All The Grocer articles in 7 December 2024 – Page 5
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Grocer 33Waitrose Meanwood, Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Leeds is a tough trading environment. There’s a lot of competition and lots of different customer types’
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Grocer 33Tesco offers cheapest budget Christmas 33 basket at £108.39
The UK’s biggest grocer had its Clubcard Prices initiative to thank for the victory
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Grocer 33Waitrose takes another Grocer 33 win as rivals score poorly
Its Meanwood store in Leeds was really the only strong performer this week
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NewsCity snapshot: M&S wins approval for Marble Arch redevelopment
Marks & Spencer has been given approval to demolish its flagship Marble Arch store on London’s Oxford Street
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NewsMedia Bites 6 December: PM speech, M&S, Christmas veg pricing, US tariffs
The headlines are dominated by response to Keir Starmer’s speech making six pledges yesterday
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NewsLidl ‘accelerates’ store opening plans with six stores in one day
It marks a new period of “accelerated“ expansion for the discounter, following a slowdown of its rollout over recent years
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NewsSoy and meat traders Bunge, Cargill and JBS rank worst for Brazil deforestation
The new ranking comes amid reports that big soy and meat companies are attempting to weaken the historic 2006 Soy Moratorium deal to prevent Amazon deforestation
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Comment & OpinionArla’s spot of Bovaer leaves Big Dairy crying over spilt milk
The controversy surrounding Arla Foods’ use of cow feed additive Bovaer has dominated headlines for the past week – but what does it really mean for Big Dairy?
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NewsLittle Freddie to correct sugar levels on stage 1 babyfood pouches
Little Freddie admitted three out of its 29 babyfood products were “found to have a sugar value which varied from packaging”
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NewsSSP shares surge on profit recovery plan
SSP Group shares surged by as much as 12% this week as the catering operator looked to put the pandemic and constant train strikes in the UK behind it
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Analysis & FeaturesHow new shelving solutions can prevent sweep theft
Retailers are investing record amounts in security measures to protect their business and staff from rising levels of theft
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NewsAI involvement should be declared on food packaging, say consumers
Just under half feared food or beverage products made with the help of AI might be less safe to consume
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NewsRobinsons launches augmented reality ‘mirror’ to push Wicked squash in Tesco
The activation allowed shoppers to visualise themselves as either ‘bad’ witch Elphaba or ‘good’ Glinda, the two main characters in Wicked
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NewsWaitrose piloting new customer service training to ‘raise the bar’ on store experience
Waitrose now views customer service as its key advantage over rival grocers, which have closed the gap on product quality
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Comment & OpinionChaos cakes and ‘newstalgia’: Pinterest’s 2025 food & drink trends
We predict next year will be all about experimentation, playfulness and expression, says Beth Horn, MD at Pinterest UK
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NewsDiageo limits Guinness supply to retailers in hopes of avoiding Christmas shortage
Guinness allocation limits extend to the off-trade as well as pubs and bars, The Grocer understands
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NewsMackie’s of Scotland appoints Barry Swan as head of engineering
Swan has held engineering leadership positions at Paterson Arran, Whyte & Mackay and Sofina Foods
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NewsArla to continue with Bovaer trial, despite boycott calls
The dairy giant has come under fire from consumers over the methane-inhibiting trial, with many claiming it is unsafe
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NewsAldi continues pre-Christmas store rollout with four new sites in one day
Aldi has set the long-term target of opening 1,500 UK stores, and intends to invest £1.4bn into its store estate by the end of 2025
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NewsMorrisons reaches 25 million meal mark in help for The Bread & Butter Thing
Figures released today reveal the supermarket has given a total of 10,500 tonnes of food to the Manchester-based charity in the past three years