more supermarket news & analysis – Page 287
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NewsMorrisons puts restrictions on toilet roll and hand gel in new Covid clampdown
Despite supermarket bosses urging customers not to stockpile, the supermarket said it was placing limits on key products
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can brands and retailers utilise the reimagined vending machine?
As consumers seek lower-contact, convenient ways to buy food, the humble vending machine is going beyond snacking
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NewsLeon expands retail range with ready meals
It has also added five vegan side dishes and two flavours of ready-to-eat chicken thighs
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NewsHyperJar’s ‘pay now, buy later’ app available to all retailers next month
The app turns the “turns the notion of buy now, pay later on its head” allowing users to put money into ‘jars’ that they can only spend at designated retailers
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers still failing on food waste transparency, warns report
A progress report by the IGD and Wrap shows two-thirds of food businesses signed up to the Food Waste Roadmap are still not publishing their figures
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NewsTesco calls for mandatory clampdown on food waste as suppliers step up efforts
The supermarket today said a three-year partnership across 71 of its biggest suppliers had seen food waste slashed by 200,000 tonnes
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Comment & OpinionRetailers need to remember who they really rely on: suppliers
Retailers need to work collaboratively and give suppliers a consistent message, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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NewsAsda tightens Covid security as it says all staff will wear masks
The moves include the creation of a new army of Asda safety marshals stationed at the front of every store and in the aisles of larger stores
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NewsAldi launches click & collect service at Loughborough store
Customers can place their orders at groceries.aldi.co.uk, the discounter’s first UK grocery e-commerce site
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NewsAldi chief appeals directly to customers not to stockpile
In an email to customers, Aldi UK & Ireland CEO Giles Hurley has assured them there is no need for them to buy more than they need
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NewsSainsbury’s installs ‘Argos hub’ at second store
The hub – effectively a full Argos branch within a supermarket – is a relocation of a high street branch
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NewsConfusion over Covid masks ruling as retailers fear new fines threat
The Grocer understands supermarket and convenience store chiefs met with BEIS bosses yesterday to call for greater clarity over Boris Johnson’s plans
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NewsMedia Bites 23 September: Asda, coronavirus, AG Barr
Apollo is in pole position to take control of Britain’s third-biggest supermarket
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NewsAsda to become ‘first UK retailer to launch ambient vegan aisle’
Two bays will be entirely dedicated to 100 new plant-based products
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Analysis & FeaturesFive trends that will shape Christmas 2020, according to Marks & Spencer
To help build a picture of what Christmas in a post-coronavirus world might look like, here are five emerging trends M&S is preparing for
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NewsFormer Noble Foods MD Veli Moluluo moves to senior Morrisons role
Moluluo had worked at Noble for almost a decade, taking key roles in its Gü Puds and egg shell divisions
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NewsSainsbury’s Hendon store development to feature 1,309 homes and a park
The supermarket has partnered with property developer St George to build a 43,000 sq ft store along with homes and local amenities
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the food-to-go market recover from the coronavirus crisis?
Research suggests the market will bounce back by 2022, due to its versatility, low contact and value-led proposition
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have been left to take the lead on panic-buying messaging
The government hasn’t done much to settle national nerves
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Shopper Shrink: how the ‘lipstick effect’ will drive sales during the downturn
The lipstick effect is a curious phenomenon that describes how female shoppers can display a stronger preference for buying beauty products during a recession