Latest supermarket news – Page 322
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Aldi overtakes Co-op to become UK's fifth biggest food retailer
Sales at the German discounter were up 12.4% to £1.7bn in the 12 weeks to 29 January
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Morrisons buys two thirds of retail oysters for Valentine's Day
Morrisons cuts the price of an oyster to 25p, with fishmongers leading oyster preparation classes
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M&S raised £3.2m for Macmillan Cancer Support last year
Highest annual donation since the beginning of the partnership seven years ago…
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Tesco and Morrisons ration lettuces to ensure availability
Spanish crop shortages have led to bulk buying of lettuce in supermarkets
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Q&A with Ocado CFO: Amazon, robotic arms and one-hour delivery
Duncan Tatton-Brown talks emerging threats and Morrisons’ increasingly cosy relationship with its largest competitor
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Sir Ken's journey from market trader to supermarket star
Sir Ken Morrison joined the family provisions business in 1952 after completing his National Service
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Tesco Bank to quadruple Clubcard points for debit card use
Move is part of plan to align bank’s offering more closely with the retail brand
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Tesco reaffirms food waste commitment after bin-diver's find
Cardiff resident found “mountain” of bread, meat, cakes, vegetables and chocolate outside Tesco store
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Twitter reacts: Sir Ken Morrison dies aged 85
Key figures from grocery retail have responded to the sad passing of Sir Ken
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Ocado unveils robotic arm for fruit & veg picking
Technology will remove need for humans to pick easily damaged produce
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Pickavance urges government to crack down on online giants
Government action could avert “millions of job losses in a soulless virtual world” warned a report by the Fabian Society’s retail taskforce
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City snapshot: Profits up at Ocado but international expansion remains elusive
Ocado has posted a 21.8% jump in annual pre-tax profits before exceptional items, but has given no update on its long-awaited international expansion efforts. Plus all the rest of this morning’s news from the City
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Tesco and Booker antitrust teams talk merger with CMA
Any decision by the CMA on whether to launch a formal investigation is looking unlikely until at least next week
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Morrisons buys Scots potato packing facility from Farmcare
Farmcare will supply a range of produce to Morrisons, including potatoes, in wider supply agreement
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Tesco and Booker confident of merger approval but CMA may have other ideas
One of the major unknowns thrown up by the surprise Tesco takeover of Booker is how the CMA will react and what remedies will be required to appease the monopoly watchdog. We look at the deal’s chances.
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Tesco’s Booker takeover: the big questions answered
As the food and drink industry digests the news of the proposed mega-merger between Booker and Tesco, The Grocer looks at the key questions posed by the deal
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Sainsbury's claims first with freshly baked gluten-free bread
The supermarket will provide six varieties from 188 of its in-store bakeries
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City Snapshot: Tesco and Booker to merge in £3.7bn deal
Tesco has swooped in a surprise deal to acquire listed wholesaler Booker in a merger worth £3.7bn
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Sainsbury's accused of 'anti-meat agenda'
The NFU is seeking urgent talks with the supermarket over its move to promote vegetables over meat in selected stores