Latest supermarket news – Page 289
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NewsWaitrose ramps up development capability in NPD focus
The retailer will open the new facilities, located at its Bracknell headquarters, in the middle of next year…
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NewsMorrisons doles out oranges to revive flagging festive tradition
They will be handed out in stores from tomorrow, with story cards detailing the history of the tradition
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NewsAsda has massively cut price gap with discounters says Bernstein
‘On their (limited) range of Farm Stores products, similar to Tesco’s Farms, they are actually 5% cheaper than Lidl’
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NewsMoving Mountains to launch 'bleeding' meatless burger in UK
It comes as US brand Beyond Burgers is tipped to hit UK supermarkets early next year
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NewsAsda and M&S festive ads favoured by public
Asda racked up 6,618 mentions on Twitter – 51.7% of which were positive – for its ‘Imaginarium’ ad
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NewsFestive price war looms as Tesco cuts cost of Christmas veg
Tesco has relaunched its Festive 5 promotion, with prices reduced to 29p for key Christmas ingredients
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NewsOcado says driver pay rates may need to rise again
The online grocer was forced to raise rates earlier this year in some areas to tackle problems with recruitment
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado’s retail sales growth slows to 11.6% in fourth quarter
Ocado has posted a slowdown in fourth quarter retail sales growth to 11.6% amid capacity constraints owing to a shortage of drivers. PZ Cussons announced a rise in first half profits, but a 10% drop in earnings and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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NewsThe Ice Co rolls out shot glasses made of ice to Tesco
The brand has also partnered with Jack Daniel’s Fire to “play up the relationship between fire and ice”
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NewsMorrisons and Sainsbury’s shares plunge on market share losses
Shares in both Morrisons and Sainsbury’s have fallen by over 4.5% today on poorer than expected performance in the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel and Nielsen.
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NewsFeedback attacks Tesco Farms brands as 'Total Bull'
Lobby group Feedback has awarded the supermarket what it claims is the first of a series of Total Bull awards
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NewsCity snapshot: Highest inflation since 2013 drives 12-week grocery sales up 3.1%
Grocery sales for the 12 weeks to 3 December rose by 3.1%, according to the latest market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel
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NewsAnger as Tesco overrides online accounts to accept substitutions
The move has led to a stream of complaints from shoppers angry at the settings being changed without their consent…
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NewsSnow across UK disrupts online grocery orders
Sainsbury’s has warned of potential delays due to adverse road conditions
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NewsTesco inflationary price hikes outstrip big four rivals
Tesco shares were boosted after Goldman Sachs suggested it was passing on less of the inflationary pressures to customers
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NewsDunnhumby hit by £33m loss in wake of new Tesco terms
With Tesco abandoning its £2bn sale in 2015, Dunnhumby fell to a £33m pre-tax loss in the year to 28 February 2017
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Sainsbury's becomes first mult to sell Heets tobacco refills
Launch is significant for Philip Morris as it looks to overcome concerns about stocking the refills without the devices
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NewsAsda section leader jobs at risk as retailer proposes changes
The proposals are thought to apply to every Asda store across the UK
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NewsGoldman analysis of Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s excites City
The fortunes of the three listed grocers are looking up after an unexpected early Christmas present from analysts at Goldman
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NewsM&S rolls out limited-edition stoneless mini avocado
Between 5-8cm long and 50g on average, the ‘holy grail’ of avocados has edible skin