more supermarket news & analysis – Page 223
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Comment & Opinion
We’re at peak meat. Which supermarket will bite the bullet and pledge to sell less?
Supermarkets cannot sell meat at the volumes they do without being involved in deforestation, says Elena Polisano, Greenpeace UK senior campaigner
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News
New grocery portal Lollipop eyes real-time view of user fridges and cupboards
Sainsbury’s is the first supermarket to partner with Lollipop, with users given the ability to select delivery slots via the app’s interface
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News
Sainsbury’s to launch personalised offers for Nectar app users
Customers will be offered the ‘My Nectar Prices’ selection in addition to the other Nectar points offers already available in the app
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News
City Snapshot: John Lewis cuts losses but exceptional costs leave it in the red
The John Lewis Partnership has bounced back from a £635m loss in its first half of 2020, but remains in the red. Plus interim results from The Co-op and Hilton Food Group, while Phillip Morris declares victory in Vectura battle.
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News
Co-op partners with Amazon to offer grocery delivery to Prime members
Products will be picked and packed by local stores, and delivered by Amazon’s ‘Flex’ courier pool drivers
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons’ sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff is unfair
Morrisons’ interfering mandate looks less like a thoughtful contribution to disease avoidance than a panicky attempt to bolster profits, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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News
Lidl launching in-store recycling points for soft plastics
The discounter is also replacing single-use fruit & veg bags with a compostable version
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News
Gino D’Acampo’s frozen meal range moves from Iceland to Asda
Iceland made much fanfare over range as it launched exclusively in its stores two years ago, saying it had been “created in collaboration” with the frozen food retailer
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons’ ‘zero waste’ trial is a positive indicator of a return to normal
A six-store trial will see all packaging waste – including plastic, cardboard and foil – recycled in the UK
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News
Sainsbury’s to close all stores on Boxing Day as thank you to staff
As well as supermarkets, c-stores and forecourts, the move will also apply to all Argos and Habitat outlets
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News
Waitrose to go bagless for all online orders, and remove 10p bags from stores
Retailer is also set to reinstate into-home deliveries
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News
Tesco launches ‘Loop’ refillable aisle boasting 88 branded and own-label products
Loop sorts and cleans the returned empty containers for reuse, before they are refilled by suppliers
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News
Sainsbury’s partners with Neighbourly to distribute surplus food to charities in need
The retailer is ramping up efforts to increase food donations to charities and community groups while tackling food waste
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News
New ranges put Iceland in 'sales growth' despite frozen market dip
The Grocer revealed last week the frozen specialist had landed 250 new products in stores in a day
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury’s ‘well presented’ Portadown branch secures win despite availability issues
Retailers struggled with availability this week Sainsbury’s took the lead in what was another problematic week for availability across the board in this week’s G33. Racking up a total of 68 points, the retailer’s Portadown branch was described as “well presented” by our mystery shopper. But though ...
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Grocer 33
Asda wins despite year-on-year rise in price of Grocer 33 basket
Featuring a pork joint with lots of trimmings, plus a celebratory cake, chocolates, and lashings of Coke, our basket was comfortably won by Asda this week. Asda’s £82.89 basket was £2.29 cheaper than nearest rival Tesco, with 10 items exclusively cheapest, including the eclairs, coffee, milk, ...
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News
Asda to appoint 150 new ‘greengrocer’ roles nationwide
The new ‘Greengrocers’ will focus specifically on the supermarket’s fresh produce offer and oversee quality standards, stock availability and presentation of the fresh section
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News
Food prices: ‘Tsunami’ of hikes on the way for consumers as suppliers pass on costs
Some suppliers are hanging on by their fingernails trying to reach the end of the year, but many can no longer wait and supermarkets have accepted that without price increases they will cease production
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News
Food shortages on the rise after brief August respite
Out-of-stock levels climbed steadily through August to hit 4% by early September
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Analysis & Features
Why Asda’s convenience ‘move’ to supply EG Group sites is not a piece of cake
Asda’s new c-store format is rolling out to hundreds of EG Group forecourts. But a potentially steep learning curve is ahead