Latest supermarket news – Page 187
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City snapshot: Shoppers spend an extra £260m on supermarket alcohol in preparation for new lockdown
Grocery sales jumped almost 11% in September as shoppers prepared for new lockdown restrictions, with consumers spending an extra £261m. Plus, the latest figures from Nielsen, BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor and Barclaycard spending report.
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Tesco launches new campaign to help consumers slash food waste
Tesco has worked on a waste reduction trial with environment charity Hubbub
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Horlicks launches vegan version of its core malt drink
The brand is recommending the SKU be paired with “popular barista alternatives”
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Queues set to return as Scotland first to bring back two-metre rule
All stores north of the border were ordered to reintroduce two-metre rule restrictions from Saturday morning
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Media exaggerated panic buying claims government report
The government has denied being unprepared for the impact of the Covid crisis on the food supply chain
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Tesco’s smooth transition to Ken Murphy wins analyst approval
Ken Murphy on Wednesday revealed that sales soared 6.6% in Tesco’s first half to £26.7bn
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Waitrose recalls pork burgers over undeclared egg
Egg was not mentioned as an ingredient on the item’s packaging
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Waitrose next to reduce prices with round of branded cuts
Its Priced to the Pound promotion rounds the prices of branded items down to the nearest pound
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Sainsbury’s to roll out SmartShop to ‘majority’ of stores
The tech is currently available at 250 of its convenience branches
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Only 10 to 15 forecourts at risk in Asda-EG Group deal, claim experts
The number of forecourts at risk in a CMA review of the Asda buyout by EG Group’s owners barely reaches double figures
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Supermarket price inflation at zero after year of increases
Supermarket inflation fell back to zero in September, bringing an end to a year of rising grocery prices.
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Sainsbury’s wades into price war with round of 300 price cuts
The retailer said this week it had slashed the price of 300 own-label products by up to around 30%
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Asda urged to support other meat categories after 100% British beef commitment
The retailer made the commitment as part of a drive to increase the proportion of UK-based suppliers last week
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Waitrose food and grocery head Rupert Thomas to leave business
Thomas joined Waitrose from Sainsbury’s in 2003, and was promoted to marketing director in 2010
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Tesco links with brands for Clubcard Prices advertising blitz
Unilever, McCain and Dr Oetker were all involved in the creation of an ad break takeover on ITV
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Aldi creates ‘healthy basket’ of 49 essentials for under £45
The basket is claimed to meet proportions set in the NHS Eatwell Guide while also containing popular products as defined by the ONS
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Asda trials e-vehicles for home deliveries in Cambridge
The pod on the vehicles has capacity to carry 10 full totes of shopping
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Booker launches Jack’s as symbol format for convenience retailers
The first store to be rebranded as Jack’s is set to open on 12 October and is owned by Mo Razzaq in Blantyre
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Media Bites 8 October: Tesco, Ferrero/Fox’s, Greene King
There is a wealth of coverage for Tesco’s half-year results across all the papers today.
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Tesco’s new boss Ken Murphy says online surge ‘here to stay’
The supermarket has smashed its record for dotcom grocery orders