stores over the coming weeks, while also treating another 30 stores to a refresh
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NewsNew UK reservoirs in pipeline under Defra plans
Environment secretary Steve Reed has seized control of the planning process to build two reservoirs for the first time since the 1990s
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NewsEG Group profits sink due to ‘adverse weather’
Fuel volumes fell 2.9% due to problems in the US and Germany, plus reduced demand in Australia
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NewsMedia Bites 29 May: inflation, Tesco cameras and microplastics
The news that UK grocery inflation had risen to the highest level since February 2024 dominated yesterday
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NewsBrits rein in food spend in May following Easter splurge
Shoppers are still prepared to indulge but are holding back on some categories, said NIQ
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NewsHumantra set for Boots rollout following investment from JamJar
British entrepreneur Charlie Wright founded the brand in Dubai in 2022, entering the UK market the following year with its range of electrolyte and antioxidant drink sachets
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NewsUK risks being ‘dumping ground’ as fmcg giants grapple with modern slavery
The UK’s former Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Sara Thornton, has called for a tougher Modern Slavery Act
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NewsFox’s Burton’s reaps rewards of merger to boost profits
Fox’s Biscuits and Burton’s Biscuits merged in early 2022 after both being acquired by Ferrero
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NewsDrinks distributor Lacons joins Unitas
The independent distributor has plans to grow to £30m turnover by 2027