Latest supermarket news – Page 33
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NewsTesco launches Christmas advert during I’m a Celebrity premiere
Tesco to air its Christmas advert during the premiere of I’m at Celebrity Get Me Out of Here on ITV at 9pm
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NewsTesco delists Cinnamon Kitchen retail range after a year
The modern Indian brand launched a 16-strong range of restaurant-inspired dishes into the retailer last September
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NewsRetailers fear Christmas sales will be impacted by supply chain disruption
UK retailers anticipate supply chain disruption will significantly affect their festive revenues
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NewsChristmas turkey prices still up despite bountiful supply
But retail consultant Richard Harrow said turkey prices are ’still all over the place’ and expects competition to intensify
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NewsStartups and challenger brands facing ‘exorbitant’ media charges
One supplier claimed they had been asked to spend £20k on a single Instagram post
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NewsIceland slashes marketing budget amid ballooning losses
The retailer recently said it would not run a 2023 Christmas advert
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NewsPalace Culture secures Waitrose listing for cheese alternative SKUs
The Compleat Food Group-owned brand is launching three products into Waitrose: Kimcheeze, Mouldy Goaty and Holy Smokes
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NewsJustin King takes stake in influencer marketing platform Invyted
King joins Leon co-founder John Vincent, who is also an investor in the platform
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NewsM&S teams up with spirits distillers for ‘top shelf’ own-label collection
Glenfarcas Distillery and Warner’s Distillery are among the brands M&S has partnered with for the range
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NewsFood charities hail historic moment in industry’s fight against hunger
FareShare’s Alliance Manufacturing strategy, launched yesterday as part of King Charles’s Coronation Food Project, will see retailers and their suppliers produce thousands of tonnes of food specifically for food charities
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NewsThe Coconut Collab launches barista-style milk alternative
The brand claims it froths ’fantastically’, doesn’t split when warmed and won’t alter the taste profile of whatever it is added to
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NewsAsda sales growth shrinks but so does its debt leverage
It represents a slowing of growth compared with its second quarter – when it saw like-for-like sales rise 9.6% – despite continued investment in lowering prices
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NewsIceland facing strike action ahead of Christmas period
Workers at two Iceland warehouse sites operated by GXO are considering industrial action
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NewsAldi giving away free Christmas dinners in low-income areas
The discounter is working with Company Shop’s Community Shops, social enterprises providing food in low-income communities
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NewsTesco trials scan-free self-checkout
Customers at Tesco’s Fulham Reach Express GetGo store can now take items from shelves and ‘just walk up’ to the checkout which will ‘magically present them with a list of the products they have picked up’
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NewsThis cuts number of chicken alternative ingredients by 50%
This Isn’t Chicken Pieces (rsp: £3.30) have been revamped over the past 18 months
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket volumes stabilise as inflation slows and promotions increase
UK supermarket sales grew by 8.7% last month, according to new data from NIQ, as sales volumes stabilised amid slowing inflation and increased promotions
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News‘Spat on, threatened and shouted at’ – report lifts lid on violence to retail workers
A report of over 200 retailers, including supermarkets and convenience operators, warns almost half of staff (47%) feel unease at work, with many looking to quit the industry
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NewsWaitrose using AI to improve personalised online shopping
The supermarket has signed a partnership with Netcore Unbxd that will see a suite of new AI-powered tools integrated into its website
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NewsCity News: Marks & Spencer hails massive growth but keeps forecast cautious
Marks & Spencer “blew the bloody doors off” with its first half results, enthused one analyst, but the strong outperformance didn’t lead to upgraded forecasts