Supermarkets stocking shelves with Lynx instead of Christmas products after delivery issues October 19, 2021 Supermarkets are filling shelves with deodorants in order to make shops look stocked. Speaking to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) committee, Food and Drink Federation boss Ian Wright said shortages of HGV drivers had resulted in some “extraordinary” scenes. The food boss was keen to stress that the country was “not going to [...]
Irritated Queen about COP26 in Glasgow: ‘I still don’t know who is coming’ October 15, 2021 The Queen has appeared to suggest she is irritated by a lack of action in tackling the climate crisis, and the monarch still has no clue who will attend the upcoming COP26 conference in Glasgow. Her remarks emerged in clips of a conversation filmed on a phone camera during a trip to Cardiff for the [...]
Caymans link won’t stop Morrisons paying UK taxes, says Leahy October 14, 2021 MORRISONS will pay its taxes in the UK despite the incoming private equity owners using a Cayman Islands firm to operate the business, according to retail giant Sir Terry Leahy. MPs had questioned the arrangement behind the successful Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) takeover of the supermarket, sealed in an auction recently, which will see [...]
Ashes: England pick best available squad for tour to Australia October 10, 2021 After uncertainty surrounding whether the Ashes tour to Australia would go ahead, England head coach Chris Silverwood is confident that the squad he named yesterday can cause an upset on the Baggy Greens’ soil. Barring players who are unavailable through injury and choice, Silverwood has picked the best available squad for the tour, which will [...]
Asda rolls out one-hour home delivery service across 96 stores October 8, 2021 Asda said this morning it is planning to extend its one-hour express delivery service to 96 stores following a successful trial over the summer. The service gives customers access to Asda’s full online range of more than 30,000 grocery products for delivery within the hour if they live within a three-mile radius of a store [...]
No comment from Tesco on takeover talk as it promises customers a good Christmas October 6, 2021 Tesco has denied its share buyback programme has anything to do with private equity takeover rumours. Following US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice winning Morrisons at auction with a bid of £7bn, Tesco and Sainsbury’s have been singled out as next in line for a takeover. Tesco said it would purchase £500m of [...]
One in three Brits plans to stockpile food and drink this month for Christmas October 6, 2021 One third of consumers have already stockpiled food and drink items for Christmas, or are likely to before the end of the month. A survey from Lumina Intelligence found that more than half (56 per cent) of consumers were somewhat worried about media coverage of others stockpiling. 10 per cent said they were very worried. [...]
Morrisons hiring for 3,000 Christmas roles October 6, 2021 Supermarket Morrisons is recruiting 3,000 Christmas jobs. It said it anticipated a busier Christmas with families and friends finally able to meet up free of Covid restrictions. Roles range from warehouse and production staff to pickers and packers with full training provided and no prior experience necessary. The supermarket said 16-24 year olds receiving Universal [...]
Australia first country to place mega order for Merck’s new Covid pill October 6, 2021 Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co’s experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said earlier today. The announcement comes as Victoria logged the highest number of daily COVID-19 infections of any state in the country since the pandemic began. The new experimental Covid-19 pill reduced stays in hospital and deaths by half, [...]
Starbucks joins Deliveroo for app orders October 5, 2021 Coffee chain Starbucks and delivery app Deliveroo have joined forces. More than 400 of the chain’s stores are available to order on the Deliveroo app from today, with more stores being added throughout the month. Londoners can now order coffees alongside sandwiches and other menu items. Other areas involved include Birmingham and Manchester. Standard delivery [...]