more supermarket news & analysis – Page 306
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M&S sets out safety measures ahead of clothing space opening on 15 June
The retailer said experience from running nearly 600 food stores through lockdown had given staff extensive experience of social distancing measures that would be rolled out to clothing departments
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M&S expands food box range due to soaring demand
Demand for the boxes has been so strong that some variants have sold out in recent days, according to M&S
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Shoppers returning to supermarkets, latest Channel Pulse survey shows
The increases come as lockdown restrictions slowly ease and more freedom around out-of-home activities is permitted
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Morrisons expands food box range with vegan option
The retailer said the box had been created in response to requests from vegan customers
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Sainsbury’s boss Simon Roberts reshuffles board on first day
Chief digital director Clodagh Moriarty will take on the new role of retail and digital director
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Supermarkets mull overhaul of NI operations to reduce extra checks
Supermarkets fear new border checks on foods moving from Great Britain to NI will cause havoc
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury’s slicing stop is ‘worst news’ for one shopper
Minor collateral damage in the effort to maintain social distancing
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Suppliers report fall in fines for ‘drop and drive’ deliveries
Findings from a group of 20 suppliers show a 90% fall in the sums being deducted for delivery errors
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Asda teams up with Fuel10K for Arise Bakery baking mix range
Fuel10K has brought two of its team back from furlough because of the tie-up
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Morrisons to open standalone clothes and homeware store
Morrisons said the store would be dual-branded as Morrisons Home and Nutmeg
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Can Britain’s supermarkets hold on to online shoppers after lockdown?
Online shopping now accounts for 11.5% of all grocery sales, according to Kantar
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Waitrose profits sliced in half as restructure plan takes toll
Exceptional costs of more than £30m related to redundancies at head office and store closures
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Analysis & Features
How coronavirus will herald a new era of automation in grocery
In theory, the pandemic should be pushing the industry towards greater automation. Yet in the short term, grocery has gone the opposite way. Why?
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Face mask supplier Mask Bros targets supermarket listings
The company is seeking retail listings as it aims to become the household name for face masks
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City snapshot: Grocery sales surge 17.2% as lockdown eases
British take-home grocery sales surged by 17.2% over the past four weeks to take 12-week grocery growth to its highest level since records began, according to Kantar. Plus, Britvic posts ‘robust’ performance despite coronavirus impact, Supermarket Income Reit creates JV to invest in Sainsbury’s supermarkets and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Waitrose launches British cheese box to support artisan suppliers
Waitrose said the move was designed to help its small-scale producers
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Tesco backs Jamie Oliver campaign by listing two new cheesemakers
Kirkhams Lancashire Cheese and Keen’s Cheddar previously relied heavily on the foodservice industry and farmers markets
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Central England Co-op launches call and collect shopping service for members
Orders can be placed and collected by members or a nominated person
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Aldi to install traffic lights to limit number of in-store shoppers
The automatic doors only open when the lights are green
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Asda named and shamed in #PayUp Bangladeshi factory worker crisis
It’s one of several retailers accused of causing factory workers in Bangladesh to go hungry by cancelling or suspending garment orders without full payment because of coronavirus