more supermarket news & analysis – Page 290
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Comment & Opinion
Gimmick or not, Tesco’s drone trial shows supermarkets are looking to get delivery right
Tesco and Morrisons are both investing in innovative (and traditional) delivery solutions
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News
Zizzi to make grocery debut with Sainsbury’s listing
The restaurant chain has created a trio of frozen pizzas based on the ‘rustica’ pizza option from its menus
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News
Tesco to trial drone deliveries next month
Tesco said it is working with Irish tech company Manna on the project
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News
City snapshot: Morrisons profits dented by extra coronavirus costs
Morrisons has reported a surge in first half sales, but a double-digit fall in profitability as the extra costs of operating through the coronavirus crisis hit its bottom line.
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News
Haribo disappears from Tesco shelves in price war negotiations
Tesco’s price war with Aldi has been blamed for the disappearance
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Comment & Opinion
Ocado-M&S and Waitrose must refine their offers in a complex online grocery world
It is wrong to assume the pair are competing for the exact same slice of the market, says Fraser McKevitt, head of retail and consumer insight at Kantar
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News
Morrisons to provide doorstep deliveries to retirement communities
It has joined forces with retirement community provider McCarthy & Stone on the scheme
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News
Sainsbury’s rewards customers with Nectar points for buying fruit and veg
Shoppers can earn hundreds of points through The Great Big Fruit & Veg Challenge, which launched on 7 September
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News
Co-op looks to tackle plastic pollution with film recycling scheme trial
The society is kicking off the trial today at 50 stores across sourthern England
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Delivery driver of the week: Daryl Snyman, Tesco, Rugby
“We got so much recognition from the customers. Some of them would stand at the window after we had delivered and hold up signs saying thank you.”
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Comment & Opinion
It hasn’t been a dream start to the Ocado-M&S alliance. Can they turn the tides?
Ocado had all the tools to make the M&S switch a success but it hasn’t been smooth sailing, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment & Opinion
The Ocado-M&S switch will reveal how hard – or easy – it is to break shoppers’ habits
Consumers are averse to changing how they eat and shop, but Ocado is forcing a change upon its shoppers, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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News
Tesco claims ‘major breakthrough’ in use of recycled soft plastics for packaging
Soft plastics are used to pack foods such as bread, pre-prepared salads, meat and cheese
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News
Waitrose to lower minimum spend for online orders to £40
The supermarket is lowering the threshold from £60
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News
Staycationers boost sales for Central England Co-op seaside stores by a fifth
The uptick in sales has been driven by cold drinks, sandwiches, snacks and ice cream
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News
PHE waters down ‘unrealistic’ calorie reduction targets
Public Health England today published a long-delayed list of voluntary targets for the sector
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News
Tesco to offer Jack’s branded lines to Budgens and Londis stores
The move follows the rollout of a tailored 50-strong range into its company-owned and franchised One Stop stores
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets’ price cuts put them on collision course with suppliers
The big four are desperate not to lose ground to the discounters, as they did in 2008/9
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News
Charles Wilson retires as Andrew Yaxley becomes Booker chief
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis said Wilson’s reputation in the food business was “unparalleled”
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News
Tesco increases rollout of Krispy Kreme digital display cabinets
Tesco said the exclusive partnership had proved popular with shoppers