more supermarket news & analysis – Page 261
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco shareholder challenge reminds Ken Murphy he must succeed on societal front
Tesco’s promises to tackle obesity have faltered, not least because of the impact of the pandemic
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News
All supply chain workers to be tested ‘every few days’ in next stage of Covid fight
There has been ‘relatively slow’ take-up of the millions of tests being offered by ministers to companies
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News
Sainsbury’s top up of £2 biggest yet for Healthy Start Vouchers
The retailer joins Tesco, Waitrose, Co-op and Lidl in topping up the scheme
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Sainsbury’s apes Tesco with launch of Aldi Price Match campaign
The supermarket has today launched Aldi Price Match, having reduced the price of around 250 staple grocery products
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The Range begins rollout of ‘many more’ in-store Iceland supermarkets
Nine are planned to open within the next five weeks
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Analysis & Features
The eight golden rules of TikTok according to Little Moons
Little Moons marketing director Ross Farquhar shares what he thinks other brands should know before taking on TikTok
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News
Media Bites 10 Feb: Ocado, Tesco, Brewing and pubs
Ocado sharp rise in sales and profits is put in context, with the papers noting the online retailer has still never made an annual profit
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News
Shareholders accuse Tesco of failing in fight against obesity
The shareholders are calling on Tesco to set targets to increase the proportion of healthy products on its shelves
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Comment & Opinion
Industry must look inwards on food waste before criticising consumers
As the UK’s inaugural food waste week approaches, thousands of tonnes of edible produce is still ending up as animal feed or going to AD
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Comment & Opinion
How Mark White’s legal background will influence his work with GSCOP
The new GCA seeks to understand the causes of retailer-supplier friction, not just the symptoms, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
Waitrose recalls own-label carrot cake muffins due to labelling error
Walnuts were not mentioned on its labelling owing to a packaging mistake
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News
M&S hosts virtual Valentine’s food and drink event
Sparks Live attendees will get tips for a Valentine’s Day dinner at home from Fred Sirieix
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News
Fruit & veg sales booming under lockdown, says Tesco
The retailer said its stores were breaking records on a weekly basis for a range of products
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News
Phil Barker made Co-op head of customer relationship management
Co-op said Barker would play a key role in developing a new data and loyalty centre of excellence
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News
Waitrose launches app that tracks emotional wellbeing of its animals
The app has been developed in collaboration with Scotland’s Rural College and is designed to give its animals an ‘enriching life’
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Morrisons gives schools 60,000 pizza making kits to fight hunger
Staff working on the retailer’s pizza counters will prepare the kits, which will be distributed via Morrisons Community Champions
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News
Concerns raised over Asda deal debt
The Issa brothers aim to fund the buyout of Asda using around £3.7bn of junk-rated debt
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News
‘Arcane’ rules on own label driving up food waste
Many food charities are unable to access own-label food
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News
65 retail CEOs heap pressure on Boris Johnson to tackle shopworker abuse
The bosses of Asda, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Aldi and Lidl are among those demanding new legislation to protect shopworkers
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News
Co-op ditches plastic from own-brand Easter egg range
The convenience retailer said the plans would remove 14 tonnes of unnecessary plastic from its stores