more supermarket news & analysis – Page 245
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Analysis & Features
Can Tesco entice suppliers to cut carbon emissions to net zero?
Tesco is offering incentives to suppliers who report and reduce emissions. So what does it mean for suppliers, and is there a catch?
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Category Report
End of the in-store bakery? Bread & baked goods category report 2021
Wrapped loaves have been flying off shelves, but in-store bakery sales have died a death. Can they be resurrected post-pandemic?
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Grocer 33
Asda, Llansamlet, Swansea: Grocer 33 store of the week
“The Issa brothers have been very successful with their other businesses. There is a real anticipation about what’s to come”
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Grocer 33
Asda wins again as Issa brothers’ deal moves closer
A rollback on Hop House 13 lager made the biggest difference for Asda this week
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Grocer 33
‘High standard’ Asda store delivers a comfortable win
Asda’s Swansea store was well stocked and run by ‘knowledgeable’ staff
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News
BRC calls for end to social distancing as retail footfall struggles
BRC CEO Helen Dickinson said businesses were hoping for social distancing to come to an end
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News
10p plastic bag charge to come into force on 21 May
The fee for single-use carrier bags in England will double to 10p and be extended to all shops
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News
Waitrose defends rates relief as it posts record profits
Waitrose posted record levels of profits last year as sales boomed during a period in which it benefited from business rates relief.
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News
Asda confirms sustainability ambitions in first ESG report
Affordable greener choices, reducing single-use plastic and cutting food waste came top of the list of demands from customers, Asda said
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News
Asda trialling secure boxes for unattended online deliveries
Asda is launching the trial with a small number of customers to take deliveries when they are not at home
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News
Co-op and Unilever partner on Europe’s first smart ice cream vending machine
A combination of cameras and sensors within the Wall’s branded freezer identify which products have been removed by the customer
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News
Sainsbury’s hires Paula Nickolds as general merchandise and clothing commercial director
Nickolds spent 25 years with the John Lews Partnership
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News
Russian-founded discounter giant gearing up to open four UK stores
Svetofor was founded in Krasnoyarsk in Siberia in 2009 and has been opening stores in Europe since 2018 under the name Mere
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News
Tesco decides against appeal over £7.5m use-by date fine
Last month the supermarket giant pleaded guilty to selling food past its use-by date at three of its Birmingham stores
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Comment & Opinion
Co-op should be applauded for a climate plan that goes beyond bags
The society has come up with a 10-point climate plan that seems aimed at delivering real change
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News
Morrisons widens meat-free offer with Vegetarian Butcher and This listings
Both brands have added NPD, including a vegan burger and meat-free bacon
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News
Issa brothers to sell 27 forecourts and clinch Asda takeover deal
The CMA had raised concerns over possible fuel price hikes in areas where both Asda and EG operate
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News
Supermarkets threaten Brazilian boycott over Amazon destruction
Nearly 40 food companies have signed an open letter calling on Brazil’s legislature to reject a bill that may pave the way for further destruction
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News
Co-op own-label food and drink to be carbon neutral by 2025
The move is part of a new 10-point climate plan to hit net zero carbon emissions by 2040