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NFRN BACKS JABS ARMY
ALDI TARGETS ARCADIA STAFF
THE NFRN IS BACKING THE SUN’S JABS ARMY VACCINE CAMPAIGN
Aldi is actively encouraging
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he NFRN is getting behind The Sun’s Jabs Army vaccine campaign to recruit volunteers to help with the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine programme. The crucial Steward Volunteer roles form a key part of the Covid-19 vaccination team, guiding people onsite and helping the vaccination process run safely and efficiently by ensuring social distancing and identifying people who need additional support. Retailers can also get involved by downloading The Sun Jabs Army poster on The Fed’s website to show their support and enter The Sun’s news bill competition. NFRN members will
to join the discounter to help fill the 4,000 jobs it intends to create across the UK in 2021.
MIRROR VIEW Newspaper publisher Reach is to accompany forthcoming price rises on its Monday to Friday editions of the Daily Mirror with pro-rata terms. From Monday (1 February), weekday editions rose by
receive a free poster in the February edition of The Fed magazine, which will reach members this week. Retailers should send a picture of The Sun Jabs Army poster displayed in store to growsales@news.co.uk to be entered into a prize draw to win £50 off their news bill.
NEW LOCKDOWNS EDGE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE TO NEAR RECORD LOWS New Deloitte research reveals that the final quarter of 2020 saw consumer confidence in Scotland fall by a further two percentage points to -18%, as the country headed into the New Year under fresh lockdown restrictions. Except for personal finances, all other measures of confidence were below YOY comparisons. Deloitte’s analysis is based on a nationally representative sample of more than 3,000 UK consumers, (295 from Scotland) between 1 and 4 January 2021, after a Brexit deal had been reached, and as a third national lockdown was announced. The emergence of a more virulent strain of Covid-19 saw Scottish confidence around health and wellbeing fall 11% in Q4 2020, the lowest level ever recorded at -39%.
5p. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland the new price is 90p, with retailers earning 18p per copy sold. In Scotland, the new cover price is 95p, with stockists getting 19p for each copy they sell.
ASDA FORECOURT DEAL EG Group has entered an agreement to acquire Asda’s forecourt business including petrol stations, car washes, and land. The deal is understood to be around £750m and the sites will remain Asda-branded. EG Group had earlier concluded a deal to acquire the entire Asda business, subject to CMA clearance.
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