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Quick lit: vending machines dispense false eyelashes, milk – and now books

09-04-2023 18:00

The UK vending market, having recovered from lockdown, is experiencing huge growth – but is not yet in Japan’s leagueLong gone are the days when vending machines would simply swallow your money. Nor are they limited to offering a savoury snack or sweet treat. Instead they have quietly transformed into hi-tech cashless devices selling everything you could possibly need on the move, from false eyelashes to milk, and now books.The publisher Penguin Random House is showcasing a book vend

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Big vendors: hi-tech devices sell eyelashes, pizza and now books

09-04-2023 18:00

The UK vending market has recovered from lockdown and is experiencing huge growthLong gone are the days when vending machines would simply swallow your money. Nor are they limited to offering a savoury snack or sweet treat. Instead they have quietly transformed into hi-tech cashless devices selling everything you could possibly need on the move, from false eyelashes to milk, and now books.The publisher Penguin Random House is showcasing a book vending machine at Exeter St Davids railway station

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UK high street faces £90bn bill from net zero rules

09-04-2023 12:15 via retailgazette.co.uk

// The UK high street faces a £90bn upgrades bill due to the government’s new net zero rules
// Around 91% of current retail space does not meet the new criteriaThe UK high street could be hit by a £90bn bill for building upgrades due to the government’s new net zero rules.
The new standards will make 91% of all retail space, including the high street and shopping centres, unlettable by 2030 unless urgent and costly action is taken, according to property specialists

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Tesco seeks supplier price cuts as inflation begins to ease

09-04-2023 11:45 via retailgazette.co.uk

// Tesco starts pushing suppliers for price cuts as inflationary pressures start to ease
// The supermarket giant is keen to reduce prices where it believes pressures have easedTesco has started to push its suppliers for price cuts in an early sign that climbing weekly shop costs will start to slow.
The supermarket giant, which has a team monitoring the costs facing suppliers, is keen to start reducing prices for shoppers on certain products where it believes inflationary pressures have eas

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