Latest supermarket news – Page 63
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Sunak summons farming and retail bosses for food security showdown
The meeting, which has been billed by industry sources as the ‘Sunak Summit’, is due to take place in Westminster on 16 May
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City snapshot: Grocery sales growth falls back despite bumper Easter
Grocery sales growth fell in April as sales volumes dropped, despite a strong Easter with £3.1bn spent at the tills
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Media Bites 3 May: THG, Starbucks, Ocado
A former chief executive of Coty has been drafted in to help Apollo Global Management draw up a firm offer for THG
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CMA could investigate supermarkets for alleged cost of living profiteering
Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey called for the CMA to launch probe, claiming supermarkets had a case to answer
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Aldi TV ad taunts M&S over caterpillar cake row
The discounter’s latest ‘like brands only cheaper’ ad parodies M&S’s Colin as an aggressive guest at a caterpillar cake party
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Who Gives a Crap secures first retail listing with Waitrose
The brand’s partnership with Waitrose aimed to ‘support its brand mission of reducing the deforestation of over one million trees per day,’ it said
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Meatless Farm unveils filled pasta products, sausages and burgers
The new lines are Chorizo-Style Sausages, New York-Style Cheezeburgers and the UK’s first branded pasta products filled with plant-based meat
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Media Bites 2 May: John Lewis Partnership, grocery inflation, THG
John Lewis is slashing the size of its central London headquarters by more than half, after thousands of staff left their desks to work from home
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Sainsbury’s beats market expectations but pledges continued price investment
Sainsbury’s annual profits beat market expectations and its outlook was rosier than City watchers had feared. However, shares fell on Thursday as the supermarket warned it would continue to invest in price to maintain market share.
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Asda launches Deliveroo Hop rapid delivery service
The trial will see a dedicated picking space in the back of the store as well as a team of Asda colleagues to prepare the orders
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Aldi and Lidl roll out electronic shelf labels
Aldi has begun rolling out electronic labels across its estate as Lidl trials them in about 30 stores
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Aldi lays claim to being UK’s third most popular supermarket
The discounter cited Kantar data suggesting more than two-thirds of British households now shop there
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No progress on many chicken welfare commitments, finds report
Compassion in World Farming has launched its first annual ChickenTrack report to measure company progress towards higher welfare requirements
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Sainsbury’s to take Your Nectar Prices loyalty scheme online
The scheme is currently only available to customers using the grocer’s SmartShop scanners in store
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Farmison eyes push into supermarkets under Andy Clarke
Farmison is set to make a renewed push into mainstream supermarkets, after being rescued from administration by former Asda boss Andy Clarke this week.
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Aldi and Lidl locating their stores in more affluent areas
The two have gravitated steadily towards more affluent neighbourhoods over the past five years, according to location analytics firm Maximise UK
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Media Bites 28 April: Unilever, Sainsbury’s, Amazon
Sainsbury’s and Unilever have both insisted they are protecting shoppers from inflation, amid accusations that some companies are profiteering from the cost of living crisis.
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Tesco boss calls for co-operation through cost of living crisis
Tesco CEO UK & ROI Jason Tarry was speaking at the IGD conference yesterday
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Honestly Tasty secures M&S listing for vegan cheeses
The brand’s range including Shamembert, Blue and Bree are now available in 166 Marks & Spencer stores nationwide
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Sainsbury’s promises more investment to keep prices down
Grocery sales were up 3%, driven by inflation and improved market share performance, with Q4 grocery sales up 7.4% as inflation increased