Latest supermarket news – Page 256
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NewsWaitrose to trial robots to farm food
The upmarket grocer is to use the robots in the wheat fields in a three-year trial from February
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NewsSainsbury’s and Asda request judicial review to extend CMA process
Sainsbury’s and Asda will today lodge an application for a judicial review of the Competition & Marketes Authority investigation into their proposed merger.
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NewsJustin King returns to M&S as non-executive director
M&S chairman Archie Norman described King as ‘a great addition to a strong team’
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NewsTesco doubles its Christmas vegan food range
Tesco hopes to attract shoppers looking at international flavours as well as vegan takes on British Christmas food
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NewsGrocery growth slows as Christmas looms
The latest grocery market share figures have showed the weakest supermarket sales growth since March 2017 as the industry heads into the vital Christmas trading period.
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NewsSainsbury's recalls turkey meatballs over undeclared milk
The only allergens the packaging outlined were cereals containing gluten, including wheat
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NewsMorrisons slammed for Welsh lamb PGI labelling error
The retailer has faced criticism on social media over the labelling issues
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NewsTesco directors acquitted of fraud charges due to lack of evidence
Judge John Royce ruled that former UK managing director Chris Bush, and John Scouler, ex-UK food commercial director, should be found not guilty
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NewsTesco switches to single supplier for own-label potatoes
It dropped Greenvale as a supplier and will now only source own-label potatoes from rival Branston
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NewsMorrisons to hand out free fruit to children at all stores
Rival Tesco has given out more than 50 million pieces of free fruit since it launched its Free Fruit for Kids initiative
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NewsMorrisons claims Sainsbury's-Asda merger will hit own-label quality
Morrisons also suggested it would be in the firing line if the merger goes ahead
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NewsTesco and VW to develop electric vehicle charging network
2,400 charging bays will be rolled out across 600 Tesco stores within the next three years
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NewsFormer Asda CMO Andrew Moore joins Wilko
Moore retired from Asda in January to be replaced by Jesús Lorente, who departed after just seven months
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NewsOcado meal planning service launched by Home Run
A smartphone app version will launch in a “few weeks”, according to Home Run CEO and founder Takis Malavetas…
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NewsTesco launches its in-store Christmas food collection scheme
From today, more than 2,600 stores will encourage shoppers to donate food to help people in food poverty
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NewsHawkes rolls first craft ciders into Sainsbury's
The brand’s Apple Cider and Dead & Berried flavours have rolled into 500 stores
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NewsSainsbury’s trials wellness hub of more than 1,000 SKUs
The supermarket has brought together its entire range of wellness and sports nutrition lines in store for the first time
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NewsBooths to trial John Lewis click & collect in five stores
JLP said the trial was an opportunity to further extend its click & collect service
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NewsSainsbury's to label products most useful to food banks
The campaign will see on-shelf labels flag items that are priorities for the charities
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NewsWaitrose downsizes Tesco price-match promise
Waitrose’s Brand Price Match now covers 1,200 lines instead of 8,000