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Sainsbury’s to stop selling CDs and DVDs as customers desert discs for streaming services 

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Sainsbury’s to stop selling CDs and DVDs as customers desert discs for streaming services Sainsbury’s said sales of CDs and DVDs in stores will be gradually phased out  This is due to shoppers increasingly turning to online services for film and music  Extra space in supermarkets will be dedicated to ‘food, clothing and homewares’  By … Read more

Asda bids to rival Amazon as it becomes first supermarket to offer one-hour delivery for full range

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End of the weekly shop? Asda bids to rival Amazon as it becomes first supermarket to offer one-hour delivery for full range of products Customers near stores in Halifax, Rotherham and Poole will be first to try service Many competitors already provide one-hour delivery – but none offer a full range But Asda’s £8.50 fee may … Read more

Tesco… but no tills: Supermarket giant will launch first checkout-free store 

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Supermarket giant Tesco is set to launch its first checkout-free store following in Amazon’s footsteps. The announcement follows successful trials at Tesco’s head office, which saw shoppers scan items with their phone.  Payment was then taken automatically from the customers account as they walked out the store.   Chief executive Ken Murphy said the year-long trial at … Read more

Peperami delights vegetarians with the release of its first meat-free Vegerami range

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It’s NOT a bit of an animal! Peperami delights vegetarians and flexitarians with the release of its first meat-free Vegerami range which comes in TWO flavours and costs £1 a pack Peperami has released its first vegetarian range at £1 per 40g pack at Tesco German brand is launching Vegerami Pep’d Up and Smokin’ Chick’nless Bites  Delighted … Read more

Family claim developer refused to sell them ‘forever home’ when they complained fence was too low

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A ‘gutted’ family-of-four have said a developer refused to sell them their ‘forever home’ when they complained the 4ft fence was 2ft too low. Kerry and Robert Minshull said they spent £10,000 on housing fees and developments when they complained that their fence was shorter than expected. The couple were concerned that the lower fence … Read more

SouthYork the sequel: Prince Andrew’s marital home is replaced by ultra-modern mega-mansion is born

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When Prince Andrew’s former marital home was razed six years ago by its new owner, few design connoisseurs would have lamented its loss. Sunninghill Park had been compared to both a Tesco superstore and Southfork Ranch, JR’s vulgar pile in Dallas, and it had gone to wrack and ruin after lying empty for eight years. … Read more

Tesco delivery driver sacked for taking toilets breaks at home during shifts wins £17,000 payout

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A Tesco delivery driver who was sacked for taking a toilet break at home during one of his shifts has won a £17,000 payout for being unfairly dismissed. Billy Fitzsimmons, from Kilmarnock, Scotland, suffered from a number of medical problems that meant he frequently needed access to a bathroom at very short notice. But he was … Read more