Latest supermarket news – Page 200
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NewsWincanton and Asda extend transport and warehouse partnership
The company’s partnership has been in place for 15 years, and the extension secures its continuation until 2023
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NewsWaitrose becomes latest supermarket to reopen cafés for dine-in
The cafés in Portishead and Bracknell will reopen as takeaway only, while those in Swindon, Guernsey and Jersey will allow customers to sit inside
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NewsAsda partners with Uber Eats for 30-minute grocery delivery
The trial, which launches this week, gives customers a choice of more than 300 Asda own-brand products
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NewsOcado relaunches shopping app after pulling it in March due to soaring demand
Ocado had been forced to turn away new customers and pull the mobile app due to “performance issues”
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NewsWaitrose claims UK first by selling British shellfish originally destined for restaurants
The retailer has started selling MSC-certified clams in 150 stores, with cockles to follow later this summer
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NewsAldi pledges to never sell chlorinated chicken or hormone-injected beef
The discounter will ‘never compromise on the standards or specifications of our products’, says Aldi UK CEO Giles Hurley
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NewsAsda launches national food drive to fight hunger in wake of pandemic
The supermarket is calling on its customers to donate food and hygiene products in the month-long campaign
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NewsAldi’s traffic lights to be upgraded with prompts for hearing and sight impaired
The traffic lights at store entrances are also gaining visual displays to give queuing customers a waiting time
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NewsRentokil CFO Jeremy Townsend joins Morrisons as non-executive director
Townsend will step into a non-exec role with immediate effect, replacing Belinda Richards, who is leaving after five years
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NewsRetailers call for better data from suppliers to help online boom
Both Sainsbury’s and Tesco have called for a step change in the information provided for their websites
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NewsM&S relaunches ‘Little Shop’ toys using more cardboard and repurposed plastic
The retailer ‘heard concerns from customers about sustainability’ said M&S Food MD Stuart Machin
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NewsSainsbury’s scraps immediate payments for small suppliers
The supermarket, like several other retailers, improved its terms in the wake of the virus
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NewsTesco pressures suppliers to drop prices in Aldi price war
The Grocer understands suppliers have been given a cut-off of 10 July to respond to its call for a switch to everyday low pricing (EDLP), which will also see promotions canned unless they come under its Clubcard loyalty scheme
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NewsDRS in doubt as supermarket bosses call for rethink
The Grocer has learnt supermarket bosses have told ministers a network of reverse vending machines in tens of thousands of UK stores could become a breeding ground for the virus
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NewsM&S relaunches Sparks loyalty scheme with updated app
The retailer has spent the past nine months redesigning the flagging scheme
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NewsJohn Lewis signs Wipro to manage tech infrastructure
The agreement with Wipro would ‘change the way JLP develops and runs its technology infrastructure’
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NewsFace masks to be mandatory in shops in Scotland from next week
Retail staff will not be expected to enforce the rules
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NewsMorrisons to reopen over 300 cafés from 4 July
The retailer closed all its 402 cafés in March when the UK went into lockdown, although they have since reopened for takeaways only
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NewsWaitrose sees sales surge for low & no drinks
The growing trend had encouraged Waitrose to expand its range
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NewsMorrisons to install closed-lid flush toilets to reduce spread of coronavirus
The toilets are said to reduce aerosolised germs on flushing