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Britain could be facing a new shortage of snacks, with the makers of nuts, crisps and other popular bar snacks hit by a ransomware attack. The snack producer behind McCoy’s, Hula Hoops, and Tyrells crisps has announced it is facing disruption to its manufacturing and shipping processes following a ransomware incident...

HelloFresh has announced plans to create 450 jobs at a new base in Derby. The food kit delivery giant is opening a distribution hub this spring on the new £300 million SmartParc food campus in Spondon. It will be the first tenant on the low carbon food manufacturing and distribution campus going...

Amazon has announced plans to create 1,500 UK apprenticeships this year as it revealed that its British workforce increased by 25,000  in 2021. The roles will be offered across 40 different schemes in sectors such as retailing, publishing, marketing, social, environmental and corporate  governance. Furthermore, 200 of the positions will be...

New figures have shown that retail footfall worsened slightly in January to 20.8% below 2019 from 18.6% below in December last year, but strengthened in the second half of the month. The data from retail specialist Springboard also reveals that footfall declined from 2019 by 26.1% in high streets, 25.5% in...

ScS has said it is on track to meet its full year expectations after it traded well throughout its important winter sale period. In the 26 weeks 29 January, order intake was in line with the board’s expectations, with one year like-for-like order intake growth of 16.6%. Meanwhile, sales on a...

Asda is to pilot an automated age verification system at its self-checkouts to make it quicker and easier for customers shopping for alcohol. Customers visiting Asda’s Pudsey and Stevenage stores can now use privacy preserving age estimation technology when purchasing alcohol, which works via a camera in the self-checkout screen to...

The Beauty brand Clarins UK has launched an online editorial hub called Beauty Daily. Clarins UK said the new platform will aim to bring together data-driven advice on skincare. This will include providing expert insights from  industry insiders and professionals such as dermatologists, doctors, wellness consultants, make-up artists and nutritionists through...

Next has worked with a leading UK skincare development laboratory and manufacturer on a new beauty brand called Woah. Featuring 16 vegan skincare products, the range is being made available exclusively at next.co.uk and includes items such as cleansers, serums, micellar water, toner, eye cream, face masks and moisturisers. Next said the...

Retailer Ann Summers has exited its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) and reported reduced losses as a result of its turnaround strategy. The business has reported a reduced EBITDA loss of £7.2 million in the year to June 2020, compared to a £11.3 million loss in the same period the year before. It...

A legal argument has been won by Co-op shop-floor workers in their equal pay dispute with the retail giant. More than 1,600 mostly female Co-op workers took action against the Manchester-headquartered business over complaints that they are being paid less than colleagues in the firm’s distribution centres. The shop-workers said they should...