Latest supermarket news – Page 212
-
News
Closed retailers pressure shopping centres to shut too, threatening supermarket stores
Shops ordered to close by Boris Johnson are refusing to pay shopping centre service charges
-
News
Sainsbury’s grants tenants one-month rent holiday
The supermarket announced yesterday it was offering tenants the option to pay rent monthly instead of quarterly
-
News
Sainsbury’s trials sale of Brakes catering-sized products
Sainsbury’s is currently selling catering-sized packs of Brakes own-label food in 10 stores in Kent
-
News
Asda and Tesco become latest retailers to limit customer numbers in stores
Asda said it would be placing colleagues at the front of stores to “limit the number of customers” coming in
-
News
Sainsbury’s moves to immediate supplier payments
The supermarket said support would also be available to suppliers in financial distress as a result of the ongoing uncertainty
-
News
Coronavirus: 94% of Brits support supermarket sales restrictions
Older consumers showed particularly strong support for the restrictions, found a YouGov survey, while Londoners were the most dubious
-
News
Iceland to issue store staff with face masks
It’s one of a range of measures from the frozen food specialist to help slow the spread of coronavirus
-
News
M&S boosts food ranges at hospital stores for NHS staff
M&S has also signed a deal with Deliveroo to provide home delivery of essentials like milk, bread and ready meals from BP franchise stores
-
News
Lidl is next to install safety screens at checkouts, after Morrisons and Aldi
Waitrose is also looking to bring in checkout screens this week
-
News
Waitrose sets limit on number of people allowed in stores
The retailer will also introduce dedicated marshals for each outlet to help to manage queues outside
-
News
M&S’s BP petrol station stores partner with Deliveroo
The move will ‘help make sure isolated people at home have access to household essentials’, Deliveroo said
-
News
Contactless limit rises to £45 to help reduce coronavirus spread
The limit is set to rise from the current £30 on 1 April
-
News
‘Accidental stockpilers’ driving shelf shortages, research shows
Empty shelves in supermarkets are a result of shoppers making more trips
-
News
Global food retail shares could benefit from coronavirus demand surge
Analysts have suggested the global grocery sector could be set to benefit from the rapid escalation of demand driven by the pandemic
-
News
Supermarket demand will increase under lockdown, says retail analyst
Although bulk buying would tail off as shoppers filled their cupboards, tighter measures, such as the restaurant closures …
-
News
As Nature Intended falls to loss ahead of Planet Organic sale
As Nature Intended slipped into the red last year ahead of its acquisition by Planet Organic, announced last week
-
News
Morrisons and Aldi add checkout screens as supermarkets take staff safety measures
The moves come amid fears that a major impact on staff sickness is an even bigger threat than panic buying
-
News
Coronavirus: Tesco gives workers 10% pay rise
Tesco said the rise is backdated to Monday 9 March
-
News
Waitrose to set aside essential supplies for NHS workers
Staff in stores from today will reserve core grocery items for healthcare professionals on production of an NHS card
-
News
Tesco sourcing pork from farms with ‘illegal’ standards, says animal rights group
World Animal Protection claims to have found evidence of wrongdoing at three UK farms linked to the retailer