Latest supermarket news – Page 245
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NewsBritain’s slow cooking revival drives beef sales up
There has been an 80% increase in searches for beef rib in the past year
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NewsLewis 'very confident' on turnaround goals after Tesco profits surge
Pre-tax profits jumped to £1.7bn for the year to 23 February 2019
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco profits surge as turnaround nears completion
Tesco beat analyst expectations to deliver a 29% surge in pre-tax profits, Diageo and Greggs add non-executive directors and the rest of the news from the City
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NewsAldi trials self-checkouts for first time in Tamworth store
The move could see the discounter draw level in store tech with rival Lidl
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NewsAsda pushes everyday fitness in sports nutrition overhaul
The overhaul marks a move away from traditional muscle-building protein products such as powders
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NewsVegan startup Meatless Farm Co lands nationwide Morrisons listing
It follows the launch of the brand into Sainsbury’s stores last October
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NewsWaitrose looks to replace plastic with langoustine shell film
Cuan Tec and Waitrose began working together through the John Lewis Partnership’s JLab startup programme
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NewsTesco to sell vegan foods in new meat aisle fixture
It follows the example of Sainsbury’s, which began merchandising a range of 26 branded and own label meat-free SKUs in its meat aisles in January
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NewsTesco set to reveal bumper profits boost
Tesco is set to announce its biggest annual profit since the accounting scandal that dogged the UK’s biggest supermarket in 2014. Plus, board changes at Total Produce, a look forward to the week in the City and all the rest of the latest finance news.
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NewsTesco shelves promotions, citing 'Brexit planning'
The supermarket giant is understood to have emailed and spoken to suppliers to tell them it is prioritising Brexit planning
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NewsMorrisons to roll out reusable paper carrier bags
The 20p price tag is the same price as a Morrisons standard plastic carrier bag
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NewsSainsbury's to bring forward milk supply tender to this year
A profitability crisis in the liquid milk processing sector has contributed to the move
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NewsAsda uses gamification for training with store simulation
Players find themselves in interactions with both customers and colleagues
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NewsM&S revives its famous 'food porn' ad campaign
Its ads have made a return with everyday ‘relatable’ people daydreaming about M&S food
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NewsFareShare opens new warehouse with Asda funding
The new premises will also allow FareShare North East to support 35 new local charities in the next year
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NewsWaitrose own-label products stocked in six Kuwait stores
The retailer has linked up with six stores called City Centre across Kuwait
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NewsAldi overtakes Morrisons in market share, Nielsen data shows
Lidl was the only other supermarket to see growth, with share rising from 5.9% to 6.3%
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NewsTesco trials recycling for crisp packets and plastic bags
The retailer has entered into a partnership with Swindon-based Recycling Technologies
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NewsGrocery sales growth drops to slowest rate in a year
Grocery sales growth has fallen to its lowest level since March 2018 as the late Easter and Mother’s Day hit year-on-year comparisons, according to Kantar. Plus, profits slump at palm oil producer MP Evans and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News'Big UK grocer' to open Amazon Go-style store this year
Portuguese tech startup Sensei is working with an unnamed “very big” UK grocer on an Amazon Go-style store