more supermarket news & analysis – Page 149
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Tesco gives £1m to good causes in single day as community tokens scheme reaches £100m mark
Tesco said the campaign would mark £100m in community grants being given to more than 50,000 good causes since the scheme launched in 2016
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Co-op trials reduced lighting in stores to lower energy costs
The convenience retailer, which operates more than 2,500 stores across the UK, is trialling dimmed or reduced lighting in a number of locations
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Iceland launching exclusive Mars desserts range in time for Christmas
The range includes a Galaxy Caramel Wreath, a Galaxy Yule Log, Snickers and Mars Dessert Bars and a Twix Chocolate Caramel Tart
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Asda defends pay record as union claims staff face Christmas food poverty
Its basic pay stands at £10.10 an hour, compared to Sainsbury’s £10.25, Tesco’s £10.30, and Aldi’s £10.50
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Sainsbury’s brings back Healthy Start top-up vouchers to support struggling families
Customers using the Healthy Start card at checkout will automatically receive a printed coupon to use towards fresh, frozen, and tinned fruit & vegetables
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Morrisons proposal to sell 28 McColl’s stores accepted by CMA
In September, the CMA identified 35 areas where the deal could lead to a significant reduction in competition
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Analysis & Features
How are HFSS promotions evolving? And is the multibuy even still relevant?
After the government pushed back the ban on multibuy promotions on HFSS products to next October, Tesco was the first to say it would go ahead and stop them entirely this year anyway
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Analysis & Features
Everything you need to know about HFSS but were afraid to ask
Despite last-minute rumours to the contrary, the HFSS rules are now live. It’s been a right upheaval. Are you up to speed?
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City News: Tesco shares struggle as it battles inflationary pressure
Tesco shares continued to come under pressure this week as its profits were hit by its battle to retain market share amid soaring inflation.
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M&S rolls out digital credit accounts for Sparks customers
The digital credit platform lets customers apply and receive an instant online credit decision for up to a maximum of £500
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets have thrown caution to the wind in their interpretation of new HFSS rules
Who needs a gondola end when you can have no aisle? Why not tuck a special display just round the corner?
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Grocer 33 store of the week: Waitrose Harrogate
‘The thing we are stepping into at Harrogate at the moment is making sure partners are being looked after through the cost of living crisis’
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What do soaring interest rates mean for debt-laden Morrisons and others?
Moody’s cited Morrisons as a prime example, with its £6.6bn debt
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Harrogate Waitrose store of week despite availability issues
Our shopper described the shop as ‘a nice enough store, but with very poor stock levels’
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Iceland launches online Christmas page, telling shoppers it’s ‘never too early’
The retailer is tapping into the long shelf life of frozen with a banner on the page suggesting shoppers ‘spread the cost of Christmas’ by buying sooner rather than later
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Sainsbury’s is the cheapest retailer for a second week
Sainsbury’s comes in first again but, like last time, would have been undercut by Tesco’s Clubcard offers
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Cuzena adds trio of marinades inspired by Middle Eastern cuisine
The range is billed as a Middle Eastern equivalent of Nando’s range of cooking sauces
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Comment & Opinion
Who is Tesco’s Aldi Price Match campaign benefiting most: Tesco… or Aldi?
Tesco’s repeated value benchmarking of Aldi in a cost of living crisis will be a ‘marketing case study in years to come’
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Comment & Opinion
Iceland and Home Bargains to close all stores on Boxing Day
The two retailers said it would allow staff more time to celebrate with loved ones
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Bumper potato harvest expected for 2022, reports Mash Direct
The brand is expecting up to a 30% uplift in potatoes harvested this year