more supermarket news & analysis – Page 242
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M&S chief sets out business’ efforts to improve diversity
Steve Rowe’s comments come one year on from the death of George Floyd in the US
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Retailers demand government incentives to turn transport fleets green
The BRC has written to transport secretary Grant Shapps warning without government intervention to generate faster adoption of green vehicles, its 2035 net zero target is fantasy
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Just Eat jingle UK’s most ‘likeable and memorable’, index finds
The food courier company’s ‘Did somebody say Just Eat?’ sound signature ranked highest based on a variety of metrics
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City snapshot: Grocery sales dip as lockdown eases
Take home grocery sales edged back 0.4% in the 12 weeks to 16 May the UK’s coronavirus lockdown eased and the vaccine rollout continued. Plus, Greencore and Restaurant Group encouraged by trading following COVID reopening and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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DTC natural deodorant startup Wild debuts in Sainsbury’s
It has rolled its natural deodorant into 300 Sainsbury’s stores as part of the retailer’s Future Brands initiative
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Lidl sponsors ITV’s The Masked Dancer with its own masked character
In show idents, a dancer in a goose costume will challenge the audience to guess who they are using clues related to Lidl products
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Aldi challenges kids to come up with its next lorry design
The discounter is running a competiton as part of its Team GB sponsorship
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Tesco expands Wicked Kitchen with new Beyond Meat-based ready meals
The frozen ready meals use Beyond Meat’s pea protein-based mince in a UK first
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Tesco reports surge in food surplus during the pandemic
The UK’s biggest retailer this week revealed its food surplus in 2020/21 hit nearly 50,000 tonnes
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Sainsbury’s staff impress this week in ‘peaceful and calm’ store
Sainsbury’s bagged its first store of the week award for over a month
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Sainsbury’s White Rose Shopping Centre, Leeds: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘One day I was doing the handover with the previous store manager and the next we were heading into panic buying’
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Morrisons wins with lowest price for 13 products
It has claimed its seventh pricing win of the current Grocer 33 year
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Higgidy launches branded fixtures into 277 Sainsbury’s stores
The fixtures will roll into 277 Sainsbury’s stores
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Why – and how – does Iceland still offer free delivery while rivals have stopped?
In the online shopping boom of the past 12 months, retailers have been cautiously adding delivery fees – except Iceland
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Aldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake returns - with new eyes
Intellectual property experts say changes to his appearance could have a bearing on M&S’s High Court trademark infringement claim
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Tesco’s Metro closures reflect its failure to reinvent the format. What’s next?
The writing has been on the wall since Tesco launched a review of its Metro lineup two years ago
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Iceland rolling out same-day scheduled delivery nationwide
The frozen food retailer is set to offer same-day slots from 400 stores within the next few weeks, The Grocer can reveal
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Co-op and Hubbub to fast-track rollout of community fridges
The charity’s network of fridges already redistributes around 3,145 tonnes of surplus food – the equivalent of almost 7.5 million meals a year.
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Why apps need to become core to the grocery shopping experience
For too long apps have been treated as just an additional transactional platform, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Executive pay plunges at Tesco as Covid costs and bank charges hit bonus targets
The supermarket declined to pay an annual bonus to its leadership team as it failed to hit profit targets