more supermarket news & analysis – Page 357
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Morrisons backs out of Ocado deal and cosies up with Amazon
Morrisons is also eyeing new delivery partners as CEO David Potts looks to ‘dance at more than one wedding’
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Analysis & Features
What’s Ocado’s vision for its clever new robot-chef tech?
Ocado will get its first robot this year – and sees the potential to take customers from both the likes of Deliveroo and other grocers
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Tesco Lotus under fire over pig welfare
Tesco has pledged to look into eradicating sow stalls in its Thai supply chain after criticism from animal welfare campaigners
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Waitrose gives its craft beer range a major update
It has added over 70 new beer and cider SKUs to its range
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Morrisons' retail growth slows as Ocado deal renegotiated
Morrisons has posted a 2.3% rise in like for like first quarter sales as it has announced a temporary suspension of its use of online partner Ocado’s Erith customer fulfilment centre and an end to the exclusivity of their partnership.
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Ocado invests in robot chefs for ready-to-eat meals
The investment ‘gives Ocado the opportunity to expand its value proposition in grocery, especially through Ocado Zoom’
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Co-op names Shirine Khoury-Haq as new CFO
Khoury-Haq will replace Ian Ellis who announced his retirement last November
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Asda George MD Nick Jones leaves amid management shake-up
Derek Lawlor has been promoted to SVP food and GM at Asda
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco risks confusing its customers with rollout of Jack's-branded lines
Shoppers may like the prices, but Jack’s products could cannibalise Exclusively at Tesco sales
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Tesco selling Jack's branded products in 900 stores
The move will see nine Jack’s products on sale at Tesco until the end of May in nearly 900 of its larger stores
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Waitrose unveils new range of bags made from plastic bottles
10% of their price will be donated to the Marine Conservation Society
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Iceland launches website promoting sustainability credentials
The new site says the frozen food retailer is ‘taking on the world’s biggest environmental and social challenges’
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Waitrose launches vegan barbecue lines
The Scrumptious Summer range includes vegan barbecue items such as the Korean-inspired vegetable burger
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Tesco to offer Clubcard holders cheaper prices
The retailer’s 17 million-plus loyalty card customers will be able to get up to 50% off a range of products
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Coupe vows to live well with less as Asda deal is 'history'
The embattled CEO insisted the future is bright for Sainsbury’s and this week vowed to stay for “months and years”
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Queues at Sainsbury's checkout-free Local store in Holborn
This week a consistent queue of customers waited to pay by cash or card at a single help desk
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Waitrose profits given huge boost by cut in staff bonuses
The most recent bonus represents the lowest profits-to-bonus ratio on record
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Asda twists the knife as prices plunge further
With the Sainsbury’s merger “ancient history”, Asda is doubling down on its commitment to lower prices
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Comment & Opinion
What does the year ahead hold for Sainsbury's?
The news that it will be investing to enhance 400 of its supermarkets is more than welcome says Bryan Roberts, global insights director at Tcc global
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Analysis & Features
Can Allied Bakeries bounce back from loss of Tesco contract?
Allied is confident it can secure new business, but analysts admit it’s a challenging industry