All Grocery articles – Page 132
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OpinionOpinion: Retail must act now to help its people through this crisis
Retail always has been and always will be a people industry. People are the heart and soul of this sector and help make it such a vibrant and dynamic trade for us, as journalists, to have the pleasure of covering.
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NewsMorrisons not liable for staff data leak, court rules
The UK supreme court has found Morrisons was not to blame for the actions of a former employee who posted the personal details of 100,000 staff members online.
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NewsMarks & Spencer raises pay for frontline staff during coronavirus outbreak
Marks & Spencer is to award frontline store and supply chain staff a 15% pay rise and furloughed employees will receive full pay during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Shoppers move online at ‘phenomenal’ rate during lockdown
Consumers are switching to online shopping at a “phenomenal” rate during the coronavirus lockdown, new research has revealed.
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NewsM&S temporarily adds branded lines to ensure ‘strong availability’ on staple items
Marks & Spencer has temporarily added a number of branded items to its ranges to help maintain what it calls “strong availability” during the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
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Shop prices fall as food inflation eases pre-coronavirus
Shop prices fell in March driven by falling non-food prices and easing food inflation, but BRC boss Helen Dickinson warns that grocery prices may rise amid seasonal shift and increased demand.
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NewsTesco launches £30m coronavirus community support package
Tesco has launched a £30m support package to help communities and charitable causes during the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsMajor grocers push government to relax Sunday trading laws
Major UK food retailers are keen to push the government to relax Sunday trading laws as part of their bid to continue feeding the nation during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus stockpiling sees grocery sales rocket beyond Christmas spend
Supermarket sales growth for March was the biggest on record as nervous consumers stockpiled groceries as the UK went into lockdown to contain coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsWHSmith and Sainsbury’s extend supply tie-up in hospital stores
WHSmith and Sainsbury’s have extended their supply partnership to hospitals to help support NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsM&S launches food boxes for household essentials
Marks & Spencer has launched a new grocery initiative that will allow shoppers to order food boxes online filled with 20 household essentials.
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Retail VoiceSupply chain efficiency vs resilience: meeting the demands of Covid-19
The coronavirus pandemic continues to have a major impact on supply chains for consumer goods and retail organisations. While efficiency has been the main focus of supply chain transformation initiatives in recent years, Covid-19 is now stressing the importance of resilience.
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NewsOcado struggles to deal with ‘10 times higher than normal’ level of demand
Online grocer Ocado has said it cannot fulfil the “unprecedented demand” for its services as it does not have the capacity to deal with the “10 times higher than normal” level of orders.
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AnalysisData: Supply chain challenges start to ease as grocers step up to feed the nation
The enormous efforts made by grocers and their supply chain partners over the past week are helping to bring stock levels under control. Over the last two to three days in particular, the situation has shown signs of easing, according to the latest availability figures from Edge by Ascential.
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NewsMorrisons to give £10m to food banks during coronavirus crisis
Morrisons is to dish out £10m of food to food banks across the UK during the coronavirus crisis by ramping up production from its own manufacturing sites.
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OpinionRichard Walker: Coronavirus has brought out the best in retail
It feels like we have suddenly stepped into a parallel universe, where none of the normal conventions that have framed our lives apply.
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NewsUK government teams up with supermarkets to target vulnerable customers
Supermarkets will be provided access to government databases to help prioritise deliveries to elderly and vulnerable customers.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Seven amazing retail responses to coronavirus
The coronavirus outbreak has seen some retailers step up to the plate and take swift action to serve customers and protect their staff, suppliers and communities. Retail Week looks at some of the awe-inspiring coronavirus responses from retailers.
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NewsCoronavirus: Asda and Marks & Spencer introduce more in-store safety measures
Asda and Marks & Spencer have both implemented further in-store initiatives designed to keep staff and shoppers as safe as possible during the coronavirus outbreak.
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OpinionOpinion: Putting people before profit will count long after coronavirus crisis
So here we are. Lockdown. It was a move we all anticipated, but Boris Johnson’s words on Monday night still hit home harder than a Tyson Fury uppercut.