more supermarket news & analysis – Page 294
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Tesco chases online boom with free delivery for Clubcard Plus members
The supermarket however remained tight-lipped on when the free delivery would launch
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Central England Co-op Funeralcare reopens florist shops to the public
Earlier in lockdown, the society’s florists were helping in its food stores and funeral homes
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Morrisons to scrap plastic bags for life as customers ‘only use them once’
The supermarket has kicked off a trial at eight stores with all bags for life replaced by paper carrier bags
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Waitrose.com turnover at £1bn ‘run rate’, says James Bailey
It puts Waitrose.com on course to hit a target announced in May last year of tripling its turnover to become a £1bn business within three years
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Waitrose to reintroduce carrier bag recycling scheme
The initiative was temporarily stopped in March due to coronavirus
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Sainsbury’s hiring head of Brexit response
The newly created role is intended to help the supermarket identify the risks, opportunities and operational challenges of Brexit
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Supermarket store openings back on course after lockdown
Several major supermarkets this week told The Grocer they had restarted property activity
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Supermarket promotions still well below pre-coronavirus levels
Data compiled for The Grocer shows the total number of multibuys and single-product discounts offered by the major mults is down 22% this month compared with the start of March
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Suppliers and supermarkets set for post-Brexit Incoterms showdown
Sainsbury’s told suppliers last year that they must bear the costs of all tariff and customs arrangements on EU imports
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Waitrose quietly delists full Napolina pasta range
Eight Napolina pasta SKUs have disappeared from Waitrose’s shelves over recent weeks
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Range preview: Asda Christmas 2020
After a stressful year, Asda has upped the number of fun and easy-to-prepare lines in its Christmas range. Here’s our pick of the new products
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Sainsbury’s opens next On the Go convenience store in Leicester Square
It follows Sainsbury’s other On the Go branch in Mansion House, London
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Sainsbury’s adds Leon range to 62 more bakeries
The range is part of Sainsbury’s ongoing Future Brands drive
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The Food Warehouse growing trade offering to serve recovering hospitality businesses
Anthony Howard, the Iceland sub-brand’s business development manager, said it was offering more bespoke deals with no membership fees
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Cross-party MP group to demand ‘all-in’ bottle DRS
20 MPs are calling for plastic and glass bottles, aluminium cans, cartons, pouches and coffee cups to all be included in the DRS
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M&S to open new DC in Milton Keynes as part of transformation programme
The 365,000 sq ft DC will increase the retailer’s ambient product capacity by up to 60%
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Heatwave sees Central England Co-op report spikes in ‘unusual’ sales
Since 7 August, the retailer has seen sharp sales increases on banana-flavoured milk, Greek natural yoghurt and salted peanuts
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Waitrose recalls chicken satay over sauce mix-up
The upmarket grocer included a sauce made with fish and peanuts rather than the sweet chilli variety listed on the label
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Sainsbury’s reports success of AI ‘concealment detector’ to spot thieves
The technology uses machine learning to recognise and record suspicious behaviour based on CCTV feeds from specific aisles
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Asda launches bigger, more efficient home delivery vehicles to lower emissions
With significantly increased capacity the fleet will enable the supermarket to ‘drastically reduce miles on the road’