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Foodstuffs co-ops working with suppliers to mitigate cost impacts where possible
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (744+ words) The Foodstuffs co-ops say global fuel and packaging costs are yet to flow through to grocery prices " and they're working closely with suppliers to help them manage those increases, and also limit the impact on customers at the checkout. Foodstuffs…...
Deputy hits 1 billion shifts scheduled
1+ week, 5+ day ago (218+ words) Deputy, the intuitive, people platform built specifically for shift work, celebrated a milestone in March, with more than 1 billion shifts scheduled through its platform. Deputy reached its first500 million shifts in 2023, after nearly 15 years of building the operating system for shift-based…...
Rate rise collides with fuel shock
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (544+ words) The Reserve Bank of Australia this week increased the cash rate target by 25basis points to 4. 1 per cent. Industry bodies warn the increase will dent theretailsector, withbusinesses facing a fresh surge in supply chain costs driven by escalating global oil prices....
ALDI UK announces over "370 M investment in opening new stores
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (340+ words) ALDI, the UK's "fourth-largest" supermarket, is set to invest "370 million this year to open new stores across Britain. This includes the development of new stores in Southam in Warwickshire, Hastings in East Sussex, and Amersham in Buckinghamshire, with the supermarket…...