more supermarket news & analysis – Page 134
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Marks & Spencer releases Christmas song sequel following last year’s hit
The retailer is hoping to take the top spot in this year’s charts with the release of the R&B-esque ‘This is Not Just Another Christmas Song’
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City snapshot: Double digit inflation drives supermarket sales rise despite volume slump
Supermarket sales grew 7.6% in November, driven by soaring inflation which mitigated a 4.3% in volumes as shoppers cut back amid cost of living pressures
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Squeaky Bean launches plant-based cooking chorizo
Comprising broad beans and pea protein, the sausage goes through the same slow dry curing process as meat chorizo to help it ‘match on flavour and texture’
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Kellogg’s adds Salted Caramel Crunchy Nut cereal
It’s the first time Kellogg’s has adapted its ‘biggest cereal brand’ since its launch in 1980
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Analysis & Features
Spotlight: inside Asda’s second Express c-store in Tottenham Hale
We visited the second store, which opened this week in Tottenham Hale, north London, to cast an eye over its latest thinking for the smaller store format
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Big Interviews
CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq on getting to grips with the Co-op
Khoury-Haq brings a financial approach to the Co-op, and has already cut costs. But she’s also looking to grow the topline, and to give greater focus to the society’s campaigning
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Sainsbury’s extends removal of single-use plastic lids to dips range
From March 2023, dips including guacamole, tzatziki and sour cream & chive will no longer be sold with single-use plastic lids
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Co-op to launch £1m funding boost to help local causes keep warm during winter
The ‘warm spaces’ initiative means community groups across the UK can apply for match funding of up to £3,000 per group until March 2022
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Morrisons Canning Town: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘This year we have added quite a lot of new lines for Christmas, mainly Christmas dinner’
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‘Thoughtful, diligent’ staff at Morrisons take the win
The store felt “very seasonal and well thought out”, and there was a “sense of calm” despite being busy
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How Asda won our frozen-focused Christmas Grocer 33 price comparison special
Our price comparison includes Christmas dinner, mince pies, Christmas crackers, Quality Street and Rennie indigestion tablets
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Marks & Spencer strikes EV rapid charger deal with BP
The agreement will see BP’s electric vehicle charging business install an initial 900 points in around 70 of M&S’s UK stores in the next two years
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PPE ordering scandal adding to supply chain woes, logistics sector warns
According to the Department of Health and Social Care, as of 26 September 2022, there were 7.4 billion items of PPE stored in UK warehouses
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Morrisons to scrap date labels on 200 fruit and veg lines
The changes will start to come in before Christmas and include popular festive veg items, with further changes to be brought in over the course of next year
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Nearly 40 proposed Aldi stores being held up by planning objections from rival supermarkets
As Aldi and Lidl continue to take customers from rivals in droves, both are facing planning complaints
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Veg sales initiative Peas Please set to miss target as cost of living crisis bites
Peas Please, which was launched by the Food Foundation in 2019, said progress had been slowed by the impact of the financial situation
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Hovis launches Simple White value loaf into Tesco and Booker stores
According to one senior industry insider, the loaf had been offered to Booker as a ‘price-fighting product’ following aggressive price hikes
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L’Oréal Group partners with Sainsbury’s to offer AI-powered skincare consultations
In-store skincare consultations will be available at more than 100 stores with many getting dedicated “consultation take-over spaces”
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Adjudicator ‘intensifies’ calls on supermarkets over CPI requests
The Adjudicator is to launch a new survey into retailer behaviour in the new year, after this year’s results in June showed relationships breaking down
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Golden Acre Foods brings South Asian Suhana spice mixes to Sainsbury’s
The partnership with Sainsbury’s was ‘just the start’ of Golden Acre’s strategy of importing a portfolio of famous South Asian brands into the UK, it said