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BEFORE YOU GO: VALENTINE’S DAY CARDS / OVERWEIGHT CYCLISTS

ALDI SOCKS IT TO ‘EM

As charity work goes it’s pretty unusual, but it may surprise you to learn that Aldi customers in Scotland have donated more than 1,000 pairs of unwanted socks since Boxing Day. The discounter has been running a ‘Sock Amnesty’ that lets customers help the homeless by donating unwanted and unused socks in store until the end of January.

Its ‘Not Socks Again?! campaign launched on Boxing Day and Aldi customers and colleagues have already donated over 1,000 pairs of new socks to support the work of three homeless charities: Simon Scotland, Aberdeen Cyrenians, and Trust in Fife.

Aldi is also donating £250 to each charity to further support the vital work they do in the community.

STICKY SITUATION FOR THE WORLD MARMALADE AWARDS

There’s awards for everything these days but we were nevertheless surprised to hear that there is a World’s Original Marmalade Awards. Paddington would certainly approve. They’ve apparently taken place every year since 2005 but, like the rest of us, the organisers have had to roll with the Covid punches. It is with a heavy heart and a tear in either eye that we report that the results won’t be announced in February as usual, but will instead be delayed until June to allow all entries to be judged safely.

At The Week In Retail we are particularly looking forward to hearing who won the ‘Marmalade For a Friend’ category. That’s a fair swap as far as we’re concerned.

If you’re desperate to find out more you can visit the Awards here.