more supermarket news & analysis – Page 364
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Supermarkets most likely to suffer Brexit effects, say Brits
Over two thirds believe prices will rise in supermarkets after Brexit, compared with just 46% who expect prices to go up in the discounters
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Analysis & Features
Does Tesco's Carrefour tie-up suggest it's reverting to type?
Tesco’s European buying alliance looks set to be tougher on suppliers than the data-driven stance it has employed in the UK
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Co-op launches online with two-hour London delivery service and new website
The convenience retailer has launched its first ecommerce operation
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Morrisons enters lower-cal ice cream with own-label trio
It follows the arrival of Aldi and Asda’s alternatives to the likes of Halo Top, Oppo and Ben & Jerry’s Moo-phoria
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Midcounties Co-op launches plastic reduction campaign
The 1Change campaign is promoted on signage throughout the aisles of 40 of the society’s food stores
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Booths introduces spice counter at Burscough store
Shoppers will be able to choose from more than 50 spices which are hand-blended in store
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Asda slashes Aunt Bessie’s listings almost in half
The supermarket has removed 15 of the brand’s 34 SKUs from freezers in recent weeks
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Morrisons signs up to Arla 360 dairy farm assurance standard
The move means about 200 UK-based Arla dairy farmers will now need to meet six separate criteria
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John Lewis Partnership pledges to reduce emissions to zero
Pledge covers Waitrose and John Lewis stores, distribution centres, head offices and all other sites
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Finnebrogue defies Brexit fears with new EU-sourced bacon
The supplier’s Irish-sourced nitrite-free bacon would offer more choice for consumers, Finnebrogue said
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Co-op to open pop-up shop at Glastonbury festival
Society has also submitted a planning application for a permanment store in the adjacent village of Pilton
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Comment & Opinion
Albert Heijn's work to tackle human rights abuses sets a precedent for UK supers
Albert Heijn in the Netherlands is leading the way with bold initiatives to acknowledge and eradicate human rights abuses in its supply chains, says Rachel Wilshaw, ethical trade manager at Oxfam
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's-Asda £1bn price pledge is eye-catching but mistimed
Sainsbury’s and Asda have promised to put £1bn back into shoppers’ pockets – but with Brexit and other inflationary pressures on the horizon, is their attention in the right place?
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Ocado confirms plan to rebuild Andover warehouse at same site
‘We will be looking to rebuild in Andover,’ said chief financial officer Duncan Tatton-Brown…
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Asda and Sainsbury's pledge £1bn of lower prices in merger
Retailers have outlined supermarket and petrol forecourt divestments across both brands
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Ocado chooses Washington DC for Solutions business's US HQ
An office for Ocado Solutions, which supplies the online supermarket’s automated warehouse technology to retailers interna…
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Comment & Opinion
Decoding Stuart Machin's letter to M&S suppliers
The food MD is in an ebullient mood over the M&S transformation plan, but will it work?
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M&S ends delivery trial as focus shifts to Ocado venture
M&S had been testing the in-store picking model at its Colliers Wood and Camden stores
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Sainsbury's adds Butlers cheese egg to Easter lineup
The Cheesalicious Easter Egg is suitable for vegetarians and made with blue and soft cheese
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Co-op deploys 'fog cannons' to fight retail crime
A dense fog obscures a criminal’s vision and leaves a residue