Latest supermarket news – Page 171
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Fruit & veg sales booming under lockdown, says Tesco
The retailer said its stores were breaking records on a weekly basis for a range of products
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Waitrose launches app that tracks emotional wellbeing of its animals
The app has been developed in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College and is designed to give its animals an ‘enriching life’
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Morrisons gives schools 60,000 pizza making kits to fight hunger
Staff working on the retailer’s pizza counters will prepare the kits, which will be distributed via Morrisons Community Champions
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Concerns raised over Asda deal debt
The Issa brothers aim to fund the buyout of Asda using around £3.7bn of junk-rated debt
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‘Arcane’ rules on own label driving up food waste
Many food charities are unable to access own-label food
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65 retail CEOs heap pressure on Boris Johnson to tackle shopworker abuse
The bosses of Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl are among those demanding new legislation to protect shopworkers
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Sainsbury’s to reduce greenhouse gas usage by 30% by 2030
The supermarket will achieve the reduction by improving overall energy efficiency across its stores and supply chain
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FareShare urges supermarkets to launch online donation services
There are fears traditional in-store collections are being hit by the latest Covid restrictions
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Waitrose adds £1.50 to value of Healthy Start vouchers
Healthy Start vouchers are issued to pregnant women and families on low income with children under the age of four
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Ocado to rebrand own-label packaging and driver uniforms
The first rebranded product was quietly listed on the Ocado site this week
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Supermarkets and suppliers back ‘huge’ week of action on food waste
Asda, Co-op, KFC, M&S, Premier Foods, Sodexo, Unilever and Waitrose are backing the event
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UK government demands extension of NI grace periods until 2023
Gove also said the arrangements should be extended to all ‘relevant local businesses’
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Matt Hancock tells people not to shop for food in new Covid variant areas
Sources expressed fears government language over the safety of supermarkets could lead to panic buying
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Tesco hails ‘biggest-ever Veganuary’ alongside Dry January low & no boost
Demand for plant-based foods soared by more than 35% last moth, Tesco said
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City snapshot: EG Group to buy Asda forecourts for £750m
The Issa brothers and TDR capital have announced a financing package to underpin their £6.8bn acquisition of Asda from Walmart, which includes plans to sell the supermarket’s forecourts business and certain distribution assets. Plus, Jeff Bezos to step down at Amazon and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Red meat benefits from turkey sales drop to enjoy ‘best Christmas on record’
Year-on-year beef roasting joint sales jumped by 18% over Christmas, AHDB said
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Brits fear HFSS promotions ban will push up price of food
The survey by BritainThinks found 73% of shoppers said they usually or always purchased products that were on promotion
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M&S launches first own-label baby care range
The 19-strong Little Smiles range includes nappies, baby wipes, bubble bath, cotton wool balls and body lotion
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SimplyFresh eyes 30 retailers for ‘supplied by Sainsbury’s’ model
The symbol group believes the model will have a strong appeal for multi-site retailers
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NI suspends animal food checks over staff safety fears
A council said there had been an ‘upsurge in sinister and menacing behaviour in recent weeks’