more supermarket news & analysis – Page 135
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News
Only half of apple packs in major UK supermarkets are British, new data reveals
The data found that only one supermarket – Iceland – was selling 100% British packs in October and early November
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Lidl and Aldi go head to head with price matched Christmas dinner deals for six for £16.32
Both discounters have cut Christmas veg to 19p to hit the low price
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Comment & Opinion
Could Asda’s ‘refill price promise’ finally make reusable packaging mainstream?
In a relaunch of its eco proposition, Asda is guaranteeing refill products will be cheaper than packaged alternatives
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Comment & Opinion
Why Co-op is pushing for renewable energy investment
Investing in wind and solar power can create jobs, keep our energy supply secure and lower bills, says Co-op CEO Shirine Khoury-Haq
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News
Iceland put 81 million more pieces of own-label plastic packaging on market in 2021
The frozen food retailer made a high-profile commitment in 2018 to eliminate plastic packaging from own-label ranges by the end of 2023
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Asda planning huge recruitment drive to staff new Express stores
Asda is looking to bring the Express concept and its value-led goods to more customers in convenient neighbourhood and residential settings
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Good Guys Bakehouse makes retail debut with savoury biscuit duo in Sainsbury’s
Weighing in at just five calories per ‘melt’, they are claimed to contain 50% less fat than regular savoury biscuits
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KVI Tracker
Price tracker: Sugar prices still rocketing across retailers
Year on year, the average price of sugar increased by a staggering 46%
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News
City snapshot: Grocery price inflation dips for the first time in 21 months
Grocery price inflation saw its first small monthly dip for almost two years over the past month as higher prices continue to drive sales value growth across the sector. Plus, SSP revenues and profits bounce back, consumer spending data from BRC-KPMG and Barclaycard and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Analysis & Features
Compared: the cheapest Christmas dinner deals in supermarkets
With the cost of living crisis, supermarkets are in a race to the bottom on bundles, here are the meal deals on offer at the supermarkets
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News
Asda revamps refill proposition, with new promise on price
It said clear pricing was by far the top priority, with the cost-of-living crisis making customers ever more careful on spending
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Sainsbury’s undercuts Tesco and Asda in Christmas dinner wars – and its turkey is fresh
Sainsbury’s deal comes in at £23.90 for Christmas dinner for six people, working out at £3.98 a head
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Asda extends blue cheese line for Christmas as stilton demand falls
Stilton, roquefort and gorgonzola are in decline as blue cheeses like montagnolo affine, cambozola and soft British regional varieties are on the rise
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Asda serves millionth £1 meal in kids and OAPs offer
Asda also revealed 73% of the sales of the meals came from customers who were new visitors to the Asda Café, including a third who were completely new to Asda
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Sainsbury’s invests £50m to keep Christmas food prices down
The supermarket had set out a pledge earlier this year that would see it invest £500m in value by March 2023 to tackle inflation
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News
Supermarkets call on government to ramp up renewable energy investment
The leaders of Tesco, Morrisons, M&S and Co-op, among others, have asked PM Rishi Sunak to prioritise incentives to encourage greater investment in renewables
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News
Galaxy takes on McVitie’s with duo of chocolate digestive biscuits
’There has been very little challenge to the market leader in recent years, even though research would suggest that there is space for a market challenger brand to occupy’, said Mars
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Range Preview
Panettone Trios and Organic Prosecco: Whole Foods Market Christmas range 2022
A short and sweet range of new products from Whole Foods Market this Christmas – focusing on luxury Italian sweet treats
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Comment & Opinion
The Secret Genius of Modern Life: Hannah Fry guides viewers through mysteries of ordering apps
Deliveroo’s Will Shu owes all his success to a small gang of grannies from Gateshead. Sort of
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Big Interviews
Waitrose’s Charlotte Di Cello on Christmas and egg shortages
Waitrose is under the cosh with falling sales and a troublesome IT upgrade. But its commercial director is confident a focus on quality can see it through