Latest supermarket news – Page 75
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NewsTesco opens 2,000th Express convenience store
Located in Lion Yard shopping centre, the supermarket said the milestone supported its ambition to be the UK’s “most convenient retailer”
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NewsMorrisons to relaunch Savers range as inflation hits record high
The Grocer has learnt the new products will hit the shelves in the next few weeks with new, more colourful white and blue packaging
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NewsTesco makes series of changes to buying team as Nicola Robinson departs
The changes also see Tesco buying manager for fruit David Coulshed promoted to take on the role of product transformation director
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NewsSimplyFresh co-founder Sukhjit Khera moving stores over to Morrisons Daily
Khera is understood to hold the largest account with SimplyFresh, owning six stores in total with the SimplyFresh and SimplyLocal brands
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NewsM&S to raise shopworker pay for third time in 18 months
The latest rise is a £57m investment in shopworker pay, according to M&S
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NewsMedia Bites 1 March: Ocado, Sainsbury’s/Argos, grocery inflation
Annual losses at Ocado have skyrocketed as shoppers cut back on online grocery purchases and costs were driven up by inflation and technology spending
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NewsDefra meeting with supermarkets over fruit & veg shortages ‘achieves little’
Retail bosses are understood to have been irritated by headlines at the weekend saying they were being ‘hauled in front’ of ministers to explain fruit & veg shortages
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NewsSainsbury’s puts 1,400 Argos roles at risk with £90m logistics restructure
Sainsbury’s will close two Argos depots by 2026 as part of a £90m restructure of the supermarket’s logistics network
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NewsNew Northern Ireland deal solves ‘Rubik’s Cube’ protocol, says M&S chairman
The ‘Windsor Framework’, agreed yesterday by prime minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, is set to replace the NI protocol
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NewsGrocery inflation hits new 17.1% high as discounter growth soars
Grocery price inflation has soared to a new high of 17.1% as the discounters continue to rapidly take share from the major supermarkets
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NewsMorrisons opens new landmark recycling site in war on soft plastic
Up to 15,000 tonnes of chocolate wrappers, crisp packets, food films and other hard to recycle materials are expected to pass through the site in Glenrothes, Fife.
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NewsTesco launches Premium meal deal at £5 for Clubcard holders
The deal, which will sit alongside its existing standard meal deal, incudes brands such as Itsu, Yo Sushi and Pollen & Grace
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NewsOcado extends Tesco price match in response to cost of living crisis
The price promotion is an extension of the Ocado’s long-standing Low Price Promise
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NewsFlorette and Higgidy announce partnership to give shoppers better value
The partnership will include recipe inspiration and promotions to support consumers
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado shares slump as annual loss hits £500m
Ocado has posted a statutory loss of over £500m after a slowdown in its retail operations, sharply rising costs and one-off charges hit its bottom line. Plus, Kantar finds grocery inflation hits new high, profits and sales up and Kitwave and McBride posts first half recovery
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News‘Historic’ Northern Ireland deal breaks Brexit gridlock
Rishi Sunak and Ursula von der Leyen have hailed the new ‘Windsor Framework’
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NewsLidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves
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NewsCheryl Potter appointment gives M&S women majority board
Potter has previously held roles as head of the global consumer team at private equity firm Permira and non-executive director of Dr Martens and Homebase
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NewsUgandan president Museveni: UK ‘missing trade opportunities’ amid food shortages
The UK was ‘missing opportunities’ to trade with Uganda
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NewsWaitrose ends partnership with Heston Blumenthal
It marks the end of a 12-year partnership with one of the UK’s best-known chefs