Latest supermarket news – Page 203
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NewsOcado launches £1bn funding drive to capitalise on online shopping boom
Ocado is seeking to raise more than £1bn to capitalise on the boom in online grocery shopping brought about by coronavirus.
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News#BoycottSainsburys trends amid racist statue mixup
False claims are circulating that legendary ex-Sainsbury’s CEO Lord Sainsbury of Preston Candover – whose Linbury Trust donated £10m to set up the museum - ordered the Robert Milligan statue to be taken down
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NewsAldi to equip all new stores with rapid electric car charge points
The discounter joins a number of other retailers to invest in creating a network of electric vehicle chargers in supermarket car parks
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NewsCo-op selling reusable and disposable non-medical grade face masks
Both masks are non-medical grade, to avoid depleting supplies available to frontline health and care workers
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NewsAldi confirms immediate supplier payment terms will continue until at least September
The discounter said no end date had been set for the emergency terms and they could last beyond September
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NewsIceland founder Malcolm Walker and CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal take full ownership of chain
The pair have bought investment firm Brait’s shareholding in the business through a newly established company that they wholly own
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NewsAldi starts selling non-medical grade face masks in two-packs
The masks went on sale in stores at the end of last week and were launched as an online ‘Specialbuy’ on Sunday
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NewsMeatless Farm Co lands Tesco listings as meat alternatives demand soars
The listing pitches the brand directly against US rival Beyond Meat’s burgers and sausages in a UK supermarket for the first time
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NewsMorrisons to extend immediate payments for small suppliers to September
Morrisons said the continued shutdown of the hospitality and foodservice sector was still having a huge impact on suppliers
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers plan closer Christmas collaboration
Supermarkets are increasingly keen to better understand their supply chains and pay more attention to risk management
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NewsSupermarkets urge clarity on return of ‘vulnerable’ staff to shop floor
Supermarkets originally committed to paying the workers for the first 12 weeks of the lockdown
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NewsFace masks to become commonplace in UK supermarkets, say suppliers
Retailers were initally concerned about depriving frontline medical workers of supplies
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NewsShopping platform Buymie lists Asda products without supermarket’s endorsement
The move comes after Buymie made its debut in England last month partnering with Co-op
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NewsTesco teams up with Mercedes-Benz to train raft of new drivers
Mercedes-Benz Vans has provided 15 Sprinters on a loan basis for a minimum of three months
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NewsMorrisons’ phone shopping service receives 100k orders in two months
Morrisons said the service had proved a “lifeline” for some customers
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NewsTesco to continue expansion of discounter Jack’s estate
The retailer’s latest Jack’s incarnation is set to take over a vacant Mothercare store in Hull
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NewsAsda donates £100k to diversity education charity
George at Asda will launch a range of fashion products next month to celebrate Pride
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NewsWaitrose supermarket worker Anisa Omar makes cover of Vogue magazine
Omar works as a supermarket assistant at the King Cross branch of Waitrose in London
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NewsTesco CFO Alan Stewart to step down
Tesco has announced that its chief financial officer Alan Stewart will retire and leave the company next year.
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NewsM&S sets out safety measures ahead of clothing space opening on 15 June
The retailer said experience from running nearly 600 food stores through lockdown had given staff extensive experience of social distancing measures that would be rolled out to clothing departments