Latest supermarket news – Page 189
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NewsNew data shows biggest week-on-week basket spend increase since peak lockdown
Basket spend in the week to September 27 is now 33% higher than the same week in 2019
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NewsM&S ends use of soya feed in milk supply chain to fight deforestation
The retailer worked with the 44 British dairy farmers who produce its milk to replace soya feed with alternatives
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NewsMorrisons to hire 1,000 new staff to keep up with Amazon expansion
It said the staff would help pick and pack customer orders from over 50 stores
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NewsTesco pledges 300% plant-based sales hike by 2025 in sustainability drive
The commitment feeds into the retailer and WWF’s pledge to halve the environmental impact of shopping baskets by 2030
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NewsMedia Bites 30 Sep: Asda, Greggs, B&M
The investors hoping to gain control of Asda are being called on to guarantee the jobs of its 147,000 staff
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NewsWaitrose to launch plastic-free wrapping paper this Christmas
The wrapping paper is made from sustainable Forest Stewardship Council-certified paper and printed using water-based inks
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NewsM&S rewrites online product descriptions to boost e-commerce revenue
The retailer has partnered with a digital content agency to enhance its online content and SEO
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NewsMedia Bites 29 September: Asda, Aldi, Tesco, Reckitt Benckiser
The billionaire brothers behind EG Group have moved into pole position in the race to takeover Asda.
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NewsAldi opens £22m warehouse in Scotland
The 180,000 sq ft facility was officially opened on Friday (25 September) as Aldi announced plans to increase its number of Scottish-sourced products
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NewsEG Group owners take lead in £6.5bn race to buy Asda
The billionaire owners of forecourt operator EG Group have been tipped to be in pole position in the race to buy Asda
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NewsAldi chief takes swipe at Tesco’s ‘marketing tricks and gimmicks’
Giles Hurley claimed: ‘More expensive supermarkets can only imitate, not replicate, what we do’
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NewsSainsbury’s to double pre-pandemic online slot count by end of October
Some 700,000 online orders per week will be fulfilled via both home delivery and click & collect by the end of next month
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NewsMedia Bites 28 September: Tesco, Asda, Pladis
Ken Murphy has a big repair job on his hands, says The Times
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NewsWaitrose beef processor Dovecote Park sees 4.3% sales decline
The supplier said sales had fallen due to a 10% drop in beef price
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NewsWhole Foods Market sees losses increase
Amazon-owned Whole Foods Market lost a further £6.7m last year despite slimming down its estate to focus on more profitable London stores.
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NewsTesco in Brexit incoterms bills dispute with suppliers
The Grocer understands Tesco Ireland is insisting suppliers will have to take responsibility for duty and tax paid incoterms when the transition period ends in January
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News£3bn-a-year tariffs will push up food prices unless Brexit deal reached, warns BRC
The BRC said with the clock ticking down to Christmas the increase in tariffs without a deal would leave retailers with “nowhere to go” other than to raise the price of food
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NewsTesco clamps down on stockpiling with new purchase limits on food
In-store purchases will be limited to three items per customer for flour, dried pasta, toilet roll, baby wipes and anti-bacterial wipes
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NewsMorrisons extends food boxes scheme as online demand soars
It said it wanted to provide alternatives for customers who did not want to visit supermarkets
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NewsGovernment backtracks on face mask rule for shopworkers
The industry expressed anger that the huge investment in protective screens may not prevent staff having to wear face coverings