more supermarket news & analysis – Page 130
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News
City snapshot: Lidl attracts 1.3 million new customers over Christmas
Lidl has this morning reported that it attracted more than an additional 1.3 million customers in the run up to Christmas as sales increased 24.5%.
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Higgidy becomes first non-vegan Veganuary sponsor
The upmarket savoury pastry brand said the tie-up was ‘testament’ to its recent efforts to bolster its plant-based offering
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Beyond Meat lands new Morrisons listing and announces partnership with Peter Andre
The range will be available in over 460 Morrisons nationwide and will include the Beyond Burger, Beyond Sausages, Beyond Mince and Beyond Meatballs
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Bumper Christmas sees mults win back market share from discounters
Soaring food price inflation drove a bumper increase in Christmas sales for supermarkets as they won back share from the discounters, Kantar has revealed
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Comment & Opinion
Now it’s the turn of supermarkets to turn up the heat on vegan NPD
Supermarkets are further democratising veganism with their concerted own-label efforts
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News
Waitrose withdraws from disposable vape market citing environmental concerns
The majority of its rivals having begun listing the products or expanded ranges over the last year
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Strathaven: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘What I saw this year that was different to maybe the past three was that people went all out for the big Christmas dinner’
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Grocer 33
Smaller Sainsbury’s store impresses our mystery shopper
In a week of poor availability, Sainsbury’s Strathaven took the win with just two items out of stock, as well as excellent service and store standards
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Grocer 33
Offers dampen inflation effect as Asda is cheapest in Grocer 33
This week’s Grocer 33 shopping basket was on average just 8.4% more expensive than the first week in January 2021
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News
Discounters to be hit with higher business rates after review, while supermarkets save a fortune
Convenience store rates will also pay more tax in the government’s revaluation
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KVI Tracker
KVI tracker: sausage prices spike as Christmas promos end
Pig prices are up 42% over the past year
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News
Tesco and Asda lead bumper crop of own-label Veganuary NPD
Over the past month, there have been 25 chilled own-label vegetarian and meat alternative launches across the traditional big four
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Analysis & Features
Nine things food, drink and supermarkets can expect in 2023
What’s happening in grocery and fmcg in 2023?
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Analysis & Features
Story of 2022: Cost of living crisis strikes fear into all
The impact of inflation this year has gone far beyond just rising prices
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Analysis & Features
Hero of 2022: Jack Monroe takes the fight to retail
Jack Monroe ignited a storm after arguing that supermarkets were effectively punishing poorer households
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Analysis & Features
Scandal of 2022: Supermarket price tactics fuel egg shortage
As late as November, supermarkets and the BRC were still parroting the line that egg shortages were caused by the bird flu crisis
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Comment & Opinion
Hilarious, disastrous and frankly outrageous moments that shaped 2022
A year of political chaos, war, strikes, egg shortages, fevered cost price increase negotiations
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News
Sainsbury’s hikes hourly pay for the second time in three months
The latest raise takes Sainsbury’s total investment in pay increases to £205m over the past year
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News
Arla adds to B.O.B lineup with semi-skimmed variant that ‘tastes like whole milk’
The NPD went on sale this week in Asda and has been in development for four years
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News
Tesco locks 1,000 prices until Easter to help tackle record inflation
Brands involved include Heinz, Birds Eye, and Kellogg’s, with many own-label food and non-food products also price capped