Latest supermarket news – Page 235
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Sainsbury’s transforms Bath branch into ‘signing store’
Staff at the branch will sign common words and phrases when interacting with customers
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Morrisons invests £2m in supply apprenticeships
The money will be made available to employers in Morrisons’ supply chain
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Waitrose to close seven stores with 677 jobs affected
It’s the third round of store closures announced by the retailer since June last year
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Sainsbury’s buying director James Bailey to leave amid restructure
A replacement has not yet been announced but The Grocer understands this is likely to be an internal appointment
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Asda shakes up in-store bagged snacks for easier shopping
The grocer has also ramped up its healthier options in recent weeks
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Aldi hit by ASA following ‘skewed’ Tesco comparison ad
An Aldi ad claiming a 45% saving compared with Tesco on a selection of products has been banned by the ASA for being likely to mislead
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M&S opens Simply Food concessions in WH Smith stores
All four of the WH Smith branches are in areas where an M&S has closed as part of a five-year transformation programme ann…
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Waitrose aims to extend ‘While You’re Away’ delivery to ‘broader UK’
Waitrose launched the ‘While You’re Away’ service in October last year
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The Food Warehouse kicks off online delivery from eight stores
Owner Iceland has added the stores to those providing delivery on its website
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Mark Given made chief marketing officer of Sainsbury’s Argos
Argos marketing director Garry Kibble to leave the business
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Sainsbury’s to open ‘world’s first’ low and no alcohol pub
It will serve a range of low and non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits, as well as a new drink called Celtic Soul, which it claims is “the UK’s first non-alcoholic dark distillate”
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M&S giving away plastic toy collectables in Little Shop promotion
The promotion is the first version in the UK of a campaign that has proved popular for retailers internationally
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Sainsbury’s launches first reverse vending machine trial in Scotland
Sainsbury’s other trials kicked off last month at stores in Lincoln and Hull
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Sales of MSC UK fish and seafood hit £1bn mark
The certification scheme has crowned Tesco its ‘Supermarket of the Year’
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Asda staff set to benefit from Walmart’s share price in saving scheme
Someone saving the maximum of £300 would take home £25,353.42 of which £14,553.42 is profit
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Ocado names Purfleet as location for its fifth UK CFC
The new facility should be operational in about two years, with construction work to begin imminently
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City snapshot: Ocado posts deep first half loss after £100m Andover fire hit
Ocado has posted a first half pre-tax loss of over £140m after the fire at its Andover warehouse cost the online supermarket almost £100m. Plus, PhD Nutrition acquisition drives first half sales surge at Science in Sport and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Lidl announces plan to open 12 new stores in Scotland
The discounter has also announced plans to regenerate eight existing Scottish stores, including extensions and relocations…
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Asda kicks off week-long holiday hunger food bank collection drive
The drive is part of Asda’s Fight Hunger Create Change programme
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Tesco looks to cut bread waste with crostini and puddings plan
Baguettes and batons are amongst the most wasted food items in supermarkets