Tesco takes to the canal

James S Murray
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Supermarket giant to transport wine shipments along Manchester Ship Canal as part of a scheme that will cut carbon emissions by 80 per cent

Tesco will today take a leaf out of the book of Victorian supply chain managers and begin delivering products to its stores via canal. The new initiative will see the supermarket ferry wine from Liverpool...

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