more supermarket news & analysis – Page 174
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M&S trials refillable range of homecare cleaning products
The retailer is launching M&S Refillable, which allows customers to choose from eight prefilled homecare products
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Tesco uses supplier price negotiations to hike requests for ‘back margin’ payments
It marks the return of the so-called ‘back margin’ practice that had been largely stamped out by former Tesco boss Dave Lewis
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Sainsbury’s Calcot: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re seeing a lot of customers switching into value so we’ve had to widen the displays of particular lines’
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Asda’s rivals can’t get close on price… even with promotions
At £58.07, Asda was £3.64 cheaper than runner-up Tesco
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Sainsbury’s crowned winner of Jubilee week mystery shop
Scoring 81 points, the supermarket’s Calcot superstore in Reading impressed our shopper
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Waitrose to permanently ditch coloured milk bottle caps to boost recyclability
The supermarket is replacing the hard-to-recycle blue, green and red milk bottle caps on all Essential Waitrose milk
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Supermarkets have a battle on their hands to protect consumers from inflation
As Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has conceded, things are going to get worse before they get better
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Peperami expands Chicken Bites lineup with new Roasted flavour
The NPD would appeal ‘to a wider demographic of shoppers looking for better-for-you snacks to incorporate into their daily diets’, said Peperami
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Competing on price won’t be enough for consumers even as budgets tighten
It’s no longer possible to simply compete on price – corporate values are increasingly important, says Mark Dodds, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink and Agriculture Group
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Asda to open affordable ‘Salt Bae’ inspired steak restaurant to show meat quality
Fifty diners will win the chance to eat at the Shoreditch pop-up restaurant and dine on Asda meat
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Tesco announces winners of Dragons’ Den style eco accelerator programme
The Innovation Connections programme paired a raft of startups with long-term Tesco suppliers to trial green initiatives
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M&S selling 1kg packs of strawberries for Platinum Jubilee weekend
The new 1kg pack size saves consumers 25% on the price of a typical strawberry punnet
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Birds Eye expands Green Cuisine range with Fishless Fillets
The Fishless Fillets are made of rice protein and have the same crispy coating as on the traditional fish fillet
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Return to imperial measures slammed as costly distraction for supermarkets
The move would only add to cost pressures if products needed to be relabelled, said BRC assistant director of food Andrea Martinez-Inchausti
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Asda budget range Just Essentials hits shelves
More than 60 items, including meat products, ready meals and fruit & veg, will be in store and online by the end of this week
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Morrisons unveils new sustainability incentive for its livestock farmers
The scheme builds on the retailer’s commitment last March for its 3,000 UK farmers and growers to achieve net zero status by 2030
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M&S joins forces with national football teams for healthy eating campaign
The ‘Eat Well, Play Well’ campaign, which is set to promote positive healthy eating messages for children and adults
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Budget groceries rising in line with average inflation, says ONS
ONS published its analysis in response to claims from Jack Monroe that value ranges were rising most
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John West expands On The Go range with pasta and rice variants
The new On The Go Tuna Pots are available in four variants and will go on sale in July
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City Snapshot: Sainsbury’s investment in price to top £500m as cost of living surges
Sainsbury’s revealed its investment in keeping prices competitive during the cost of living crisis is set to top £500m.