Latest supermarket news – Page 221
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NewsKrispy Kreme rolls digital doughnut display cabinets into Tesco
Video: Krispy Kreme digital cabinet Krispy Kreme is rolling out new digital doughnut display cabinets to 15 Tesco stores this month, with a view to a further nationwide distribution. The new cabinets come with digital screens to allow tailored marketing, as well motion-activated digital shelf edge ...
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NewsYo Sushi lands deal with Sainsbury’s to stock pre-packed lines
The push has been enabled by Yo’s acquisition of Waitrose sushi supplier Taiko Food in 2018
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NewsAsda opens consultation with staff over potential back office redundancies
Asda stressed that the proposals were not final and that it would look to find alternative roles for impacted colleagues
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NewsMen earning 6.5% more at Asda as pay gap declines
Asda said the pay gap was a reduction of 1.1% compared with 2018 and 10.8% lower than the national average
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NewsAldi rolls out compostable carrier bags to all UK stores
The discounter said the compostable bags had proved more popular with customers than paper ones in a trial
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NewsChristmas trading: which listed supermarket won the golden quarter?
The City was preparing for the worst from this week’s raft of festive grocery trading updates, but supermarket shares largely held firm after a Christmas that left the big players bruised but not beaten
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NewsAldi to complete removal of cartoon characters from cereal boxes
The discounter said today that the characters had already been removed from much of the range and would be gone from the rest by March
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NewsTesco accused of ‘reverting to type’ with supplier tactics
Tesco has been involved in a series of settlement wrangles with suppliers in the run-up to the financial year end
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NewsTesco price cuts balanced by a raft of price increases
The Grocer has uncovered a long list of price hikes on ambient, chilled and frozen products
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NewsLidl scores highest Christmas sales surge with double digit growth
Overall sales for the four weeks to 29 December rose 11% year-on-year, higher than any other supermarket over the festive period - including main rival Aldi
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NewsAsda follows Lidl in removing cartoon characters from own-label cereals
Asda has become the second retailer to remove cartoon characters from its cereals
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NewsAsda to replace fresh meat & fish counters with ‘food for now’ offers
It plans to roll out at least 35 of the new formats by the end of the first quarter and 150 by the end of the year
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NewsSupermarket fruit & veg price hike urged as growers face ‘bleak’ profit outlook
Suppliers have warned of tightening margins in 2020 after poor weather and increased labour costs
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NewsM&S to roll out new supply chain system to cut food waste and costs
‘Disappointing’ food waste levels hit margins in the third quarter
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NewsWaitrose results: Charlie Mayfield hails booming online sales
The JLP chairman said he hoped 2020 would be a year of “dramatic growth”
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NewsSainsbury’s recalls own-label pestos amid peanut contamination fears
Supermarket pesto stocks have already been battered by market leader Saclá’s recall in December
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NewsTesco Christmas sales edge up despite ‘subdued’ market
Tesco boss Dave Lewis today claimed Christmas saw the “best operational performance” he had seen since he joined the supermarket in 2014. Plus, on a hectic morning, festive grocery sales rise for Waitrose and M&S, trading updates from Naked Wines, Nichols, Hilton Food Group, Mitchells & Butlers and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsSainsbury’s posts positive Christmas results after ‘upping its game’
CEO Mike Coupe said the supermarket had become more competitive on price and grown its premium Taste the Difference range over the past six months
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NewsNew brand by Black Farmer’s The Hatchery launches into Asda
The Gym Kitchen started selling four ready meal SKUs at the retailer on 6 January
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s Christmas grocery growth mitigates Argos decline
Sainsbury’s has posted a decline in like for like retail sales in its crucial third quarter. Plus, Greggs has posted another quarter of strong organic growth to take its full year sales up 13.5% year-on-year while committing to pay staff £7m and all the rest of the latest news from the City.