more supermarket news & analysis – Page 222
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Pret a Manger unveils ambitious growth plans after losses spiral to more than £250m
The Covid pandemic wiped more than £400m from Pret’s sales in 2020
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Leon launches ‘plant-rich’ soups and salads range into Sainsbury’s
The six-strong product range was ’perfect for convenient, plant-rich, work from home meals’, said Leon
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets hit accelerate on driverless delivery, but it’s a long road
There’s a long way to go, but serious investments from UK retailers will speed up the tech’s development
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Asda launches second ‘refill store’, and first in Scotland
The store in Glasgow Toryglen is the first Asda in Scotland to gain dedicated aisles of dispensers from which customers can fill either their own container or a reusable one available to buy
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Comment & Opinion
Major grocers soared in the pandemic, but 2022 will be the year of small business
Smaller, innovative players can target consumer trends and offer a unique proposition to earn shopper loyalty, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Asda to trial driverless delivery vans in London
Asda is working with self-driving vehicle firm Wayve on the project
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City Snapshot: C-stores boosted by return of pre-Covid shopping habits
A gradual shift to pre-pandemic shopping behaviour has delivered a boost to the UK’s convenience store market, according to the latest monthly data from NielsenIQ. Plus, a fourth quarter trading update from Compass Group, and full-year results from Real Good Food.
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M&S Food to pay all small suppliers within seven days
The retailer wants to foster its relationships with small growing suppliers as they help “bring new concepts and products to the market” -
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M&S hits £10m in donations to Sparks charities
The retailer has so far supported causes such as Oxfam and the Marine Conservation Society
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Morrisons to expand wholesale with supply to pubs and restaurants
The grocer has partnered with new online platform StarStock to sell more than 1,500 lines into the on-trade
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Morrisons to remove plastic packaging from all bananas over the next six months
The move comes after a 12-week trial scheme that resulted in over two million pre-packed plastic bags being avoided
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Analysis & Features
A reuse revolution: how Tesco could scale up its Loop trial
Tesco is trialling the refillable packaging service in 10 stores. For now it’s loss-making, but supporters say it can succeed with scale
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The Black Farmer partners with M&S on co-branded jerk paste NPD
“To work together with one of the most established and respected British brands on a jointly branded Caribbean product range is beyond extraordinary,” said Emmanuel-Jones.
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Comment & Opinion
Co-op’s Amazon tie-up is a sign of how convenience is evolving
Co-op is fast emerging as an unlikely pioneer in online grocery. Its ambitions in this arena were this week cemented by a landmark partnership with Amazon, which will offer 10,000 of its SKUs for same-day delivery to Prime members. Granted, this is nothing particularly pioneering in ...
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s is clear Grocer 33 winner with ‘reasonably full’ Keighley store
While availability issues continue to affect the sector, Sainsbury’s only had two items out of stock
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s Keighley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We try to allow colleagues to be themselves and ensure that human element for customers’
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News
Tesco and Co-op risking tax penalty as battle for drivers intensifies, lawyers warn
The supermarkets are looking to engage HGV drivers with a limited company, an arrangement HMRC has sought to crack down on
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Grocer 33
Asda is most competitive in hard-fought week for big four
At £47.21, the Leeds-based supermarket came in £2.21 cheaper than rival Tesco
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Analysis & Features
The contenders to buy EG Group if the Issas sell to focus on Asda
Reports suggest the brothers are exploring a £10bn-plus sale. EG Group has long been seen as an IPO contender, but a sale jars with the synergies attained via the Issa brothers’ purchase of Asda this year
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Range Preview
Paneer fries and triple smoked salmon: Morrisons’ Christmas range 2021 preview
Morrisons is sticking to the classics for Christmas 2021