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Tesco website up and running after suspected hack

October 25, 2021

Tesco’s website and app are up and running again after a suspected hack. The outage, which left customers struggling to shop for groceries or track orders, began on Saturday morning…

The value of retail merger and acquisitions (M&A) has skyrocketed thanks to the takeovers of Morrisons and Asda

Morrisons and Asda deals fuel £17 billion M&A boom

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October 25, 2021

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The value of retail merger and acquisitions (M&A) has skyrocketed thanks to the takeovers of Asda and Morrisons. Analysis by law firm RPC showed deals were worth £17 billion in…

What is causing the Christmas food shortages?

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October 22, 2021

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Consumers across the UK are eager to make up for the “lost Christmas” of 2020. However, with the sector struggling under a deficit in workers and panic buying surging once…

Supermarkets face tax ‘tsunami’ from food report

Grocers defy retail slowdown with food sales jump

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October 22, 2021

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Christmas has come early for grocers as a 0.6 per cent rise in food sales kept them above the September sales dip. It comes despite the 1.7 per cent increase…

Sainsbury’s has decided against selling off a loss-making bank after haggling with the potential buyer for more than a year

Sainsbury’s rebuffs offer for £162m-loss-making bank

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October 22, 2021

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Sainsbury’s has decided against selling off a loss-making bank after haggling with the potential buyer for almost a year. The bank, which made a £162 million loss and saw customer…

Supermarkets must commit to selling less meat if Britain is to reach net zero by 2050, a charity has warned

‘Desperate need’ for grocers to sell less meat, says charity

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October 21, 2021

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Supermarkets must commit to selling less meat if Britain is to reach net zero by 2050, a charity has warned. According to a Food Foundation study, none of the UK’s…

Asda trials customer loyalty programme across 16 stores

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October 21, 2021

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Asda has announced it will extend its rewards loyalty app trial to customers in 16 stores. Customers at the 16 stores across West Yorkshire and the West Midlands can now…

Iceland is to give food products on the last day of their shelf life away for free to online customers in an effort to reduce waste.

Iceland to give away free food on last day of shelf life to online customers

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October 21, 2021

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Iceland is to give food products on the last day of their shelf life away for free to online customers in an effort to reduce waste. The supermarket says its…

The government has distanced itself from a paper that proposed a meat tax to “shift dietary choices” towards vegan foods

Government denies plans to ‘dictate’ vegan diet

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October 21, 2021

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The government has distanced itself from a paper that proposed a meat tax to “shift dietary choices” towards vegan foods. The business department, which eventually deleted the research, stressed this…

Trade union Usdaw has called for a return to mandatory masking across the UK as Covid-19 cases rise.

Calls for mandatory masking return as Covid numbers rise

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October 21, 2021

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Trade union Usdaw has called for a return to mandatory masking across the UK as Covid-19 cases rise. The move comes as the trade union reports that rates of social…

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What is causing the Christmas food shortages?

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Consumers across the UK are eager to make up for the “lost Christmas” of 2020. However, with the sector struggling under a defici...

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Tesco website up and running after suspected hack

Morrisons and Asda deals fuel £17 billion M&A boom

What is causing the Christmas food shortages?

Grocers defy retail slowdown with food sales jump

Sainsbury’s rebuffs offer for £162m-loss-making bank

‘Desperate need’ for grocers to sell less meat, says charity

Asda trials customer loyalty programme across 16 stores

Iceland to give away free food on last day of shelf life to online customers

Government denies plans to ‘dictate’ vegan diet

Calls for mandatory masking return as Covid numbers rise

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