more supermarket news & analysis – Page 193
-
Analysis & Features
Tesco and WWF: a ‘ground-breaking’ partnership?
Tesco’s partnership with WWF goes back to 2018 but what have they achieved in four years?
-
News
Waitrose announces start of early British asparagus season
The crop has come around eight weeks earlier than the normal UK asparagus season from mid to late April thanks to a warmer start to 2022
-
News
Iceland extends Bonus Card loyalty scheme to online shoppers
Iceland is also continuing to offer ‘Bonus Card Pricing’, with exclusive savings of up to 50% on selected lines
-
Analysis & Features
The rules of real bread – and 10 examples available in UK supermarkets
Real bread was previously hard to find on supermarket shelves. But as more mainstream demand for the additive-free product grows, so does its presence in Britain’s biggest retailers
-
Comment & Opinion
Wrap’s fresh produce initiative is a huge step backwards – and I mean that in a good way
Wrap’s research has broken the link between food waste and plastic usage in fresh produce
-
News
Lidl claims UK supermarket first with all store uniforms made from Fairtrade cotton
The discounter will buy 330,000 shirts, trousers, polo tops and chinos made from cotton certified by Fairtrade
-
News
M&S to offer coffee rewards as it takes Sparks loyalty scheme to its cafés
Customers will be rewarded with a free drink for each six hot drinks purchased at the M&S Café
-
Grocer 33
Where is Morrisons up to online? Interview with marketing boss Rachel Eyre
Morrisons gave a star performance in the Grocer 33 Online shop
-
Grocer 33
Online-only Ocado fails to deliver the goods in The Grocer’s Online 33 mystery shop
Morrisons claimed a narrow Grocer 33 Online win this week with 88 points
-
Grocer 33
Waitrose secures win with excellent shop floor service
Waitrose impressed our shopper with its strong availability and service this week
-
News
John Lewis ditches Never Knowingly Undersold pledge as it invests £500m in prices
John Lewis said less than 1% of customers actively made price match requests in 2021.
-
Grocer 33
Waitrose, Solihull: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I think we’re in a world where Waitrose is for everyone. Whether it’s individuals or families who really love food and are interested in their provenance, they’re the ones who shop with us’
-
Grocer 33
Asda is cheapest save for Tesco’s Clubcard Prices
Tesco’s Clubcard Prices this week would have undercut Asda by almost £3
-
News
Marks & Spencer trumps discounters in Which?’s best supermarket poll
M&S raked in top marks for store appearance, customer service, and quality of own-brand and fresh products
-
Analysis & Features
The unfortunate rise of social supermarkets: saving surplus food for those in need
The UK’s cost of living crisis is pushing more and more Brits into food insecurity. Social supermarkets and other surplus food redistributors have sprung up to get good food into the hands of those in need
-
News
Aldi seeks Cuthbert trademark after publicity from M&S row
As well as cake, Aldi wants the trademark to apply to a long list of general merchandise
-
News
Aldi increasing prices ahead of Tesco in Price Match twist
The discounter has blinked first, raising prices on some of Tesco’s key Aldi Price Match lines
-
News
Asda charges suppliers six-figure sums for customer sales data
Results from Asda’s new database include insights from new Rewards loyalty app… but at a price
-
News
Sainsbury’s halts controversial ‘Fairly Traded’ tea accreditation scheme
Gold and Red Label SKUs now moving to Rainforest Alliance scheme
-
News
Asda announces £269 average bonus for store staff amid row over pay
Asda stressed it was the only supermarket to offer hourly-paid store colleagues a bonus scheme once they have completed a three-month probationary period