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• One Stop Switching To Tesco’s Core Own Brand October 4, 2024
  Tesco’s One Stop convenience subsidiary has announced that from 21st October, it will phase out its current own-label products and replace them with its parent’s ‘Core Own Brand’ range across its estate of 1,000+ stores. The initiative aims to “enhance (more…) The post One Stop Switching To Tesco’s Core Own Brand appeared first on KamCity.
• Suppliers Struggling To Get CPI Requests Approved October 4, 2024
  Supermarket buyers have been using avoidance tactics or flat-out refusing to engage over requests for cost price increases from suppliers. This is according to a YouGov report commissioned by Groceries Code Adjudicator Mark White, which was released at this week’s (more…) The post Suppliers Struggling To Get CPI Requests Approved appeared first on KamCity.
• Virgin Wines Agrees Tie-Up With Ocado October 4, 2024
  DTC retailer Virgin Wines has agreed a strategic partnership with online grocer Ocado. Customers of Ocado will now have access to an exclusive selection of 50 wines from the Virgin Wines portfolio. Previously available only to Virgin Wines customers and (more…) The post Virgin Wines Agrees Tie-Up With Ocado appeared first on KamCity.
• UK Sellers Taking Legal Action Against Amazon Over Frozen Funds October 4, 2024
  A group of UK-based sellers on Amazon are bringing legal action against the online giant over claims it has wrongly frozen tens of millions of pounds of sale proceeds. The legal action led by law firm Rosenblatt will aim to (more…) The post UK Sellers Taking Legal Action Against Amazon Over Frozen Funds appeared first […]
• Booker’s Symbol Group Nearing 8,000 Sites October 4, 2024
  Tesco’s interim results yesterday revealed that Booker’s retail partners network had increased by 397 during the six-month period, taking the total number of outlets using the Premier, Londis, Budgens, and Family Shopper symbol brands to 7,787. Booker’s overall like-for-like sales (more…) The post Booker’s Symbol Group Nearing 8,000 Sites appeared first on KamCity.
• 7-Eleven Ditches Plan To Return To The UK October 4, 2024
  Amid an attempted takeover of its parent company, Seven & i, by Couche-Tard, 7-Eleven has reportedly pulled back from a potential return to the UK. Earlier this year, it was suggested that the global convenience was looking for partners to (more…) The post 7-Eleven Ditches Plan To Return To The UK appeared first on KamCity.
• Australian Beauty Retailer Set Open First Store In The UK October 4, 2024
  Australian retailer Grown Alchemist will open its first store in the UK next month as part of a major bricks & mortar expansion plan. The 600 sq. ft. two-floor store will be located on Beak Street in Soho, London, and (more…) The post Australian Beauty Retailer Set Open First Store In The UK appeared first […]
• Retail Footfall Sees First Rise In Over A Year October 4, 2024
  After a difficult summer for the retail sector, new data shows footfall rose for the first time in over a year in September, thanks to mild temperatures and a favourable comparison with weak figures last year. The BRC-Sensormatic analysis shows (more…) The post Retail Footfall Sees First Rise In Over A Year appeared first on […]
• Waitrose Appoints New Wine Trading Manager October 4, 2024
  Nicola Jones has been appointed as the new Wine Trading Manager at Waitrose, effective 13th October. She has been part of the supermarket’s Commercial & Trading team for the last 13 years, most latterly as Category Manager working alongside the (more…) The post Waitrose Appoints New Wine Trading Manager appeared first on KamCity.
• Unilever’s Prestige Unit Names New CEO For Prestige Division October 4, 2024
  Unilever has appointed Mary Carmen Gasco-Buisson as the new Chief Executive of its Prestige Division. She succeeds Vasiliki Petrou, who departed the consumer goods giant in July after a decade at the helm. Gasco-Buisson joins from Pandora, where she was (more…) The post Unilever’s Prestige Unit Names New CEO For Prestige Division appeared first on […]