more supermarket news & analysis – Page 167
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City News: Sainsbury’s boosted Q1 sales not enough to offset inflation fears
Sainsbury’s tumbling share price received some respite this week after it posted better-than-expected first-quarter sales figures – but fears over the impact of the cost of living crisis continue to weigh on the stock
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Asda fighting ‘school holiday hunger’ by feeding kids for £1 in store cafés
Asda said customers were more worried than ever this year about being able to put enough food on the table during the school summer holidays
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Heinz products to return to Tesco as pricing dispute is resolved
Tesco and Heinz issued a joint statement this afternoon, announcing they had “reached an agreement that will see the full range of Heinz products return to Tesco shelves and online”
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Retailers are turning to cheaper fruit & veg due to labour concerns
The move was being taken to drive down costs, said Lee Stiles, secretary of the Lea Valley Growers Association
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Sainsbury’s Food e-commerce director on cost of living, shopper behaviour and electric vans
‘The pandemic accelerated the speed of change in shopping habits, particularly the shift to online’
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Amazon is cheapest but falls short on customer service in our Online 33 mystery shop
Sainsbury’s beats all grocers in Online 33 while Amazon comes joint last with Morrisons
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Waitrose Gerrards Cross: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘If you’ve got happy Partners and a good-looking shop with great availability, you’re going to have happy customers’
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Waitrose takes the lead with solid availability and hardworking staff
Despite Waitrose Gerrards Cross being a small branch, it earned the best availability score this week
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Amazon resists food & drink inflation with cheapest grocery basket shop
Amazon’s £73.60 basket was 78p cheaper than Tesco
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Comment & Opinion
As Tesco takes on Heinz & co, the likes of Del Monte will be watching closely
Del Monte’s new ketchup range could not have launched at a better time given its price position amid the cost of living crisis
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Sainsbury’s shareholders reject Living Wage resolution
More than 100,000 people signed a petition requesting Sainsbury’s become a Living Wage accredited employer
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Comment & Opinion
Walmart’s new retail media strategy could be the kick grocery needs
Walmart is making the most of its data with a plan to let its media arm give brand advertisers better insights, says Simon Hathaway, group MD EMEA at Outform
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Tesco threatened with legal action over supplier connection to River Wye pollution
Charity River Action has called on the retailer to implement a series of improvements within its egg and poultry supply chains
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Aldi appeals for job applicants as supply chain department expands
The discounter is appealing for applicants for a range of roles in customs and supply chain
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Pot Noodle adds Doner Kebab flavour and reformulates block noodle range
The block noodle category had seen a ‘surge in popularity due to people continuing to work from home’, said Pot Noodle
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Morrisons opens low environmental impact store in Essex
Morrisons Little Clacton will operate on 43% less emissions than a standard store
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Lidl moves office staff to flexible working model
It comes months after the discounter opened a new 250,000 sq ft head office in London
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Shreddies bucks shrinkflation trend with larger packs in Tesco stores
The Nestlé brand has introduced a new 1.1kg pack
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Food industry saved 250 million meals from going to waste in 2021
From 2020 to 2021, the increase of 14,500 tonnes was equal to food worth over £45m, or enough to provide 34 million meals
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Iceland pushing multibuy deals plus pre-filled £40 online shopping basket to feed family for a week
The retailer is currently offering savings of up to £5 each time customers make a triple purchase of the same product