more supermarket news & analysis – Page 358
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Waitrose Lincoln: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The store’s best element? Our team – they’re the ones that make the difference.’
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Co-op to open new pop-up shops during store refurbishments
The 230 sq ft modular retail units will hold at least 600 product lines
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Sainsbury's grocery app suffers outages for days
The app was down on Android from at least Sunday afternoon until around 9pm on Tuesday
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Tesco extends sole supplier strategy to frozen produce
Through the partnership, Greenyard Frozen UK will increase the volume of frozen vegetables and herbs it supplies to Tesco
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Colleagues and GMB protest staff pay changes outside Asda HQ
The union is fighting against proposed changes to more than 68,000 Asda workers’ contracts
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Tesco renews 'urgent' call for online sales tax
Tesco said it was taking the position despite being one of the UK’s biggest online retailers
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Comment & Opinion
How Waitrose and M&S should prepare for the Ocado switch
The M&S-Ocado joint venture will also be a fascinating experiment in shopper decision making, says Jeremy Garlick, a partner at Insight Traction
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Blocked Asda deal costs Sainsbury’s £46m
Sainsbury’s collapsed merger with Asda cost it £46m in the year to 9 March, contributing to one-off costs that drove a 41% reduction in pre-tax profits to £239m.
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Comment & Opinion
Why the frozen aisle is the new home of haute cuisine
Waitrose’s ‘five star’ frozen food range shows the genre has come a long way since Iceland’s Kerry Katona ads
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Greenpeace targets Sainsbury's with plastic packaging protest
The environmental group analysed tweets published in 2018 referencing plastic along with one of the top four supermarkets
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's and Asda have the tools to recover from merger disappointment
The back to basics shopper focus approach takes time and focus, says David Sables
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Tesco gives Clubcard members up to 50% off range of products
Customers will get money off ‘a whole range of products, from coffee to cat food, as well as F&F clothing and BBQ tools in…
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Analysis & Features
How the co-operative movement pulled itself together
After a near calamitous reversal in the movement’s fortunes, co-operatives are booming. What’s behind the turnaround?
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Waitrose to launch 'premium' own-label frozen range
Customer searches for frozen ready meals on Waitrose.com were up 500%
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Sainsbury's opens first till-free store
Customers will scan their shopping with their smartphones, bag it and leave the till-free Holborn store
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Waitrose to roll out system limiting buyers' responsibilities
The move comes three months after The Grocer revealed it was planning to slash the head count in its buying team
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Sainsbury's marks 150th anniversary with immersive exhibition
Sainsbury’s said guests would be able to touch and taste their way through its history
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Four McColl's stores rebrand to Morrisons Daily fascia
The conversions are part of a trial that involves 10 north west stores
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Comment & Opinion
Diane Abbott picks up Fleabag's RTD-promoting baton
Abbott last week apologised for drinking a canned mojito on the Tube
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Mike Coupe rages at CMA as Sainsbury's-Asda deal dies
The final report, issued on Thursday, concluded the merger would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for UK shoppers