more supermarket news & analysis – Page 272
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Tesco removes 20 million pieces of plastic for Christmas
Crackers, lights, cards and Christmas puddings are among products produced with less single-use plastic
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Asda takes delivery of 202 biomethane-powered lorries
The supermarket plans to transition its entire core fleet of 1,000 tractor units from diesel to gas by 2024
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City snapshot: Tesco investors set for £5bn payout as Asia sale readies for completion
Tesco, which last week announced it was returning £585m of business rates relief, has this morning confirmed the $10.6bn sale of its businesses in Asia and a special dividend payment of £5bn. Plus, a pre-close trading update from British American Tobacco, and Nestlé Purina PetCare is set to invest $550m to expand its petfood manufacturing facility in Georgia, creating up to 130 jobs.
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CMA launches probe into Asda takeover by Issa brothers
The proposed £6.8bn takeover by brothers Mohsin and Zuber Issa was announced in October
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Asda expands Uber groceries service in time for Christmas
The supermarket said it had expanded from 25 stores involved in the trial launched in July, to 100 stores across the UK
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Asda chief customer officer Anna-Maree Shaw to leave business
Shaw came in at the start of the year to replace Walmart veteran Andy Murray
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Comment & Opinion
How Morrisons’ Store Manager of the Year transformed her store
Joanne Bennett-McNally ’asked more, listened more and responded more’, says Tim Mason, CEO of Eagle Eye
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City snapshot: Second lockdown boosts pre-Christmas grocery sales
Grocery sales spiked in November by 13.9% as eating and drinking out of home was restricted by the English national lockdown to boost the industry in the run-up to Christmas.
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Analysis & Features
Coronavirus business rates relief: which supermarkets are handing it back?
Here’s the list of supermarkets that have agreed to give it back – and the ones that are staying quiet on the issue
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Booths defers decision on business rates relief
The upmarket retailer said the increased costs associated with coronavirus safety measures were still ongoing
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s new twist on grocery is a potential game-changer
The aim for Asda’s Clapham Junction store is to offer both a counter service and delivery via third-party couriers
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Lidl joins supermarkets handing back businesses rates relief
The discounter said this morning it would refund over £100m in relief to the UK and devolved governments
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M&S expands packaging-free refill aisle trial to third store
The aisle of refill stations features a selection of 50 own-label lines including rice, pasta, cereals and frozen fruit
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose’s 2021 Food & Drink report: the top stats, facts and findings
Consumers are doubling-down on support for British produce, according to the report
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Poundland defends not repaying business rates relief
The variety discounter has argued it should not be judged on the same terms as retailers who saw business boom in lockdown ’like the supermarkets or Amazon’
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Supermarkets pay back £2bn in business rates as Tesco move sparks chain reaction
Sainsbury’s and Aldi confirmed today that they would pay their business rates this year
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Asda launches new café concept with Twisted London
Twisted London opened its first ‘dark kitchen’ in Bethnal Green in November 2017
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Wicked Kitchen plans overseas launch as it rolls out raft of new lines
Derek Sarno, Tesco’s plant-based guru, has also announced NPD for the retailer’s own label Plant Chef range
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City Snapshot: Sainsbury’s to hand back £440m of business rates relief
Sainsbury’s has joined Tesco and Morrisons in handing back its business rates relief, which will cost the supermarket around £440m
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Media Bites 3 December: Tesco, lab-grown meat, High Street
News that Tesco has repaid £585m of business rates relief dominates the papers today.