New food waste app to help tackle

Rising Costs

A NEW food waste app, Gander, has experienced a surge in downloads and usage in-store, helping families across Ireland and the UK to save money by providing real-time information on reduced food items in local stores. Over the last four years, Gander has been urging retailers to tackle food waste and transform both the food chain and their bottom line by adopting its technology. However, as the cost-of-living crisis deepens and disposable incomes decrease, Gander recognises its potential to look beyond food waste prevention to support struggling families to maximise their shopping budget. Stacey Williams, Head of Customer Engagement and Business Development at Gander, says, “Last year, we saw an increase in Gander users as food prices soared. Our service allows customers to purchase reduced food locally and save an average of 56% on their weekly food bill.” For more information, visit www.gander.co.

Pepco offer payday pick-up

TO mark over 100 days since quietly launching pilot stores in Ireland, Pepco in Ireland recently revealed a January payday offer that was hard to resist. Ireland’s newest discount retailer thanked their growing community of customers by offering a €10 discount when customers spent €30 in one of their five locations in Ireland, in time for the end-of-month payday weekend. The vouchers, distributed through neighbourhood door drops, were redeemable at the brand new Pepco stores located in Omni Shopping Centre (pictured), Finglas Main Centre, The Park at Carrickmines, The Courtyard at Newbridge and Galway Shopping Centre. The pilot stores were launched in September 2022 after Dealz completely revamped five of their Irish stores, giving them top-to-bottom makeovers that converted them to the Pepco brand, creating an additional 60 jobs.