more supermarket news & analysis – Page 191
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Aldi switches all own-label wipes to plastic-free and biodegradable materials
The move will see Aldi’s full Mamia baby range, Lacura beauty lines and household wipes made from 100% biodegradable plant-based fibres by this summer
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Waitrose hikes price of Essential range of sandwiches
Waitrose put the hikes down to associated rises in the cost of ingredients
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Minor Figures wins Tesco listing for oat-based milk alternatives
Tesco will stock three one-litre SKUs from 21 March across 700 stores
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Chris Tyas and TikTok to speak at The Grocer’s HFSS conference
TikTok, Unilever, NielsenIQ, Kantar Worldpanel and HIM among latest companies speaking at The Grocer’s HFSS clampdown conference
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Sainsbury’s takes over from Aldi as Channel 4’s Bake Off sponsor
Last year’s Bake Off finale was the channel’s most watched show in two decades
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Müller and Waitrose scrap coloured caps on milk bottles in plastic recycling trial
The move could increase availability of recycled high density polyethylene by 1,560 tonnes a year
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Analysis & Features
How Covid has changed the supermarkets’ property plans
Two years of Covid has transformed shopping patterns and left property plans in disarray. For some retailers, a new strategy is needed
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Asda sends £1m aid package to Ukraine as refugee crisis escalates
Asda is also enabling customers to make cash donations in-store and via grocery home shopping
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UK retailers rally support for Ukraine as Russian invasion escalates
Retailers had pulled Russian products from shelves and made donations to Ukraine relief efforts
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The HGV driver crisis is not over, MPs told amid warnings over Easter delays
On Tuesday, logistics and supply chain representatives spoke at a meeting of the Food and Drink Supply Chain All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG)
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Comment & Opinion
Who will buy the McColl’s stores if it goes under?
You would think the Issa brothers have enough to digest on their plate for the time being
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Waitrose forced to make u-turn on loyalty scheme following flood of customer complaints
The changes will be rolling out within the next two weeks
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Big Interviews
Costa Coffee’s Becky Brock on ‘backing the big bets’ with M&S and Coca-Cola
Costa’s commercial & customer director only joined 15 months ago but has already launched a tie-up with M&S, revamped Costa’s loyalty scheme, and expanded its Deliveroo partnership. So what’s next?
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Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and the Co-op delist Russian Standard Vodka as Ukraine conflict rages
It comes after consumers have taken to social media over recent days, calling on supermarkets to remove the vodka brand
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Tritton Road, Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Yes, we’ve had to increase some of our prices, but we are below inflation, and looking at my demographic of customers I want them coming back and getting our quality products at an Aldi price’
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Lincoln superstore takes the win as Waitrose struggles with availability
Our mystery shopper was impressed by the Easter eggs display, as well as by the well stocked and tidy ‘Garden Shop’ aisle
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Grocer 33
Asda undercut by Tesco Clubcard Prices for second week running
Asda was the cheapest retailer for the ninth week in a row
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Comment & Opinion
'Brutal' consequences of single-use plastic tax threaten to undermine it
Time and again there has been a lack of joined-up thinking and a disconnect between vote-winning PR and the real situation on the ground
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News
M&S suspends all shipments to Russian stores
There are currently 48 M&S outlets in Russia and 10 in Ukraine
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Dairy farmers drop out of mults as milk prices get less competitive
Soaring farmgate prices are triggering a ‘recruitment war’ for farmers as supermarket supply deals lag behind the market