more supermarket news & analysis – Page 356
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Asda takes the win again but margin of victory narrows
Asda’s total came in at just 45p cheaper than runner-up Tesco this week
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Asda shakes up in-store babyfood to create greater clarity
The supermarket has stripped out dozens of SKUs and organised the remaining products by feeding stage
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Waitrose expands 'While You're Away' grocery delivery trial
Deliveries are made from the Waitrose fulfilment centre in Coulsdon…
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Comment & Opinion
Walmart has a plan B to back out of Asda. But can it attract investors?
Judith McKenna’s next move is to float the idea of a listing on the London Stock Exchange. But Asda still has a mountain to climb
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's till-free store can't offer outstanding service without staff
The customer journey isn’t all about self-service speed – shoppers will always appreciate helpful staff on hand, says Solon Sasson, MD at Bouncepad
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Asda planning IPO and £80m in price cuts
Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said the IPO could take years
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City snapshot: Walmart ‘seriously considering’ Asda IPO
Walmart International CEO Judith McKenna has told Asda staff that a public listing of the UK supermarket chain is being ‘seriously considered’ following the collapse of its merger with Sainsbury’s.
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Tesco boss Dave Lewis picks up £4.6m annual pay packet
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis took home an annual pay package worth £4.6m last year – a figure slightly down from the £5.1m he received in the previous financial year.
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Analysis & Features
Asda pressures rivals with highest overall price cuts
The retailer has emerged as the primary driver of grocery prices moving back into deflation this year
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Sainsbury's launches TV ad campaign to mark 150th year
The ad features the creation of a cake embodying the supermarket’s values and history
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Sainsbury's adds Crussh food to go lines to 61 stores
The rollout follows a trial of stocking the items from Crussh in 10 Sainsbury’s stores from July 2018
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Tesco reports 17% fall in food waste from its operations
Tesco said it was now 81% of the way towards its target that no food safe for human consumption goes to waste
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Korean supermarket Oseyo opens fifth London store
The 2,600 sq ft shop has opened at the new Central Cross development on Charing Cross Road
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Tesco adds 'summer-friendly' wines to Finest range
The five new wines ‘share a vibrancy and freshness that makes them well-suited to seasonal drinking’, said Tesco
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Dave Lewis warns of 'gaps' in new food waste strategy
Lewis said the new Step up to the Plate initiative risked being toothless unless it asked companies to publish their food waste data
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Sainsbury's unveils range of Pride greetings cards
The retailer is introducing the cards in 207 stores to coincide with local Pride events
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Farmfoods reverses 2017 decline with 2.7% revenue rise
Turnover rose from £642.7m to £660.3m in the year to 29 December, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House…
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M&S-backed startup accelerator makes first fmcg investment with Rocketo
Marks & Spencer’s brand accelerator programme has made its first grocery brand investment by taking a minority stake in raw dehydrated organic dogfood startup Rocketo.
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Waitrose: 34 categories into range review programme
The Grocer revealed last August that Waitrose was working with consultancy OC&C on the project
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Asda, Ocado and Co-op hail strong growth in own label
The three retailers have all grown ahead of the market average