more supermarket news & analysis – Page 102
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Media Bites 27 April: Reckitt Benckiser, CBI, John Lewis
The main business headlines this morning focus on Reckitt Benckiser appointing a new CEO, as well as the ongoing crisis at the CBI.
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M&S to invest additional £12.5m in London stores
The retailer has invested £23m in the city in its 2022/23 financial year and created 400 jobs
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Morrisons launches first retail forum for independents
Retailers sitting on the board include Harj Dhasee and Alex Kapadia, who both opened a store with Morrisons Daily last year
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MPK Garages switches supply deal from Morrisons Daily to Nisa
The changeover will be happening over the next three months, with all 11 stores taking on a dual branded fascia with Nisa
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Cypressa launches meze-style sharing platters into Tesco
‘We wanted to offer a simple and convenient solution for creating your own meze at home, without purchasing lots of different products,’ said Cypressa
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Less-than-shocking Which? research into c-stores is a sign of the times
Which? and the Food Foundation’s pricing calls may resonate with the public, even if their findings are based on less-than-robust calculations
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Will Tesco’s Kelly’s Market concession prove a worthy replacement for food counters?
Many supermarkets now have a choice to make about how to fill the space left by counters, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Planet Organic founder saves 10 stores with pre-pack deal
Sale follows weeks of intense talks with potential investors after Waitrose ended negotiations to take over the business
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Poor weather hits pepper supply
Consumers are reporting gaps on shelves as pepper supply challenges continue
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Supermarkets hit back at ‘unfair’ claims over food poverty
Which? and The Food Foundation accused retailers of failing to do enough to help shoppers suffering from food poverty
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Aldi hits double-digit market share for the first time
Meanwhile Lidl notched up another month as the fastest-growing supermarket
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John Lewis Partnership appoints first ever cross-partnership loyalty chief
Emily Wells will lead the launch of a “new pan-partnership loyalty proposition” set to go live in 2024
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Morrisons’ move to More Card prices is better late than never
There’s nothing wrong with admitting you’ve got something wrong. But can Morrisons roll out its new scheme quickly enough?
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Co-op moves to 100% British strawberries ahead of coronation
The retailer said it was expecting to sell 89 punnets per minute across the royal celebrations
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Tesco to ditch use-by dates on 30 key own label yoghurt lines
The move to best-before dates would help reduce food waste, Tesco said
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Aldi giving away £5,000 in vouchers for coronation street parties
Aldi’s Facebook page is hosting the competition
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M&S introduces recyclable packaging for rice, grains and pulses
The new packaging designs will save 5.5 million pieces of plastic a year, according to the retailer
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Waitrose removes foil and plastic sleeves from top of wine bottles
The sleeves will initially be removed from bottles used for four lines in the Waitrose Loved & Found range
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Morrisons brings back More card with investment in loyalty-only prices
The card had been dropped in 2021 for the cardless My Morrisons: Make Good Things Happen app
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Lidl reveals hundreds of potential sites for new stores
The retailer has also reiterated its finder’s fee for suitable sites despite scaling back its store opening plans