more supermarket news & analysis – Page 227
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Tesco wins with nearly excellent availability, guest retailer Lidl comes second
With 89 points, Tesco nailed an easy win this week
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Lidl cheapest in weekly Grocer 33 price comparison survey but winning margin falls
At £41.40 Lidl came in £3.61 cheaper than runner-up Asda
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News
Waitrose ‘only major retailer in growth’ as grocery sales slip
Sales at the retailer were up 0.6% in the 12 weeks to 8 August
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News
Morrisons agrees deal with CD&R after raised £7bn bid
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has moved into pole position in the bidding war for Morrisons, having agreed a new £7bn 285p per share deal for the supermarket.
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News
Food shortages ease… but worst is yet to come as HGV driver crisis continues
As changes to self-isolation rules mean fully vaccinated workers must no longer isolate, new research by The Grocer reveals food shortages have now eased
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City snapshot: Morrisons agrees to new £7bn CD&R bid
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has moved into pole position in the bidding war for Morrisons, having agreed a new £7bn 285p per share bid for the supermarket.
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Asda begins stocking clothing from online fashion retailer Missguided
George at Asda said the move was part of its wider strategy to partner with “relevant brands”
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Central England Co-op to save 230,000 meals a year with Too Good To Go
The rollout of Too Good To Go follows a six-week trial earlier this year
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M&S seeking new suppliers to ramp up frozen food offer
The plans are part of the retailer’s wider strategy to encourage more families to do their weekly shop with M&S
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Analysis & Features
Six fmcg companies leading the way on sustainable palm oil
To celebrate International Orangutan Day (19 August), we take a look at six fmcg brands and retailers noted to be ‘leading the way’ on palm oil sustainability in WWF’s 2020 Palm Oil Buyers scorecard
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News
Jolly Hog rolling into Asda as sales forecast for 2021 hits £20m
The Bristol-based brand’s Proper Porker sausages and Little Porker chipolatas go on sale in Asda in September
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Comment & Opinion
Inflation: how grocery sector should prepare as pressure ramps up
Shoppers will notice their bill increasing and will start to stop and think a bit more about value, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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News
M&S partners with British Corner Shop to offer food range to UK expats
Shoppers will now be able to buy more than 800 different M&S Food items via the export platform
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M&S sees weekly sales rise in ‘Cooking with the Stars’ ingredients
M&S Food has registered a spike in sales for items featured on each episode of the ITV show
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Nick Meagher to join Co-op as head of insight and research
He will start the newly created role in September and take on insight and research leadership for Co-op’s food, insurance, funeralcare, legal, community and membership functions
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Southern Co-op to take on 20 more young people on job placements through Kickstart
The latest joiners will take the number of people on Kickstart placements to nearly 40 at the society
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Sushi Daily owner appoints Lesley Fong as new global head of NPD
KellyDeli’s Sushi Daily has more than 100 counters in the UK
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Comment & Opinion
‘Hybrid’ retailers will need to invest in technology to keep up with omnichannel shopping
Stores’ IT systems, digital platforms and logistics networks will come under increased pressure, says Perran Jervis of law firm TLT
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Comment & Opinion
The shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School
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News
Grocery sales fall as pre-pandemic shopping behaviour returns
With the end of social distancing restrictions people have been happier to head into stores to make more regular, smaller shops, according to Kantar