Latest supermarket news – Page 123
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NewsAsda launches Just Essentials range in major pricing overhaul
Experts predict the new range will replace Asda’s Smart Price range
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NewsAsda to guarantee job interviews to Ukrainian refugees
The supermarket said it had 1,500 salaried and hourly-paid roles available
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NewsLoyalty tech startup Bink appoints Tim Gittins to its leadership team
Gittins previously worked for 15 years at motorway service area operator Moto Hospitality, in a number of senior posts including COO
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NewsAsda opens largest ‘On The Move’ store yet on EG forecourt in Nottinghamshire
The 5,000 sq ft store in Retford, Nottinghamshire offers more than 2,500 Asda own-brand and branded items
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NewsHighland Spring targets summer staycations with five-litre fridge pack
The new format tapped a continuing consumer trend for alternative packaging solutions, said Highland Spring
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NewsCalls for food labelling and ingredient rule relaxations as Ukraine crisis hits supply
The Grocer understands Defra has indicated it will make a decision in the next few days on whether to allow companies to bypass the usual labelling requirements
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NewsOcado’s Zoom delivery service gets yellow and pink brand refresh
The service will now be known as Zoom by Ocado, with the main brand colours switched from green and blue to “bright yellows and pinks”
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NewsTesco stores to stock Homebase home & garden products
The new business venture will see Tesco stock paint, power tools, home accessories and hardware
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado retail sales slow as shoppers return to pre-pandemic habits
Retail revenues at Ocado slowed by 5.7% in the first quarter of its financial year as shopping habits returned backed towards pre-pandemic levels. Plus, Deliveroo losses top £300m as it invests in growth and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsBirds Eye expands Chicken Shop range with new goujons
The brand claims it is meeting a rising demand for ‘fakeaways’, with Brits having 25% fewer meals out than before lockdown
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NewsFace masks to remain in Scottish stores while other Covid restrictions are removed
Restrictions will be lifted including requirements for social distancing, limits on store numbers and collection of customer details in supermarket cafés
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NewsHeck expands range with new sausage and debut beef burger for BBQ season
The Smoky Heck Dogs and Steak & Butter Burgers will be stocked in Tesco next month
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NewsAnimal welfare report urges ‘too slow’ food companies to do more
Waitrose and M&S retained their Tier 1 positions for the eight and ninth consecutive years respectively
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NewsM&S to launch Early Learning Centre partnership in stores
The move comes after a successful online trial first launched on M&S.com at the end of 2020
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NewsAldi ‘just walk out’ store tech partner Aifi raises $65m in funding round
Many of Aifi’s retailer clients are among the investors, including Aldi South Group, Rewe and Żabka Group
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NewsAldi and Morrisons become latest supermarkets to offer jobs for Ukraine refugees
Aldi said it had 8,000 roles in stores and warehouses, while Morrisons said it had contacted the Home Office over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
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NewsThree-quarters of meal deal snacks ‘dangerously’ HFSS, research shows
A third of all meal deal snacks (30%) exceeded the government’s maximum salt targets, Action on Salt found
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NewsRussian food and drink imports to UK hit with 35% tariffs
Rishi Sunak said the latest measures had been designed to “inflict maximum damage on the Russian economy while minimising the impact on the UK”.
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NewsRichmond launches into snacking with Minis sausage range
The seasoning of Richmond Minis replicates the recipe of the brand’s original pork sausages
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NewsFifth of suppliers don’t know HFSS ban is coming, shows research
GS1 said the legislation passed last year represented one of the most significant challenges the retail industry had ever faced