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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s upgrades earnings on strong Q1 sales
Sainsbury’s has raised its full year profits expectations after posting growth in its first quarter despite ’exceptionally tough comparatives’.
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NewsMedia Bites 6 July: Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Retail Footfall
The UK’s largest asset manager has warned that private equity firms must not be allowed to acquire Wm Morrison for the ‘wrong reasons’
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NewsUsdaw warns government against ending masks and one-metre rules
PM Boris Johnson has announced an end to the one-metre rule and face covering requirement from 19 July
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NewsFood prices likely to fall over next decade, says UN
A supercycle of commodity prices is unlikely, according to a new report
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NewsCathedral City owner Saputo acquires Wensleydale Dairy Products in £23m deal
The acquisition of the Wensleydale Creamery owner follows Saputo’s purchase of Sheese owner Bute Island Foods in May
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NewsSouthern Co-op tops up Healthy Start vouchers with extra £1
Southern Co-op’s extra boost will bring the total value of the vouchers to £5.25
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NewsBeelivery targeting women for courier roles via Facebook
The company has seen a ‘phenomenal response’ from women aged 45 to 55 in particular
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NewsMere begins taking deliveries as first UK store prepares to open
With only finishing touches remaining for the store fit-out, it’s understood the finalised opening date depends on how quickly the rest of the stock is delivered
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NewsM&S to sell 25p banana bundles to reduce food waste
Boxes will contain extra ripe three bananas and two recipe cards
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NewsBestway merges Best-One and Costcutter support teams
The team will also be doubling in size to facilitate its ‘ambitious growth plans’
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NewsBabybel owner Bel UK launches vegan cheese brand Nurishh
The brand’s launch marks the supplier’s first move into plant-based
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NewsSainsbury’s to invest £50m in cutting prices across fresh, meat and dairy
The retailer said 60 of its core popular products are set to drop in price by the end of the month
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NewsCo-op asks MPs to back new offence of assaulting shopworkers as Crime Bill debated
In the first quarter of 2021, Co-op saw almost 400 incidents where weapons were used against shopworkers
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NewsMowi posts strong performance since Sainsbury’s launch, new data suggests
The global seafood company’s consumer brand launched a trio of Scottish-farmed salmon products into Sainsbury’s back in March
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NewsAllied Bakeries’ Burgen brand given major makeover after sales plunge
The makeover includes a new logo, renames Burgen as ‘Bürgen’ and includes the strapline ‘powered by plants’ on-pack
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NewsSmokehead claims first with premixed single malt whisky RTDs
The brand has unveiled a duo of 6% abv cocktails
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NewsMedia Bites 5 July: Morrisons takeover, Sainsbury’s, Asda
The papers delve into the news that Morrisons has accepted a £6.3bn takeover offer from an investor consortium led by private equity firm Fortress
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons shares surge on prospect of bidding war
Morrisons shares have jumped more than 11% this morning on the prospect of a bidding war for the UK’s fourth largest grocer after it accepted a £6.3bn offer over the weekend.
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NewsBusiness rates outstripping rent for retailers, says Colliers
Landlords desperate to keep shops occupied are offering sweeteners such as rent-free periods, but rates bills are scuppering deals
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NewsVegan startup Planty surges past £200k crowdfund target
The Veg Capital-backed business is currently overfunding, having so far raised £355k from 350 investors