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Tesco raises pay by 9.1% amid ‘record’ £300m investment

Tesco has increased base pay for staff by 9.1%, amid a “record” investment of more than £300m in hourly pay.The…

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Today’s news in brief-5/3/24

According to the British Retail Consortium (BRC), total retail sales rose by 1.1% in February year-on-year, attributed partly to February…

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Deal activity in F&B recovered in 2023, Grant Thornton finds

Deal activity in the food and beverage sector rebounded last year compared with 2022, when dealmaking was put on pause…

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Supermarket sales slow as retailers push branded promotions

Total Till sales at UK supermarkets slowed +5.3% in the last four weeks ending 24 February 2024, according to new…

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Ocado launches Best of British aisle

Ocado Retail has launched a new Best of British aisle to showcase UK produce.  Unlike other supermarket British aisles which…

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Today’s news in brief-1/3/24

The forthcoming £90m Oxford Street Programme is poised to generate up to £2.8bn in additional sales for London’s West End…

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Five ways to enhance in-store experience

Customers’ in-store experiences are thought to act as triggers for their purchasing decisions. Therefore, developing a genuinely distinctive retail customer…

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Asda co-owner to step back after ‘fixing’ supermarket

Asda co-owner Mohsin Issa has announced that he is set to step back from running the business after “fixing” it.…

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Sainsbury’s to axe 1,500 roles amid cost-cutting programme

Sainsbury’s has announced that it will reduce the number of roles across the business by approximately 1,500 as part of…

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Tesco launches Accelerator Programme for developing brands

Tesco has welcomed 27 up-and-coming brands to its Welwyn Garden City campus as it launched its new innovation initiative, the…

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