more supermarket news & analysis – Page 184
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Asda partners with Netflix for fashion and lifestyle merchandise collection
12 stores will offer the full range of clothing and general merchandise products, and a further 38 will stock Netflix clothing and accessories
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarket pay: a game where the stakes keep getting raised
Most UK supermarkets have announced pay adjustments in recent weeks. But Tesco’s move is particularly interesting
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M&S Food invests in Remarksable value range amid soaring living costs
The retailer first launched Remarksable 2019, and ‘now is the right time to go further’, says COO and Food MD Stuart Machin
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Waitrose and Morrisons ration cooking oils amid shortages caused by Ukraine conflict
The vast majority of the UK’s sunflower oil comes from Ukraine and Russia, with the shortages forcing some suppliers to replace sunflower oil with rapeseed oil
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Lidl trademark points to plans for discounter’s own shipping line
Lidl has filed a trademak application for ‘Tailwind Shipping Lines’ with the EU Intellectual Property Office
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Analysis & Features
Four HFSS layout trials underway in UK stores
New HFSS laws ban the placement of unhealthy foods on checkouts, aisle ends and in store entrances. So what will retailers do with the vacated space? And where will they put those HFSS foods?
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David Beckham-backed CBD brand among over 120 the FSA wants removed from sale
Other well-known affected brands include Vita Coco, which launched a CBD-infused cola into Sainsbury’s only last month, and CBDfx gum, which is sold in Boots
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Nurishh expands plant-based cheese alternative range
Nurishh has announced two new additions to its range of products, Plant Based Garlic & Herbs Spread and Gran Vegiano
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Marks & Spencer to launch new Food magazine
The new 72-page Food mag will feature recipes, celebrity interviews and expert tips
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Joanna Goff takes over as Morrisons CFO at pivotal time for supermarket’s new owners
Goff has been at the retailer for more than 10 years and replaces Michael Gleeson, who announced his departure last month
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Analysis & Features
Why Oxfam is going beyond the supermarket human rights scorecard
Oxfam’s final human rights table shows the discounters now ahead of all rivals except Tesco
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Waitrose Stowford Rise, Sidmouth: Grocer 33 store of the week
“It’s been harder at times to really look after your team in the way you wanted to”
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Waitrose Sidmouth wins store of the week despite zero points for availability
Our mystery shopper gave its “well kept” and clean car park top marks
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Asda is cheapest again but rivals are drawing closer
Asda had the highest year-on-year inflation of any of its rivals at 8.3%
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Sainsbury’s announces pay rise for outer London staff
The supermarket today said it would pay the real living wage and London living wage to all Sainsbury’s and Argos store workers
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Comment & Opinion
Four solutions for retailers and brands ahead of HFSS regulations
It’s apparent we are missing great opportunities to feature the virtues of our own products, says Steve Burdett, commercial director Western Europe, NielsenIQ Brandbank
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Cazcabel fills the coffee tequila gap left by Patrón XO Cafe in Sainsbury’s
The drink supplier said it filled ‘a really important gap in the market’ following Bacardí discontinuing Patrón XO Cafe last year
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Tesco announces 5.8% pay deal and major changes to job roles
Under the deal negotiated with the Usdaw union, the hourly rate for staff will increase 5.8% from £9.55 to £10.10 from 24 July
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Hopes of HFSS delay crushed as government presses ahead with plans for promotions ban
The guidance accused the food industry’s promotional environment of flying in the face of its healthy eating guidelines
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Soaring fuel prices set to make fishing ‘uneconomical’
Crews throughout the UK had decided not to go fishing at all in recent months