Latest supermarket news – Page 230
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NewsRawtenstall Jack’s store to close and revert to Tesco
Rawtenshall has been trialled as a bulk-buy format, sparking speculation the chain could morph into a cash & carry-style proposition
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NewsAsda publishes food waste figures and urges suppliers to act
The supermarket giant said it was urging its suppliers to join the company in greater transparency
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NewsSainsbury’s announces store closures as it targets £20m net operating profit boost
The closures are to include supermarkets, convenience stores and Argos outlets, as part of a store estate review
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NewsAsda to sell all own-label fresh ready meals in recyclable packaging
The natural CPET is claimed to be easily detectable at recycling plants across the UK
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NewsThe Free From Beer Co makes national debut with Asda listing
The brand’s Session Pilsner and Session IPA have launched into the retailer in 330ml cans
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s stems sales slowdown amid store estate shake-up
Sainsbury’s has posted a small 0.2% drop in second quarter like-for-like sales (ex fuel), while announcing it plans to axe as many as 125 stores across its supermarkets, convenience stores and Argos outlets amid 200 openings.
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NewsSainsbury’s scraps plastic carrier bags for online deliveries
The move was announced in an email from the supermarket to online customers this morning
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NewsDave Lewis urges mandatory food waste reporting as voluntary sign-ups fall short
Some 156 of the biggest food companies backed a pledge to ‘Target, Measure and Act’ on food waste
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NewsCourt documents reveal alleged secrecy tactics as Ocado and TDP engage in legal fight
The revelations came as it emerged Ocado was suing Faiman for allegedly obtaining confidential information to help set up TDP
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NewsAsda replaces black plastic trays with cardboard for Extra Special steaks
The retailer said the initiative would save more than 50 tonnes of plastic a year
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NewsTesco to launch ‘affordable’ plant-based range into meat aisles
Launched today, the own-brand range will initially consist of Battered Fish-Free Fillets and Breaded Goujons
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NewsOcado continues to surge ahead, outgrowing UK grocery rivals
Ocado has been keen to show the impact of its Andover fire was minimal
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NewsTesco makes wine aisle more premium with range revamp
The retailer has added some 40 new SKUs this week, data reveals…
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NewsTesco rapped by ASA over ad claims it’s ‘cheaper than Aldi’
The discounter lodged complaints about a series of press and television ads, launched in October last year
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NewsMorrisons looks to boost recycling levels with front-of-pack labels
The move follows new research by Morrisons which claims two thirds of customers are not confident whether they can recycle
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NewsOcado could sell M&S products ‘before September 2020’ says CFO
Ocado said it might be in the interests of suppliers to introduce M&S’s full range of 6,500 products gradually
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NewsTesco to list bestselling Argentinian wine Toros Centenaro
The Mendoza malbec will launch exclusively into 800 Tesco UK stores in November
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NewsAsda shrugs off Brexit uncertainty as sales growth accelerates
Fresh food availability had improved as a result of changes to its supply chain and store processes
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NewsCity snapshot: Bank holiday sun helps grocery market back into growth
The grocery market has returned to growth with a 0.5% uplift in value sales, the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show. Plus, Ocado Retail grows third quarter revenues by 11.4%, plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsIceland has been ‘unable to plan’ for Brexit, says MD Richard Walker
Talking to The Grocer this week, Walker said planning was not possible because of the level of uncertainty