more supermarket news & analysis – Page 345
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New Co-op TV ad gets in the swim on marine pollution
The Co-op replaced plastic bags with compostable versions last September in 1,000 stores
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Co-op paves way for nationwide online shopping rollout
The convenience retailer is increasingly working with specialist fulfilment firms that link its software with that of a network of courier companies
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Analysis & Features
Will families fill a trolley at the new-format M&S food store?
The Hempstead Valley branch has been restructured in a ‘store renewal’ trial to be ‘more relevant’ to busy families
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Comment & Opinion
How can Tesco maintain the customer experience with 4,500 job cuts?
Tesco claims the move will help it ‘serve customers better’ – but it will leave fewer staff to shoulder the same workload
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Central England Co-op backs fight for food justice at Greenbelt Festival
Retailer is working with the Co-op Party to tackle hunger in the UK
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Whitworths launches new Gloriously Grown fruit & nut snack brand
The brand will go on sale next week in Sainsbury’s as part of its Future Brands initiative
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BRC-KPMG lament retail malaise
Like-for-like sales of food fell 1% in the three months to July, according to the latest data from the British Retail Consortium and KPMG.
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Media Bites 6 August: Tesco, M&S/Ocado, Takeaway.com/Just Eat
Usdaw said its Tesco members were ”shocked and dismayed”
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Comment & Opinion
Attention economy: online grocery sites must become less exploitative
. Ethical questions are being raised about addictive digital behaviour and its impact on the individual In the so-called ‘attention economy’, every digital experience we have – whether on social media, news platforms or retailer sites – encourages us to spend more time, spend more money or ...
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Tesco to cut 4,500 jobs in round of operational changes
The operational changes will mainly focus on its 153 Metro stores
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M&S trials new store format in Kent with full grocery range
Hempstead Valley joins only around a dozen other branches in stocking M&S’s complete grocery range
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City snapshot: Ocado completes JV with M&S
Ocado has completed its arrangements for a joint-venture with Marks & Spencer
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Media Bites 5 August: M&S, Tesco, Diageo
Marks & Spencer is fighting back against its two years of falling sales with larger stores, lower prices, family-sized packs of food and Percy Pigs
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Sainsbury’s calls brands to pitch for Taste of the Future bay space
Sainsbury’s launched Taste of the Future at the end of June as the latest phase in its Future Brands programme
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Sainsbury’s and Morrisons among mults using stability to negotiate cheaper rents
Lower rents have been negotiated during periods of instability for other retail sub-sectors
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Tesco wins again with ‘polite, helpful’ staff
Performances looked to have been affected by last week’s heatwave and the busy Friday evening timeslot for our mystery shops
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Asda beats guest Iceland to maintain winning streak
At £61.19, the Walmart-owned retailer was 35p cheaper than Iceland
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New multi-temperature B&M warehouse to supply stores from September
A decision on rolling out fresh and frozen in B&M stores is to be taken once facility is operational
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Co-op kicks off ‘biggest-ever transformation programme’
A technology overhaul that’s been three years in planning would better equip the retailer for its “ambitious growth strate”
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Waitrose to expand Unpacked packaging-free trial to more stores
Waitrose said more than 7,000 customers had provided feedback on the trial to date