Latest supermarket news – Page 148
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Asda confirms plans for hundreds of convenience stores on EG forecourts
Twenty-eight ‘Asda on the Move’ stores are to open on EG Group forecourts this year, with a target of 200 by the end of next year and more in 2023
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Waitrose appoints Lizzie Conlon as new innovation manager
Conlon will work alongside and report to Waitrose executive chef Martyn Lee
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Asda reveals new tagline in autumn advertising campaign
Campign will feature the strapline ‘Get the Asda price feeling’
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Iceland adds 250 lines in ‘biggest-ever frozen new product launch’
The launches include exclusive new branded products from Ed’s Easy Diner, Piccolino and Mary Berry, frozen McCoy’s crisps and new own-label ranges
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Deliveroo’s supermarket partners star in new ad campaign
Waitrose, Aldi, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s and Co-op star in the ad
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Former Morrisons chief joins robot grocery delivery company Starship
Starship operates robots that deliver groceries ordered via its app to customers’ doors. In the UK
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Tesco the 'most attractive' supermarket takeout opportunity for private equity
Tesco would make a better takeover target than Sainsbury’s but a £30bn price tag is likely to put private equity buyers off, according to analysts.
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Food price hikes ‘likely’ in coming months: BRC
Rising costs continue to hammer suppliers and retailers, according to the latest industry data
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Butlers unveils new farmhouse cheese brand This is Proper
The new ‘purpose-driven’ range is made using traditional methods and uses the cheesemaker’s 100% recyclable packaging
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Northern Ireland could face less food choices due to Brexit, says M&S chairman
Archie Norman warned Northern Ireland customers could see a further ‘substantial reduction in food supply’ once the current grace period ends
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Ocado launches second biggest CFC, in Purfleet
Ocado Retail’s sixth CFC opening coincides with the one-year anniversary of its switchover from Waitrose to M&S
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City Snapshot: Sainsbury’s nears £200m banking arm sale
Sainsbury’s is reportedly in “advanced discussions” to sell off its banking arm to US private equity firm Centerbridge.
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City News: Sainsbury’s shares soar as takeover speculation mounts
Takeover fever engulfed Sainsbury’s this week, as corporate raiders looking to the UK for cheap assets eyed up yet another supermarket
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Labour crisis revealed: Food shortages caused by 500,000 worker deficit
A new report estimates there are over half a million posts that need to be filled across farming, food production and distribution, as well as retail and hospitality
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City Snapshot: EG Group profits surge as Covid restrictions ease
Profits have returned to strong growth at forecourt giant EG Group as customer numbers recovered from the pandemic lows of a year ago.
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Heinz launches new babyfood pouches fit for kerbside recycling
The move comes as part of Heinz’s global commitment to make 100% of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025
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Tesco and Olio partnership saved over five million meals in a year
Tesco says the impact of the partnership has ‘exceeded all our expectations’
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CD&R promises to 'fully safeguard' Morrisons’ pension schemes
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has reaffirmed its commitment to safeguard the Morrisons’ pension schemes after trustees charged with protecting the funds called for further guarantees ahead of any private equity takeover.
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Tesco teams up with health charities to boost uptake of flu vaccine
Tesco said it pharmacies will typically be open longer hours than GP surgeries and high street pharmacies
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Waitrose farmers supplying wool for John Lewis mattresses
The move is intended to prevent waste by giving the natural fibre a new purpose