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NewsMedia Bites 6 July: Ocado, Booker, Tesco Clubcard
Ocado’s latest results are picked up by the papers this morning, alongside the first-quarter update from Booker.
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt warns sales to fall after cyber attack disrupted orders
Dettol and Durex maker Reckitt Benckiser warned its sales have been hit by the global cyber attack that struck companies across the world last month. Plus, a better-than-expected Q3 for ABF; a new CEO at Just Eat; an quarterely update from cider maker C&C; forecourt Applegreen makes its first big move in the US; and Eagle Eye renews Asda contract.
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NewsOcado: Amazon-Whole Foods deal to 'drive partnership demand'
CEO Tim Steiner insists the bricks-and-mortar tie-up will drive other retailers to develop an online presence
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NewsOcado half-year results: what the analysts say
The expert take on the rise in sales versus downturn in profits
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NewsAldi to install 96,000 solar panels at UK stores and depots
The discounter says the £17m investment will save more than 8,100 tonnes of carbon dioxide
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NewsWaitrose ad highlights ethical fruit and veg sourcing - video
Waitrose is the only national supermarket to demand Leaf certification from all its suppliers
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NewsSpam: as it turns 80, five things you never knew
As the famous tinned meat hits 80 years old, The Grocer looks back at its history
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NewsWaitrose launches own-label quark as demand increases
Supermarket says sales of the high protein cheese have soared by 109%
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NewsTributes paid as GroceryAid lynchpin Barrie Russell dies
Russell was known for wry humour and “repertoire of catchphrases”
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NewsCanny secures £100k from the crowd to reformulate and target big four listings
Canny plans to use the cash to launch a reformulated version of its chocolate milkshake sweetened with agave and to target supermarket listings.
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NewsWyke Farms and Omsco form jv and plan organic cheese brand
Deal will allow the two businesses to ‘capitalise on the growth of the organic market on a global scale’
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NewsApplegreen gets go-ahead for Topaz Energy deal
Ireland’s compeition watchdog finds 50% stake won’t substantially lessen competition
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NewsWestons gives Old Rosie cider heritage-focused new look
The new packs will roll out across the brand’s 500ml bottles and two-litre flagons throughout July…
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NewsGü Puds desserts fall victim to post-Brexit shrinkflation
Supplier Noble Foods has reduced the weights of Gü twin-packs of individual cheesecakes and pies
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NewsChiquita bananas links with Despicable Me 3 for new campaign
‘We are bananas’ campaign will run for four weeks from 17 July, with ads on black cabs, London buses and outdoor screens
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NewsTesco partners with Uber as Clubcard gets major revamp
Roll out of popular store card, which has more than 17 million users, includes new contactless payment feature with improvements to its mobile app interface
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NewsMedia Bites 5 July: Sainsbury's, Superdrug, Tesco Bank, Worldpay
Sainsbury’s positive first quarter results draws plenty of attention as the supermarket continued its pursuit of Nisa; Superdrug benefitted from the Kardashian effect as sales and profits soared, Tesco Bank CEO Benny Higgins is stepping down after a decade in charge; and Worldpay shares soar as it reveals advances from two US suitors.
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado profits tumble as it continues to invest in growth
First-half sales at Ocado rose 12.5% to £713.8m but profits at the online grocer fell almost 20%, basket sizes continued to decline and the debt pile ballooned. Plus, Booker updates on its first quarter ahead of AGM, and grocery inflation continues to rise, according to the BRC-Nielsen shop prices index.
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NewsArla Foods repositions flagship Organic Farm Milk as Free Range
Organic milk line has been renamed to capitalise on the growing popularity of free-range milk
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NewsNestlé commits to 10% cut in average sugar content of UK cereals
The move by Nestlé Breakfast Cereals would remove 225 million teaspoons of sugar from the nation’s diet, it said