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Convenience stores urges investment boost ahead of 2021 budget

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October 6, 2021

The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) has called on the government to bring forth tax reform measures which will help convenience retailers invest in and secure their businesses. These measures…

Deliveroo masters ‘dark arts’ with new grocery venture

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October 5, 2021

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Deliveroo’s dive into online groceries will give the market a “long-overdue” shake-up, according to analysts. The startup last week announced the launch of Deliveroo Hop, which will deliver from a…

Independent retailers are warning that a rise in the national minimum wage will cost jobs throughout the sector.

Sunak denies responsibility for empty supermarket shelves

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October 4, 2021

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There will be gaps on supermarket shelves this Christmas, industry leaders have warned, as Rishi Sunak said he cannot “wave a magic wand” to make supply chain problems go away.…

Morrisons and Deliveroo team up for rapid grocery service

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September 30, 2021

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Deliveroo has taken a further plunge into the online grocery market by launching a new delivery service with Morrisons. Deliveroo Hop can be used by customers around Battersea and Vauxhall,…

Musgrave appoints Myles O’ Grady as CFO

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September 28, 2021

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Ireland’s leading retail, wholesale and foodservice company, Musgrave Group, has appointed Myles O’Grady as chief financial officer. O’Grady joins the company in April next year from the Bank of Ireland,…

CMA releases Green Claims Code

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September 23, 2021

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The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its new Green Claims Code in a bid to address misleading eco-friendly marketing by companies. The guidance is intended to tackle a…

Morrisons boss says no concerns about private equity takeover

Morrisons to shift wholesale business away from retail

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September 20, 2021

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Morrisons will begin selling to pubs, restaurants and cafés in a bid to pull its wholesale business away from retailers. It comes three months after the FTSE 100 company cancelled…

CJ Lang & Son poaches Morrisons Robbie Moore as trading head

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September 13, 2021

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Leading Spar wholesaler in Scotland, CJ Lang and Son has appointed Robbie Moore as head of trading. Moore joins from Morrisons, where he held the position of wholesale buying manager.…

Unite has hailed the Co-op's recent “inflation-busting” pay rise for over 1000 of its lorry drivers as a success.

HGV test rule changes is a ‘recipe for disaster’, Labour warns

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September 13, 2021

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Labour has raised safety concerns and said the new changes to HGV driver tests, in a bid to tackle shortages, is a “recipe for disaster”. HGV drivers will now only…

Sharp rise in businesses that struggle to find staff, ONS reveals

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September 9, 2021

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The proportion of businesses who said it has become harder to find staff rocketed by nearly half between early and late August. At the end of the month 13 per…

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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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Convenience stores urges investment boost ahead of 2021 budget

Deliveroo masters ‘dark arts’ with new grocery venture

Sunak denies responsibility for empty supermarket shelves

Morrisons and Deliveroo team up for rapid grocery service

Musgrave appoints Myles O’ Grady as CFO

CMA releases Green Claims Code

Morrisons to shift wholesale business away from retail

CJ Lang & Son poaches Morrisons Robbie Moore as trading head

HGV test rule changes is a ‘recipe for disaster’, Labour warns

Sharp rise in businesses that struggle to find staff, ONS reveals

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