Latest supermarket news – Page 172
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NewsCity snapshot: Lockdown helps supermarket sales growth to accelerate in January
The UK-wide coronavirus lockdown has spurred further growth in take home grocery sales during January, as shoppers spent £1bn more on supermarket food year-on-year during the month
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NewsOcado Zoom trials zero emissions fleet
The trial includes electric refrigerated vans, refrigerated electric assisted vehicles (EAVs) and pedal-powered cargo bikes
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NewsAlmost 600,000 sign up for Veganuary 2021
A total of 582,538 people signed up for the event globally, said the organisation, up from 400,000 last year
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NewsAsda announces online delivery priority for 5,000 nurseries
Asda said to would guarantee nurseries received priority access until the end of the summer
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NewsMochi TikTok craze sees Little Moons sales rocket 700% at Tesco
Sales at Tesco were up over 700% compared with the average week in December 2020
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NewsSupermarkets will not automatically benefit from business rates relief extension in Scotland
The move is to ’ensure the relief only goes to those businesses who require it’ after supermarkets handed billions back last year
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NewsPeter Cross to step down as John Lewis customer director
He was promoted to customer experience director in 2017 and the role was expanded to cover Waitrose last year
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NewsRedistribution groups launch new national body to fight hunger and food waste
The Independent Food Redistribution Network (Xcess) said it would look to establish and develop national strategies
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NewsAsda extends cull of on-pack cartoon characters in sugar clampdown
Retailer is to remove characters from ice-cream, confectionery and milk products
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NewsAldi drops vegan Valentine’s Day deal prices to match Morrisons
Aldi dropped the price of two of the plant-based menu items
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NewsDrinks suppliers and supermarkets to unite for DRS management company launch
Negotiations have focused on the creation of an independent company to run DRS in Scotland
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NewsAsda expands in-store vaccinations as patients get first jabs
The supermarket launched its first in-store Covid vaccination service at its Cape Hill store today
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NewsSupermarkets and other food retailers to get mass Covid-19 testing
Only businesses with at least 50 staff will be eligible for the programme
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NewsFormer Tesco CFO Laurie McIlwee becomes chairman of Red Rickshaw
McIlwee has been named a special adviser for the investor behind Red Rickshaw, Court Cavendish
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NewsMorrisons ramps up support for food banks with £5m commitment
Last year Morrisons delivered £10m of stock to food banks across the UK
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NewsCo-op and Morrisons hit by card payment outages after ‘IT issues’ at provider
The issues are understood to have begun on Sunday at several Co-op stores and on Monday at Morrisons
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NewsWaitrose delays online relaunch of meat and fish counter ranges
The upmarket grocer has largely kept its in-store counters open over the course of the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsSainsbury’s promotes Darren Sinclair to director of stores
Sinclair has worked at the retailer for almost 20 years and is currently a zone managing director
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NewsSuppliers encouraged to report supermarkets via new ‘Tell the GCA’ hotline
GCA Mark White aims to tackle long-standing supplier fears around delistings
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NewsMorrisons undercuts Aldi with cheaper vegan Valentine’s Day dine-in deal
Morrisons’ deal will cost £15 and include a starter, main, two sides, dessert and a bottle of fizz for two