more supermarket news & analysis – Page 2
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News
City snapshot: Sainsbury’s grocery growth dragged back by general merchandise weakness
Sainsbury’s has posted another quarter of “strong grocery memomemtum”, but its overall sales growth has slowed as general merchandise sales and Argos fell back
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Category Report
Lunch trends 2024: Why lunch is going places
As food-to-go options get more adventurous, brands are looking to broaden the horizons of lunchboxes, too. Who’s winning?
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Zoe launches ‘first of its kind’ whole food supplement into Waitrose
Nutrition app Zoe has developed the plant-based Daily30+ supplement as a “whole food complement”
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Range Preview
What’s new in stores for UEFA Euro 2024?
From bucket hats to barbecues, retailers and brands are aiming to capture the spending spirit of sporty shoppers this summer
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Newark: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has really energised the business, which is great’
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Grocer 33
Plain sailing for our mystery shopper at winning Morrisons store
Availability was strong on this busy Saturday morning
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Grocer 33
Loyalty prices see Tesco come in £4 cheaper than Asda
The UK’s biggest grocer had special Clubcard Prices on nine of the 33 items on our list
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Filco to complete Together with Morrisons rollout this week
Its completion follows a four-month conversion programme from its supply deal with Nisa, with which it has operated for over 40 years
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City snapshot: Wet weather dampens grocery sales growth
Poor weather and a significant drop in inflation has dampened grocery sales growth, according to the latest grocery market share figures from NIQ
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Profiles and QandAs
Morrisons’ Joseph Clark-Bland on beards, Kylie and corporate allyship
For Pride month, Joseph talks about how he helps Morrisons demonstrate authentic allyship
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News
Asda rolls out new checkout software, touchscreens and scanners across estate
The move is part of Asda’s transition from legacy Walmart IT systems to its own purpose-built one, dubbed ‘Project Future’ by the supermarket
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Tesco to pilot checkout scannable on-pack QR codes in ‘second barcode revolution’
The QR codes can fulfil the same role at checkouts, as well as being scannable by consumers with smartphones to access detailed product information such as allergen advice
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BRC diversity & inclusion report: more than a third of retailers still have all-white boards
The British Retail Consortium has unveiled its annual diversity & inclusion report
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Aldi steps up ‘Can’t Match This’ campaign with price comparison ads
Aldi is claiming even bigger savings by comparing the price of its own label products to those of brands at both Tesco and Sainsbury’s – a tactic which has come up in complaints about the discounter to the Advertising Standards Authority in the past
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The Sidemen’s Best Cereal secures Morrisons and Iceland listings
The listings come after Best shifted 500,000 boxes of cereal in its first three months
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Morrisons continues improved performance with sales up 4%
During the latest trading period, Morrisons completed the £2.5bn sale of its petrol forecourt business to fellow CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group
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McVitie’s adds Gold Digestives to tap the blonde chocolate trend
The NPD, which combines classic digestive biscuits with golden caramel, was ‘created with the latest flavour trends in mind’
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Aldi publishes new list of priority store locations after call to the public
The list is the result of a call to the public by the discounter last month to nominate locations where a new Aldi is wanted most
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Category Report
Does Buy British stand a chance for supermarket fresh produce?
Can government intervention secure the UK’s fresh produce production? What can be done do to turn around the decline?
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News
Nomad Foods backs movement to change frozen food temperature standard
Move to –15°C is lobbying for the “outdated” frozen food temperature set point of –18°C to be increased