Renewable energy specialist Gridserve, the operator behind the UK’s first subsidy-free solar farm at Clayhill in Bedfordshire (opened in 2017), has opened the first of 100 planned electric forecourts, located just off the A131 near Braintree in Essex.  The facility will now enable up to 36 electric vehicles to charge at a time, offering high power chargers delivering up to 350 kW and allowing mot...

Promotions, partnerships and easier access wage payments are amongst the ways retailers are supporting shoppers, staff and their local communities through the prolonged COVID-19 period. We round up three initiatives from Morrisons, Booths and Holland & Barrett. "Buy one give one free" twist on BOGOFs from Booths Northern grocer Booths has launched a new promotion to support its food bank co...

Northern grocer Booths reported 3.3% sales growth to £267.8m, and narrowed its trading losses by £1m to -£0.2m in the year ending 28 March 2020. Accounting for comparable Easter periods and COVID-19 impacts, sales increased 0.2%. Impact of COVID-19 The first quarter of the 2020/21 financial year saw significant reduction in footfall, which were outweighed by bigger basket spend. Booths c...