more supermarket news & analysis – Page 186
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Simon Gregg on Asda’s Online 33 performance
‘We continue to see growth in our online business well above pre-pandemic levels’
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Asda on top as Amazon struggles in Online 33
The speed of the site caused “some slight frustration” for our shopper
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Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Extra Rutherglen
‘Shoppers will see Clubcard Prices in store and ask what it means, and when you explain the Clubcard saving on a product, they’re amazed by it’
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Tesco edges out Waitrose in low-scoring Grocer 33 week
This wasn’t a high scoring week overall but we were at least treated to a close battle for the top spot
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Asda beats guest retailer Amazon and usual rivals
Asda offered the lowest price for 18 products and was exclusively cheapest for a dozen
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Analysis & Features
The 10 most powerful women in food, drink and grocery
The food industry is making some impressive leaps on gender equality – but some backwards steps too. Meet the women leaders across industry and government who are keen to keep smashing grocery’s glass ceilings
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Comment & Opinion
Why retailers need to avoid falling into tech debt
Retailers that find themselves in tech debt are not only at risk of being left behind, but are also likely to experience stifled innovation, says Ali Rezvan, retail director at Microsoft UK
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Analysis & Features
Plastic packaging tax: what does it mean for UK grocery?
The plastic packaging tax comes into force today (1 April 2022) in a bid to encourage the use of more recycled plastic in the UK. But what does it mean for the UK food sector, shoppers and the country’s net zero ambitions?
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Rapid grocer Gopuff matching or beating Tesco Express on price
The list of products price matched by Gopuff is wholly made up of branded goods across all categories
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Tesco to sell £2 lateral flow Covid tests from 1 April
The £2 kits, each containing a single nasal swab test, will be in Tesco stores in London initially, before rolling out to branches nationwide
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Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Co-op to raise farmgate milk prices
The trio have responded to growing concern that retailer milk pool prices have been lagging behind the market
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Eco-cleaning brand Homethings launches ‘world’s first’ powder to gel washing-up liquid
The NPD features 17.5g ‘active ingredient sachets’ that can be mixed with water to make 350ml of washing-up liquid
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Comment & Opinion
HFSS regulation is a challenge – but it offers fresh in-store opportunities for brands
There is a fear of the changes the new regulation brings but we cannot miss the opportunities the regulation offers, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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Household distruptor Wilton London to make supermarket debut
The eco-conscious supplier will roll four laundry SKUs into Sainsbury’s from next month
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons needs to watch its back. Aldi is eyeing its place in the big four
The discounters are back with a bang, the latest Kantar figures show. And there are more than ever snapping at the big four’s heels
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Tesco reports 300% increase in use of its electric vehicle charging points
Tesco said it was on track to hit its target of 600 free charging sites at its stores
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Biff’s Plant Shack launches first vegan chicken wing with ‘bone’ into Waitrose
The vegan bone is created using a sugarcane spear intended to imitate chicken wings without compromising on its plant-based status
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Morrisons saves half a million meals from being wasted with Too Good To Go partnership
The waste prevented equates to 1,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent to that emitted from 246 flights around the world
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Vivera launches plant-based salmon fillet alternative into Tesco
The plant-based fillets have added omega-3 fatty acids to improve the nutritional value of the product
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City snapshot: Grocery sales fall back amid soaring inflation
Take home grocery sales have slumped by 6.3% in the 12 weeks to 20 March as inflation hit its highest level for a decade, according to the latest market share data from Kantar. Plus AG Barr bounces back to top pre-pandemic results and all the rest of the latest news from the City.