more supermarket news & analysis – Page 336
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M&S launches ‘buy now, pay later’ scheme online
Customers can check the status of payments or bring them forward to an earlier date using a new app from Clearpay
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Scottish DRS retailers could qualify for rates relief, says Sturgeon
Relief will be offered to retailers chosing to install a reverse vending machine
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Tesco launches paid-for Clubcard loyalty scheme
Jason Tarry said the service would be a “no-brainer” for savvy customers
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Asda announces rise in basic hourly pay as contract row continues
The supermarket said it would mean an increase of up to 11% in a year for those on the new contract
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Ocado’s GSCOP designation under review following structural shake-up
Ocado Group requested the review, arguing that from 5 August 2019 it had no involvement in the grocery retail side of the business
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Tesco unveils plan for network of wind farms and more solar panels
Tesco said the move was key step towards its target of having 100% renewable electricity across the group by 2030
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Lidl to install electric car charging points at all new stores
The £25m investment will see 300 stores, or a third of Lidl’s UK estate, equipped with the technology within three years…
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Asda disputes GMB claims it is threatening to sack 12,000
The union GMB had accused Asda of being poised to sack 12,000 workers just before Christmas
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Tesco’s Sinead Bell becomes Co-op buying director for dairy & food to go
Bell was previously Tesco’s category director for health, baby, beauty and wellness
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Asda trials new 'No & Low Zone' drinks fixtures
It features brands such as BrewDog’s Punk AF, Kopparberg Alcohol-Free, and Gordon’s Ultra-Low Alcohol Gin & Tonic
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Asda brings forward recycled plastic target and tells suppliers: speed up
CEO Roger Burnley has urged suppliers to come forward with new ideas for reduced, reusable or recycled plastic solutions
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Oxfam delivers petition urging Lidl to make human rights improvements
Earlier this year, Lidl came bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of six of the UK’s biggest supermarkets
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Sainsbury’s milk supply hit by Tomlinsons collapse
Shoppers have reported shortages in some stores following Tomlinsons’ fall into administration last week
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Comment & Opinion
M&S’s Milk Pledge is turning 20 – and it’s still giving farmers a more secure future
Through our Milk Pledge, we pay our farmers a transparent and leading price in the industry, says Stuart Machin, MD of M&S Food
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Nisa retailer Richard Williams to become first Co-op franchise convert
Williams signed up to the move when the Co-op launched its franchise plans in February
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Tesco to open Finest pop-up eateries and wine bars in run-up to Christmas
Tesco is eyeing store front locations in London and other major cities
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Crackers about sustainability: how grocers are cutting Christmas plastic
The latest shake-up sees Waitrose and John Lewis set to remove plastic toys from festive crackers
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Co-op looks to improve night shift worker wellbeing with sleep initiative
Night Club is the result of a partnership between the Co-op and health charity Wellcome
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Morrisons plans nationwide network of electric car charge points at stores
The first 50 GeniePoint rapid charging points were launched this week, with a further 50 planned by 2020
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M&S to open family-friendly Food Hall store in Nottingham
The Food Hall is likely to take the new format that M&S introduced in August at its Hempstead Valley store in Kent