more supermarket news & analysis – Page 152
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Personal shopper app Buymie strikes first non-grocery partnership
Woodie’s, the Irish market leader in DIY, home and garden, will launch the ‘Woodie’s powered by Buymie’ service on 10 October
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Co-op announces support for apple growers following extreme weather
Following the extreme weather and drought conditions in much of the UK, many farmers are facing a smaller crop this year, according to the retailer
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Animal Rebellion’s anti-dairy tantrums won’t be as effective as a reasoned argument
Making your voice heard is a civil right, but protests won’t stop people drinking milk, says Joanna Blythman
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Tesco UK & ROI CEO Jason Tarry joins IGD as president, replacing Patrick Coveney
Tarry is set to take over from current president, and former Greencore CEO, Patrick Coveney on 1 January 2023
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Fuel10K challenges Quaker Oats with instant porridge sachets launch
The new format provided ‘a quick, delicious and economical option’ amid the cost of living crisis
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Aldi opening new ‘eco store’ concept in Leamington Spa
The store has been designed for low carbon consumption while offering shoppers sustainable choices
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Buyers ‘hiding behind their computers’ in CPI negotiations, claims Adjudicator
In a speech at the GCA conference, Mark White said he was urging supermarkets to think again about the training and experience given to buyers.
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Tesco on TikTok: shoppers invited to be new voice of the checkout
Tesco has announced a competition to find the new voice on its self service checkouts – via TikTok
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As Aldi enters the big four, are we approaching ‘peak discounter’?
There is more growth to come for Aldi and Lidl, if they don’t slip up, says Jeremy Garlick of Insight Traction
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M&S adds new vegetarian range to food offering
The new products, such as roasted butternut risotto and roasted mushroom ravioli, feature a green ‘Veggie’ label with the “freshly prepared” strapline
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Tesco trials removal of cardboard packaging from toothpaste brands
Tesco has already removed packaging from its own brand toothpaste products, since November last year, which it said saved 55 tonnes of cardboard a year.
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Co-op partners with Your Local Pantry to support communities through cost of living crisis
The partnership will see Co-op members fund an expansion programme of Your Local Pantry, tripling its network from 75 to 225 pantries across the UK
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Trevor Strain quits as management upheavals continue at Morrisons
His departure is the latest in a series since Morrisons was taken over by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice last October
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Nisa invests £5m into Co-op own-label pricing
The move marks the first major strategy initiative be be announced by new MD Peter Batt
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Comment & Opinion
What Asda has learned from its sustainability store trials
Asda has learned a lot about how to operationalise a completely different way of retailing, says director of sustainable commercial activities Susan Thomas
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‘They’re using us as a first-stop shop.’ How Aldi is changing the way we shop
Aldi’s UK & Ireland boss said the retailer was seeing ‘unprecedented’ changes in shopping behaviour
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Sainsbury’s £500m sale and leaseback store deal scrapped
A £500m sale and leaseback transaction for 18 Sainsbury’s stores announced last week has colllapsed
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Aldi boss admits store opening programme more challenging than expected, as it misses target
The discounter was aiming to have 1,000 UK stores by 2022 but currently has only 970, with another 16 to be opened this year
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Terry’s launches vegan Chocolate Orange bar
The team had aimed to make the taste ’as close as possible to the original’, using the same real orange oil
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Morrisons announces price cuts across 150 popular food and drink products
Morrisons said the 150 products featured in the initiative made up nearly 6% of its total volume sales