All Grocery articles – Page 133
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OpinionOpinion: Coronavirus – government must give retailers respect they deserve
I’ve been a huge fan of apocalyptic films and TV shows since I was a teenager. With Covid-19 we seem to have come the closest to life imitating fiction with just as many twists in the tale.
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NewsCoronavirus: M&S and Deliveroo team up for grocery delivery service
Marks & Spencer will start selling a range of products on Deliveroo for the first time in a bid to meet demand from shoppers social distancing as a result of coronavirus.
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NewsNext and Greggs close all stores to combat coronavirus
Next and Greggs will both close their stores temporarily as two of the high street’s biggest names react to the coronavirus pandemic.
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AnalysisData: Grocery out-of-stocks surge tenfold as bulk-buying intensifies
Figures from Edge by Ascential demonstrate the unprecedented demand that UK grocers have faced over the past month, as shopper behaviour has moved from top-up shopping to bulk-buying and stockpiling. This has led to high levels of out-of-stocks across ambient grocery, soap and household essentials.
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NewsCoronavirus: Walmart creates 150,000 jobs, pays $550m bonus to stores
Walmart plans to hire 150,000 temporary workers and award its hourly paid staff special bonuses totalling $550m as it tackles the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus: M&S expects profits at lower end of target range
Marks & Spencer has said profits for the end of the 2019/20 financial year could be at or even below the bottom end of expectations as a result of the ongoing coronavirus epidemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: Government relaxes competition laws for supermarkets
The government has temporarily relaxed elements of competition law to allow UK supermarkets to work more closely together to feed the nation in the face of the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus: John Lewis Partnership launches £1m community support fund
John Lewis Partnership has launched a £1m community support fund to be distributed across the country “at this time of national crisis”.
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NewsOcado posts sales rise but warns of coronavirus ‘disruptions’
Ocado Retail has posted a rise in sales during its first quarter but warned that the coronavirus pandemic could cause “further disruptions” to the business.
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NewsCoronavirus: Asda stores to host elderly hour this Friday
Asda will only open its stores to elderly and vulnerable shoppers before 9am tomorrow to give them easier access to products during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsCoronavirus: M&S launches contact-free delivery and ups UK food production
Marks & Spencer has launched contact-free delivery for customers as one of a number of responses to the coronavirus pandemic.
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OpinionCoronavirus: Cash, agility and customer focus will mark retail’s winners
The likely collapse into administration of Laura Ashley is not solely the result of coronavirus. The pandemic was sadly the last nail in the coffin of a retailer that has struggled to appeal to shoppers for some time.
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NewsTesco rations all product lines amid coronavirus crisis
Tesco is to place a restriction of three items per customer on every product it sells as part of changes to combat stockpiling sparked by the coronavirus crisis.
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NewsCoronavirus: Three-quarters of shoppers face shortages as stockpiling ramps up
Nearly three-quarters of UK consumers are struggling to purchase basic grocery items such as tinned food and toilet roll as shoppers increase stockpiling.
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NewsAsda temporarily closes counters and rations products to limit stockpiling
Asda has become the latest supermarket to begin rationing products to limit stockpiling and is closing counters to free up staff as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
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NewsMorrisons calls for relaxed competition laws during coronavirus crisis
Morrisons has urged the government to relax a host of regulations, including competition laws, during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsMorrisons posts profit rise but coronavirus brings ‘unprecedented challenges’
Grocer Morrisons has reported a rise in full-year profits but cautioned that the coronavirus pandemic brings “unprecedented challenges”.
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NewsSainsbury’s and Tesco launch in-store initiatives to address coronavirus crisis
Sainsbury’s and Tesco have each unveiled measures ranging from dedicated shopping times for the vulnerable to limited trading hours to cope with the impact of coronavirus.
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NewsMorrisons to hire 3,500 new staff as it ramps up online deliveries
Morrisons is to hire 3,500 new workers as part of plans to ramp up its home delivery service during the coronavirus pandemic.
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NewsAldi begins rationing lines as stockpiling continues
Aldi has become the first supermarket in the UK to effectively ration the sale of all lines as customers continue to stockpile in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.