Food & Beverage

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Morrisons to stop selling plastic carrier bags in shops

Morrisons has said it will become the first UK supermarket to completely remove plastic carrier bags from its stores. The Bradford-based grocer said customers will...

Co-op repays furlough support but holds onto £66m of business rates relief

The Co-op has said it will repay the Government £15.5 million it received in furlough support during the height of the pandemic but stopped...
Deliveroo riders from the Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain in Shoreditch High Street, east London, as they go on strike

Deliveroo shares rise on first full trading day despite strike

Deliveroo shares have climbed higher on their first day of full trading despite the start of a rider strike over worker rights. The takeaway delivery...

Iceland boss backs calls for digital sales tax to aid high street revival

The boss of Iceland has called for a digital sales tax to help support the recovery of the high street. Richard Walker, managing director of...

Deliveroo shares close down 26% on first day of trading

Shares in Deliveroo closed down 26.3% on its first day of trading on the London Stock Exchange, having earlier seen falls of 30% during...

About 117 million fewer supermarket trips made compared with year ago

Grocery sales rose 7.4% in the 12 weeks to March 21 in a marked slowdown compared with previous months, according to new data from...

McColl’s losses narrow amid pandemic sales jump for convenience stores

McColl’s has said its losses narrowed over the past year as more people shopped at their local convenience store during the pandemic. The retailer told...
Deliveroo extension plans

Deliveroo aims for £8.8bn listing

Takeaway company Deliveroo is expected to be valued at up to £8.8 billion when it starts selling its shares on the stock exchange in...

Ocado sales leap 40% amid ‘dramatic and permanent’ online shopping shift

Ocado has revealed a 40% surge in retail sales amid a “dramatic and permanent” shift towards online shopping since the pandemic struck. The group said...

SSP taps shareholders for £475m as sales remain slow in airports and stations

Upper Crust owner SSP will ask shareholders for close to half a billion pounds to tie it over until the travel market recovers from...

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