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Morrisons offers teachers 10 per cent discount amid coronavirus outbreak

Morrisons has become the first major UK supermarket to announce a shopping discount (10%) for teachers and school staff.

Recognising their efforts in keeping schools open during the coronavirus pandemic and ensuring key workers with children can continue to work, this will kick off on Monday and run until 3rd January 2021.

X5 Retail Group targets young folks with cashierless store

Russian food retailer, X5 Retail Group, has opened its first cashierless store as part of its Pyaterochka chain.

Grocery retailers prep big bets on micro-fulfilment tech

Several large grocery retailers will soon announce micro-fulfilment centre (MFC) technology partnerships, probably with AutoStore. That’s the view of Brittain Ladd, a supply chain consultant and former Amazon exec.

There ain’t no party like an Aldi UK 30th birthday party

Aldi UK recently celebrated its 30th birthday on Twitter. And it was epic.

Woke Sainsbury's under fire for Black History Month tweet

Sainsbury’s has divided opinion after a tweet showed support for Black History Month.

Pret Itsu founder faces Twitter backlash after lockdown comments

Julian Metcalfe, the founder of Pret and Itsu, recently hit out at a second UK coronavirus lockdown. This, somewhat unsurprisingly, went down like a lead balloon in the Twitterverse.