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Food and drink wholesalers awarded £5m Covid-19 funding

April 20, 2022

The Scottish government has awarded 40 food and drink wholesalers a total of £5.37 million from the Scottish Wholesale Food and Drink Resilience Fund. The funding was introduced to support…

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Scrapping Covid-19 rules to “hit low-paid workers hard”, Usdaw warns

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February 23, 2022

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The government’s decision to scrap all Covid rules in England a month early could “hit low-paid workers hard”, trade union Usdaw has warned. The warning came as prime minister Boris…

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“Flip-flopping” Covid-19 restrictions creates confusion, Usdaw warns

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January 19, 2022

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Usdaw has urged the government to keep face-covering rules in place to protect shopworkers and customers claiming “it should not be a personal preference, but a personal responsibility.” The retail…

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Shopper confidence remains stable despite Covid-19 fears

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January 18, 2022

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Consumer confidence in December showed no sign of change, when compared with the same period in 2020, even though there was a “slight return to normality”, the Institute of Grocery…

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100,000 of key workers to take daily Covid-19 tests

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January 6, 2022

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The government has announced that 100,000 “critical workers” will be provided free lateral flow tests to keep essential services and supply chains running. Key workers are expected to test every…

More support for retail sector needed as Covid-19 cases surge, warns Colliers

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December 16, 2021

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Colliers has called upon the government to provide more support for the retail, hospitality and leisure sectors after the UK hits a record 78,000 daily Covid-19 cases and Chris Witty…

‘Pingdemic’ worsens staff shortages, report reveals

Covid-19 app updated to cut number of people isolating as ‘pingdemic’ continues

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August 3, 2021

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The NHS Covid-19 app is being updated so fewer contacts will be instructed to isolate after an increase in people being pinged since lockdown restrictions ended. Almost 700,000 alerts were…

Supermarket staff may be exempt from Covid-19 ‘ping’

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July 21, 2021

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Supermarket workers could be exempted from self-isolating if they are “pinged” by the NHS coronavirus app. It comes as industry leaders claimed the government had created a “pingdemic” which had…

Covid-19: Online grocery sales plummet for the first time on record

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July 20, 2021

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The number of shoppers buying groceries online fell for the first time ever as the peak of home deliveries during the height of the pandemic eased, according to new data.…

Covid-19 grocery boom is already over, IGD says

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July 2, 2021

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The lockdown boom in grocery shopping is seeing a “significant dip” as shoppers look to save money and return to pubs and restaurants. According to IGD, the sector’s 8.5 per…

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Opinion: how retailers can work with the upcoming HFSS restrictions

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Following the government’s publication of guidelines for foods high in fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) last month, confusion remains ar...

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Food and drink wholesalers awarded £5m Covid-19 funding

Scrapping Covid-19 rules to “hit low-paid workers hard”, Usdaw warns

“Flip-flopping” Covid-19 restrictions creates confusion, Usdaw warns

Shopper confidence remains stable despite Covid-19 fears

100,000 of key workers to take daily Covid-19 tests

More support for retail sector needed as Covid-19 cases surge, warns Colliers

Covid-19 app updated to cut number of people isolating as ‘pingdemic’ continues

Supermarket staff may be exempt from Covid-19 ‘ping’

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