more supermarket news & analysis – Page 216
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Goose Island debuts frozen bar snacks range with Co-op
The snacks – which are billed as ‘an ideal pairing’ to beer – feature Goose IPA and Midway Session IPA in their recipes
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Food Foundation demands more transparency from supermarket over plant-based food sales
The Food Foundation is demanding supermarkets disclose plant-based and healthy food sales data and targets in the interest of meeting the UK’s net zero targets
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Asda launches first customer loyalty rewards scheme
The move follows a pilot for 2,000 staff in 16 stores
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Waitrose becomes largest retailer to sign up to the Organic Potato Pledge
The supermarket will stop the use of copper-based fungicides on its organic fresh potatoe
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Central England Co-op sees sales dip against ‘dramatic spike’ of March 2020 lockdown
Sales remained 4.3% above pre-pandemic levels, totalling £458.1m during the first six months of 2019
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Sainsbury’s store closure in Northern Ireland triggers Brexit concerns
Sainsbury’s said the decision was ‘not taken lightly and is based on a range of factors’
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Morrisons £7.1bn CD&R takeover wins backing from shareholders
Shareholders in Morrisons have given the all-clear for the £7.1bn takeover by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) takeover to go ahead at a general meeting
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Analysis & Features
In pictures: Tesco’s GetGo checkout-free shopping experience
Here’s what it’s like to shop at Tesco’s first checkout-free store
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Asda recruiting 15,000 temporary Christmas staff
Some will be offered the chance to stay on into the new year, the supermarket said
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Tesco launches checkout-free store GetGo in central London
The Tesco Express is fitted with cameras on the ceiling and on-shelf weight sensors that monitor customer movements and product picks
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Sale of Asda forecourts to EG Group terminated
Asda said the sharing of commercial information had resulted in several changes to the financial evaluation of the deal
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Range Preview
Pigs in sushi blankets and vegan gammon: Sainsbury’s Christmas food range 2021
This year, Sainsbury’s has more than 300 new festive food and drink products to tempt shoppers
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M&S to hire 12,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The new roles will span food, clothing and home, with jobs available in stores across the UK
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Asda opens first ‘premium’ convenience store on EG forecourt
The store in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, stocks over 2,500 products including Asda’s ‘Extra Special’ fresh and chilled ranges plus ready meals and beers, wines and spirits
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Analysis & Features
Ben Taw: how our Grocer 33 Store Manager of the Year showed emotional and operational nous
Store Manager of the Year Ben Taw put people first as Covid struck
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Horsham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We just released up to 50 new autumn edition lines in our dinners and lunches, so they’re going to be exciting to see when they hit the shelf’
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Sainsbury’s Horsham clear winner with solid stock availability and good customer service
The branch was a good size, well presented and had a good variety of products on offer
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Gordon’s gin discount helps Asda beat rivals by more than £5
Gordon’s Sicilian Lemon Gin was on sale for £13 at Asda this week, £3.50 cheaper than its rivals
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Co-op to create more than 300 LGV apprenticeship roles
The convenience retailer will offer enrolees the opportunity to work towards a Class 1 licence
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Alpen adds oat-based cereal bars
The Oat Blends bars were high in fibre with no red traffic lights, said Alpen