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Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless and Apple Pay

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Tesco opens its first cashless store with contactless pay but experts say it leaves vulnerable shoppers frozen out The cashless Tesco Express, on High Holborn, central London, opened yesterday It lets customers pay using contactless cards and Apple Pay at self-service tills Tesco said it wanted feedback before considering rolling out the idea elsewhere  By Sean … Read more

Tesco becomes first UK supermarket to sell plasters for different skin tones

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Tesco becomes first UK supermarket to sell plasters for different skin tones after an employee saw a viral tweet by an emotional black man who’d finally found one to match his complexion Plasters in dark, medium and light shades are available in store and online today Inclusive move followed a viral tweet shared by Dominique Apollon … Read more

MPs urge supermarket ‘pantomime villains’ to take action to tackle surging UK obesity

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MPs urge supermarket ‘pantomime villains’ to remove unhealthy sweets and snacks from children’s ‘eye level’ displays and focus on discounting healthy food to help battle against obesity Report by All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on A Fit and Healthy Childhood Firms like Tesco and, Sainsbury’s, Asda can have ‘leading role’ in fighting fatness Want child-level sweet … Read more

Police officer spent hours at baby’s death before buying sandwich only to find angry note on car

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‘We’re not robots’: Police officer slams person who left fake £100 fine on his windscreen for ‘shopping on the job’ when he stopped for a sandwich after working SEVEN hours at the scene of a baby’s death Officer, who works in North of England, shared incident on Twitter on Monday Found note reading ‘£100 fine … Read more

British Tesco executive, 50, dies while paddle boarding off of Lanzarote 

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A British Tesco executive has died while stand-up paddle boarding off the coast of Lanzarote.  Ofer Deshe, 50, was pulled out of the sea by surfers after getting into difficulties off the spectacular Famara Beach yesterday afternoon. Medical responders desperately tried to revive him after he went into cardiac arrest. But their attempts to save … Read more

Tesco broke the law by making landlords sign ‘exclusivity’ contracts to block rival supermarkets

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Tesco broke the law by making landlords sign ‘exclusivity’ contracts to block rival supermarkets from opening branches near their stores Tesco prevented competitors from opening supermarkets in 23 locations in UK Practice, which went on for up to a decade, may have left shoppers ‘worse off’ Competition and Markets Authority watchdog said ‘exclusivity’ deals broke law By … Read more