Latest supermarket news – Page 234
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NewsYo to roll out Japanese food kiosks in Tesco stores after trial
Tesco tested the kiosks in two Extra hypermarkets in Bournemouth and Sunbury-on-Thames last October
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NewsMarks & Spencer claims plastic reduction first with reusable container discounts
The Market Place format offers a variety of lunch-to-go options, including rotisserie chicken, fish and freshly prepared salads
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NewsHeck launches first pork and chicken sausage twin-pack
The sausages were designed to cater for increasingly diverse tastes in the home, the brand said
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NewsWaitrose lists refillable ‘laundry eggs’ in sustainability push
Ecoegg’s products have launched into 185 Waitrose stores
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NewsWaitrose to phase out lead-shot game across its estates
Waitrose claims to be the largest retailer of game in the UK
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NewsMorrisons opens up beef supply chain to dairy bull calves
It comes as the supermarket seeks to help its farmers to meet the Arla 360 standard
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NewsTesco’s Free Fruit for Kids scheme sees over 100m handed out
Tesco first launched the scheme in 800 stores in summer 2016
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NewsAsda uses plastic water bottles to resurface Wakefield car park
Asda said the use of plastic bottles reduced the amount of virgin petroleum needed in the process
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NewsAmazon to ID all customers buying age-restricted products
The move follows scrutiny in May this year from the BBC’s Watchdog programme
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NewsNumber of Welsh farmers in Tesco lamb contract doubles
The contracts provide farmers with a guaranteed selling price
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NewsOcado to create new customer contact centre to support M&S deal
Recruiting for a range of roles will begin this year in a scaling-up of customer service capacity ahead of September 2020
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NewsAmazon will soon be ‘unstoppable force’ in grocery
Revenue rose 20% to $63.4bn for the second quarter following the expansion of one-day Prime delivery in the US
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NewsSainsbury’s to replace black plastic trays in chilled ready meals with CPET
Waitrose has also replaced black plastic trays on five Indian ready meals this week
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NewsMcColl’s posts sales uplift at Morrisons Daily trial stores
CEO Jonathan Miller told The Grocer it was “very pleased” with the performance of the Morrisons Daily stores
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NewsSupermarkets are helping fuel the obesity epidemic, says report
One in five shoppers said supermarkets caused them to go “off track” when dieting according to a report by the Royal Society for Public Health and Slimming World
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NewsTesco to remove plastic bags from all online grocery deliveries
Tesco’s step comes two weeks after a similar announcement from Asda
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NewsIceland ditches plastic carrier bags in single-store trial
Paper bags will also be trialled alongside plastic versions in 40 stores
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NewsCo-op to expand Pay in Aisle checkout-free technology
The Pay in Aisle app has also been updated to make it easier for shoppers
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales fall for the first time in three years
Grocery sales have fallen back for the first time in three years as last year’s record early summer temperatures hit year-on-year comparisons. Plus, first half profits plunge at McColl’s, Fever-Tree first half sales rise 13% and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches Deliveroo pizza service from five stores
Customers in Birmingham, Brighton, Cambridge and London can order cooked pizzas and snacks using Deliveroo’s website or app