Latest supermarket news – Page 291
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NewsCharles Wilson criticises anti-merger 'little island' wholesalers
Rivals would have to up their game to succeed, Wilson told The Grocer in an exclusive interview
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NewsMorrisons launches leftover grape redistribution drive
FareShare CEO Lindsay Boswell said the idea came on a factory walkthrough at a Morrisons fruit packing facility
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NewsSainsbury's short selling at highest for over a year
Short selling of Sainsbury’s shares has jumped to its highest level for over a year
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NewsForecast and promo failures driving waste warns Tacon
Millions of tonnes of food is being ploughed back into the ground because of “systemic” failures in retailers’ forecasting
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NewsViolife launches festive vegan cheeseboard in to Sainsbury’s
The platter features Cranberry After Dinner, Blu and Mature variants, which are free from dairy, lactose, soya, nuts and gluten
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NewsM&S to use artificial intelligence to reduce bakery waste
Forecasting company BakePlan has secured a £43,600 grant to develop an AI solution for customers including M&S…
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NewsWaitrose trials home wine tasting service in London area
The service was tested for six weeks among Waitrose staff before launch
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NewsMcColl's testing Morrisons supply deal at three stores
Agreement includes the roll-out of 420 Safeway products to McColl’s stores from 8 January
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NewsTesco swaps Everyday Value ready meals for Hearty Food Co brand
A range of eight lines priced £1-£3.40 rolled out this week in seven classic variants
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NewsAsda reports second consecutive quarter of sales growth
Like for like sales in the third quarter grew by 1.1%
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NewsFood poverty charity Feedback welcomes release of waste data
“We’re delighted retailers have decided to come clean on what they waste, and how. This is a major step forwards.”
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NewsMcVitie's and Tesco partner to help redistribution charities
Pladis will donate 10p from each box of McVitie’s Victoria biscuits sold in Tesco stores
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NewsPayPoint launches EPoS Pro and new mobile app
EPoS Pro is located on the PayPoint One platform, and uses cloud-based technology
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NewsWaitrose introduces click & collect queue-busting strategies
A new system of self-service check-in rolls out across 140 branches this week ahead of Black Friday
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NewsM&S unveils Christmas food ad with Ed Sheeran and kissing pigs
Titled An Extraordinary Christmas, the ad continues the theme of its year-long Spend It Well campaign
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NewsSainsbury's celebrates achievements of Dairy Development Group
Farmers supplying milk to Sainsbury’s ‘have improved quality, yield and animal welfare in the 10 years since launch’
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NewsSainsbury's trials takeaway pizza service at three stores
The pizza counters will be tested at Cambridge Eddington, Redhill and Bradford branches for 12 weeks
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NewsCMA bowed to Tesco-Booker pressure to include discounters in inquiry
The competition authority had originally excluded Aldi and Lidl from their competitor set
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NewsCity snapshot: CMA inquiry included Aldi and Lidl after Tesco-Booker pressure
The CMA backtracked amid pressure from Tesco and Booker to take the rise of the discounters into consideration in delivering its verdict on their proposed merger, The Grocer can reveal. Plus, Nissin partnership boosts first half performance at Premier Foods after strong second quarter and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsTesco £3.7bn Booker takeover gets green light from CMA
The UK’s competition regulators are sensationally set to approve Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover of Booker, without imposing conditions such as selling off hundreds of its stores