more supermarket news & analysis – Page 350
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Central England Co-op launches summer food bank appeal for children
The society said food banks often saw a rise in demand from families when the ‘safety net’ of free school meals was removed
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M&S links with ITV Weather’s Lucy Verasamy for fresh campaign
24 episodes are to be shown over the next six weeks in the tie-up
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Asda adds 100 new wines in major shake-up of its booze aisles
Jacob’s Creek has been completely delisted in the range review
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M&S extends In the Bag meal kit trial to more stores
The original six-store trial went live in February
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Waitrose and IRI link up to create customer behaviour portal
Users will be able to assess the impact their in-store activity has on shopper behaviour alongside sales
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Aldi lists range of unusual fish species in sustainability move
The fish species are usually more popular in Europe
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Wet weather washes out grocery sales growth
The wet start to the summer compared with last year’s heatwave and the run up to the men’s FIFA World Cup limited grocery market growth, according to the latest grocery market share data.
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Comment & Opinion
Tacon’s exit announcement will surely make suppliers nervous
The Groceries Code Adjudicator plans to put systems in place at the retailers she polices
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Retailers to be given ‘self-policing’ GSCOP role as Adjudicator steps down
Christine Tacon confirmed she is to step down next year after seven years in the role
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Higgidy trials branded in-store deli counter at Sainsbury’s
The West Sussex pie maker is offering a 12-strong range in 11 Sainsbury’s stores
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Sainsbury’s responds to War on Plastic with loose fruit & veg price cuts
The move comes after the programme compared the cost of loose versus packaged items at both Tesco and Sainsbury’s
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Aldi to roll out loose veg trial in England
The discounter started selling five lines without plastic wrapping in Scotland earlier this year and is set to do the same
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M&S and Ocado shares hit by Tesco Finest possibility
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis may have only made brief mention of the possibility of Tesco creating an upmarket convenience store offering, but the City quickly took it as a threat to Marks & Spencer and Ocado’s new partnership.
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Comment & Opinion
Disruptive times are inspiring divergent thinking from the supermarkets
Not that long ago the supermarkets spent all their time copying each other
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Tesco out of pocket after huge redundancy payout error
Those overpaid by less than £500 were told they could keep the money
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Comment & Opinion
Christine Tacon could face plenty of flak in the BEIS review of the GCA
The results of her annual suppliers’ survey next week carry added weight
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Waitrose sees sharp improvements in service and availability
Over the past year, Waitrose climbed from last place to second in the Grocer 33 weekly mystery shopping survey
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Analysis & Features
What does a no-deal in October mean for food and drink?
And amid the Conservative leadership race, have government department preparations stalled?
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Sainsbury’s to open meat-free butchers pop-up in London
The pop-up will showcase Sainsbury’s range of meat alternatives
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Morrisons promises no job losses in transfer of staff to Wincanton
The retailer is outsourcing its transport department at three sites and five vehicle maintenance departments