more supermarket news & analysis – Page 346
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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
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Yo to roll out Japanese food kiosks in Tesco stores after trial
Tesco tested the kiosks in two Extra hypermarkets in Bournemouth and Sunbury-on-Thames last October
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Marks & Spencer claims plastic reduction first with reusable container discounts
The Market Place format offers a variety of lunch-to-go options, including rotisserie chicken, fish and freshly prepared salads
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Heck launches first pork and chicken sausage twin-pack
The sausages were designed to cater for increasingly diverse tastes in the home, the brand said
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Waitrose lists refillable ‘laundry eggs’ in sustainability push
Ecoegg’s products have launched into 185 Waitrose stores
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Waitrose to phase out lead-shot game across its estates
Waitrose claims to be the largest retailer of game in the UK
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Morrisons opens up beef supply chain to dairy bull calves
It comes as the supermarket seeks to help its farmers to meet the Arla 360 standard
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Tesco’s Free Fruit for Kids scheme sees over 100m handed out
Tesco first launched the scheme in 800 stores in summer 2016
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Asda uses plastic water bottles to resurface Wakefield car park
Asda said the use of plastic bottles reduced the amount of virgin petroleum needed in the process
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Amazon to ID all customers buying age-restricted products
The move follows scrutiny in May this year from the BBC’s Watchdog programme
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Number of Welsh farmers in Tesco lamb contract doubles
The contracts provide farmers with a guaranteed selling price
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Ocado to create new customer contact centre to support M&S deal
Recruiting for a range of roles will begin this year in a scaling-up of customer service capacity ahead of September 2020
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Amazon will soon be ‘unstoppable force’ in grocery
Revenue rose 20% to $63.4bn for the second quarter following the expansion of one-day Prime delivery in the US
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Sainsbury’s to replace black plastic trays in chilled ready meals with CPET
Waitrose has also replaced black plastic trays on five Indian ready meals this week
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McColl’s posts sales uplift at Morrisons Daily trial stores
CEO Jonathan Miller told The Grocer it was “very pleased” with the performance of the Morrisons Daily stores
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Supermarkets are helping fuel the obesity epidemic, says report
One in five shoppers said supermarkets caused them to go “off track” when dieting according to a report by the Royal Society for Public Health and Slimming World
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Tesco to remove plastic bags from all online grocery deliveries
Tesco’s step comes two weeks after a similar announcement from Asda
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Iceland ditches plastic carrier bags in single-store trial
Paper bags will also be trialled alongside plastic versions in 40 stores
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Co-op to expand Pay in Aisle checkout-free technology
The Pay in Aisle app has also been updated to make it easier for shoppers