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CARLSBERG MARSTON’S MERGER
COVID-19
with an annual turnover of
COVID-19 TESTING FOR ALL ROLLED OUT ACROSS SCOTLAND
around £780m. Carlsberg
THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT ITS TEST AND
will own 60% of the equity
PROTECT PROGRAMME IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE
with Marston’s owning the
WITH CORONAVIRUS SYMPTOMS FROM TOMORROW.
Carlsberg UK and Marston’s are to merge to form Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company
remaining 40%.
SAINSBURY’S 40K SCREENS Sainsbury’s has announced that it has installed its 40,000th in-store safety screen in just two months as it tackles coronavirus. The supermarket claimed to be the first UK
The Scottish Government announced towards the end of last week that ‘Test and Protect’, NHS Scotland’s programme for controlling the spread of coronavirus, will be rolled out across all health boards from tomorrow. Everyone aged five and over who has symptoms – a new continuous cough, temperature or loss or change in sense of taste or smell – should visit www. nhsinform.scot or call 0800 028 2816 to book a test. Under the system, people will need to isolate with their household as soon as they have symptoms and, if they have a positive test result, they will be asked to provide details of all recent close contacts to NHS contact tracers. Those people will be contacted and asked to isolate for 14 days.
retailer to reopen such a large number of staffed checkouts.
CENTRAL CO STATUS QUO Central England Co-op has returned store opening hours to normal in the last week, based on customer feedback. The retailer, which has over 240 stores across 16 counties, originally reduced its opening hours in March to allow colleagues time to safely replenish shelves with food and essentials for the local community.
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ALDI INSTALLS ACCESS TRAFFIC LIGHTS SOLUTION Aldi is introducing an automated traffic light system at the entrance to its stores to help manage the number of customers entering and leaving during the coronavirus crisis. The system will run alongside current measures to ensure social distancing. The technology is rolling out in stores across the UK following a successful trial.
