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NISA RETAILERS DONATE £103K TO CHARITY IN MAY
ROBOT DELIVERIES The Co-op is growing its robotbased home delivery service in Milton Keynes after demand for the service doubled during the coronavirus lockdown. The Coop was the first to trial sameday robot deliveries in the UK in April 2018.
CSG EXPANDS SUPPORT Costcutter Supermarkets Group has further beefed up its
NISA RETAILERS HAVE RESPONDED TO THE NEEDS OF THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES BY COLLECTIVELY RAISING OVER £103K FOR GOOD CAUSES THROUGH THE MAKE A DIFFERENCE LOCALLY CHARITY.
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free online support package for independent retailers to help them maximise the support they in turn can give to their local communities. The online support now includes vital guides on home delivery, call & collect and NHS “Thank
isa retailers are responding to the needs of their local communities by providing additional support for charities and other good causes during perhaps their most trying times to date. Throughout May, Nisa partners collectively donated £103,230 via the symbol group’s Making a Difference Locally charity. This represents an increase of 26% on the previous month. The rise
follows a boost to the charity’s income in recent months, with grocery sales having soared since the start of the pandemic in the UK, and sales of Coop and Heritage own label products in Nisa partner stores - which raise funds for good causes via Making a Difference Locally – also growing significantly as a result.
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CASHIER IN VOGUE Waitrose cashier Anisa Omar has been chose as the cover star for the July issue of Vogue magazine as it celebrates key workers who have been working tirelessly during lockdown. The 21 year old works at Waitrose’s store in London’s King’s Cross.
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‘LIVES AT RISK’ OVER YET-TO-BE RELEASED COVID-19 FUNDS Unite Scotland has strongly criticised the Scottish Government over the continued delay in releasing £155m of additional Covid-19 emergency finance to local authorities, stating that ‘lives are being put at risk’. Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said that costed plans must be submitted in advance before the funds are released, unlike in England where the finance has been non ring-fenced. The UK Government made £1.6bn of funding
available to councils in England on 18 April, which amounted to an additional £155m for Scotland.
