more supermarket news & analysis – Page 214
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News
Sainsbury’s agriculture boss Barney Kay to join Pilgrim’s UK
Kay will join the pork giant next month, succeeding Andrew Saunders
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Comment & Opinion
How John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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Asda introduces ‘quieter hour’ for shoppers with hidden disabilities such as autism
The hour will last from 2pm to 3pm on Mondays to Thursdays, with the aim of making stores more accessible to customers with hidden disabilities and additional needs
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Online sales tax could hit click & collect and scan & go purchases in shops
The Treasury is to look at whether an online sales tax should apply to in-store purchases paid for via an app
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Waitrose to trial wirelessly charged electric delivery vans in London
Waitrose said the work put the supermarket “at the forefront of green home delivery”
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Sainsbury’s Northfield, Birmingham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The net zero commitment is all part of our Plan for Better priority, which will drive change that is better for the planet and better for everyone’
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Competition watchdog opens investigation into £7.1bn CD&R takeover of Morrisons
Any issues for the CMA are likely to centre around Morrisons’ forecourt operations and the CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group
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Sainsbury’s stands out in a week of middling scores
Our mystery shopper highlighted the cleanliness of the store as well as the good atmosphere and polite staff
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Asda cheapest for Halloween with fifth win in a row
Asda came out cheapest for 17 items, and exclusively cheapest for seven
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Analysis & Features
Why Asda's loyalty scheme launch will struggle to bridge the gap
‘Asda Rewards’ is being trialled in 16 stores. But how will the new scheme fare for a retailer that has always focused on everyday low pricing?
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Morrisons to build solar panel network as part of new net zero pledge
The retailer has brought forward its goal to become net zero across its own operations to 2035
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Tesco partners with rapid grocery service Gorillas for 10-minute deliveries
The retailer and rapid grocer will establish “co-located physical warehouses” within five Tesco stores
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Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts: ‘there will be plenty of food’ this Christmas
Roberts explained that stores will be getting regular deliveries right up until Christmas Eve
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Asda in new data partnership to ‘better understand customer needs’
It follows the announcement last week of ‘Asda Rewards’, an app-based loyalty scheme available to customers for the first time in 16 trial stores
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Tesco’s wonky fruit & veg range saves 50 million packs of food so far
In five years the total weight of fruit and veg sold is 44,000 tonnes
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Morrisons ends 54-year run as public company as CD&R takes control
Morrisons has officially ceased trading as a publicly listed company after more than 50 years on the London Stock Exchange
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Central England Co-op to close majority of stores on Boxing Day as reward for staff
Six 24-hour petrol stations will remain open to continue serving communities
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Co-op rebrands six stores to Co-op26 for climate change awareness
Co-op will also feature the new branding across its social media channels for the duration of the conference
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Comment & Opinion
Brands have a golden opportunity to optimise their first-party data management
We all know first-party data is valuable but that doesn’t mean brands are putting its management into practice well enough, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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News
Food prices climb higher as soaring costs slams industry
Food inflation has ramped up to its highest level since November 2020 as spiralling costs led to higher prices on supermarket shelves, with fresh food becoming more expensive for the first time in ten months.