more supermarket news & analysis – Page 166
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Category Report
Is organic’s luck about to run out? Organic category report 2022
Organic sales have shrunk slower in grocery than standard food. But can the category’s fortunes endure the cost of living crisis?
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Egham: Grocer 33 store of the week
“I’ve been at Waitrose for around 10 years and over that time I have held various positions in different branches across the south east”
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Egham tops rivals with ‘impeccable service’
Waitrose saw off close rivals Sainsbury’s and Iceland this week with impressive customer service
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Grocer 33
Heinz pushes prices up while hikes in fresh and frozen abound
Asda was cheapest this week but prices are up across the board
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News
Tesco, Aldi and Morrisons back ‘biggest trial yet’ of digital deposit return scheme
The trial will cover almost 800 SKUs at all food and drink retailers in the town, including all soft drinks, water and ambient products
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News
Co-op partners with brands to launch ‘Joys of Summer’ campaign
The Joys of Playing activities include crafting bee hotels, bird feeders, garden games and baking recipes
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News
Flora, Bertolli and I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter packs shrunk as costs surge
Owner Upfield said it was facing “significant commodity cost increases”
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News
Tesco Heinz spat ends with no price rises for key summer products
Tesco and Heinz revealed on 8 July their dispute was over, but did not give details at the time
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Comment & Opinion
Wasting food during a cost of living crisis is a black mark on our retail industry
Two million UK adults claim to have gone without food for a whole day because they couldn’t afford to eat, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio
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News
CMA launches probe into Morrisons’ takeover of McColl’s
‘Phase one’ investigation is launched today following an initial enforcement order in May
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News
Lidl rapped by ad watchdog over misleading Black Friday savings claims
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld a complaint from Aldi
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Comment & Opinion
Heinz and Mars won’t beat Tesco in a PR battle over price rises
It’s an open PR goal for Tesco as the consumer’s guardian against the big ‘profiteering’ brands, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
City Snapshot: JD Wetherspoon calls for tax equality with ‘far more profitable’ supermarkets
JD Wetherspoon has called for tax equality between pubs and supermarkets as the group reported its losses for the year would be larger than expected. Plus, spirits group Distil issues a trading update and KKR’s acquisition of drinks bottler Refresco completes.
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News
Supermarket pharmacies being underutilised, say Tesco and health charities
The survey suggests many people could be missing out on opportunities to access free advice via their local pharmacies
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News
Asda opens first convenience store in Scotland
The new Asda on the Move store in Livingston is its 36th convenience store being run in partnership with EG Group
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Comment & Opinion
Why does Iceland keep backtracking on environmental pledges?
Consumers may be learning not to believe Iceland when it makes similar pledges in future
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Analysis & Features
Share price slump: who has struggled the most in food and drink?
It’s been a turbulent six months on the Stock Exchange. So who’s struggled the most? Who’s least affected? And is there any stock actually still growing?
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News
Iceland won’t manage COP26 pledge to become ‘plastic neutral’ this year, admits MD
Richard Walker has also confirmed Iceland’s 2018 pledge to be plastic-free on own label ranges by the end of 2023 is now “impossible”
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News
Co-op to add ‘freeze me’ message on own-brand milk to combat waste
The convenience retailer advised consumers that milk would be best within one month of freezing.
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