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LIDL GB HITS 860 STORE MILESTONE AND REMAINS ON TRACK TO REACH 1,000 BY END OF 2023
Expansion continues at pace with more than 20 new stores opening so far this year, with Lidl on track for ambitious 1,000 store milestone by end of 2023Discounter publishes list of preferred site locations...
Interview: Prof. Dr. Ulrike Detmers Managing Director Mestemacher Management GmbH, Talks to Riad Beladi ISN’s Retail analyst
ISN- Q – 1- Can you tell us about Mestemacher History, how did the company start, the philosophy behind the company? Back in 1871, when Wilhelm Mestemacher founded his city bakery in Gütersloh, he...
Tesco donates almost £250,000 to mark Pride
Tesco will donate almost a quarter of a million pounds to LGBTQ+ charities to celebrate Pride and support the LGBTQ+ community. Tesco is a long-standing supporter of Pride and the LGBTQ+ community, and remains...
Nation is ‘tippled’ pink for ‘National Pink Day’ on 23rd June
Pink drinks continue to dominate wine racks and drink cupboards across the UK as the nation prepares for ‘National Pink Day’, a day entirely dedicated to celebrating all things pink! Waitrose has reported sales of...
Anuga goes hybrid and is lending the leading global trade fair for food
Anuga goes hybrid and is lending the leading global trade fair for food and beverages a stronger presence on the web with its new format Anuga @home Product presentations at the exhibitions stands on-site...
Morrisons seeks new charity partner
Morrisons has opened the search for its next national charity partner and the closing date for applications is Sunday June 20th 2021. The successful partnership will last for three years, starting from 30th January...
Zero Hunger | Zero Waste
As you may know, I didn’t grow up in rural America. I fell into the food supply chain after college – almost by accident. I consider myself lucky to land in the food...
Asda to rollout refill zones to more stores
Asda is rolling out its refill proposition to four more stores by the end of the year as the next step on its journey to help customers reduce, reuse or recycle their supermarket packaging....
Supermarket dividends surge during COVID-19 pandemic but little help for workers in supply chains – Oxfam
Supermarket dividends surge during COVID-19 pandemic but little help for workers in supply chains Major supermarkets from the Netherlands, UK and US increased their dividend pay-outs to shareholders by an average of 123 percent...
Bargain strawberries to go on sale after heatwave quickly brings on abundance of fruit
The sudden arrival of warmer weather after a dismal cold and wet spring start has quickly brought on an abundance of British strawberries. This has meant that many growers have more strawberries than...