more supermarket news & analysis – Page 243
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Central England Co-op cuts food waste by 40% in three years
The society’s food waste levels dropped from 2,445 tonnes in 2017 to 1,085 tonnes in 2020
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M&S makes Machin joint chief operating officer in management shake-up
Machin, who has been M&S Food MD since 2018, will serve alongside Katie Bickerstaffe, who is also being promoted to joint COO
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Tesco says coronavirus still a key risk to the business
Tesco has warned there is still “uncertainty” over the long-term impact of the Covid pandemic
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Judith Batchelar to leave Sainsbury’s after 17 years
Batchelar is leaving the supermarket chain to “pursue a range of other interests”
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Tesco scraps Metro format blaming shift in customer habits
In August 2019, the supermarket announced it was carrying out a major overhaul of Metro
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Range Preview
Range preview: Morrisons new ready meals 2021
Morrisons has launched its biggest-ever ready meal range revamp and a host of reformulations to cut calories, fat and salt
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Comment & Opinion
Northern Irish businesses need clarity and solutions, not bluster and a vague ‘roadmap’
A veterinary agreement would reduce border checks altogether and is especially important for smaller businesses
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Competition watchdog sets out what Issa brothers must do to clinch Asda deal
The CMA today published the full text of its provisional decision to accept the sell-off of some forecourts as a condition of the Asda takeover
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Co-op renews music festivals sponsorship deal with Live Nation UK
Co-op will run a pop-up supermarket at each event, selling a wide range of everyday essentials and festival staples
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Supermarkets in talks over dropping social distancing measures
The Grocer has learnt retail operations executives will meet with government officials in the coming days in an effort to set a timeframe for many of the measures to disappear
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Grocer 33
Friendly staff and strong availability win it for Tesco
The win was Tesco’s first in six weeks as Bathgate racked up an impressive 90 points
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Grocer 33
Asda wins again but Morrisons closes the gap
Morrisons proved more competitive this week but couldn’t quite catch up to Asda
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Grocer 33
Tesco Bathgate: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘If someone said to me a year ago you would double the size of your online operation and have an extra 80 staff I’d have thought they were mad’
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Asda urges staff to get vaccine as employers launch campaign
The government is calling upon all UK organisations to back the vaccination programme
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Scottish retailers raise £16m for charities despite pandemic hit
Since the SRC began reporting figures in 2016, retailers have raised a total of £75.6m
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Wrap calls for supermarket step change on flexible plastic collection
The move comes with less than 20% of local authorities collecting plastic bags and wrapping as part of their kerbside recycling services
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Southern Co-op adds eight stores to Snappy Shopper partnership
Top-selling categories delivered via the app had been milk, soft drinks, fruit & veg, other dairy, and the Southern Co-op sandwich deal
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Morrisons launches scheme to fast track ‘game-changing’ British suppliers on to shelves
The Growing British Brands programme comes after Morrisons CEO David Potts launched a “call to arms” in January for British food entrepreneurs
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Asda hunger report shows single parents and disabled worst hit by pandemic
Asda has also launched a new national food drive calling on customers to help people struggling with hunger
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Comment & Opinion
Sustainability is key to business strategies. But it needs to be about more than good PR
Brands and retailers need to think carefully about which initiatives they launch and how to clearly communicate them to drive true behavioural change, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture