more supermarket news & analysis – Page 37
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Filco Supermarkets to become Together with Morrisons partner
The Grocer revealed last month Morrisons could also soon be launching in Northern Ireland
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Applewood reformulates recipe for its vegan cheese line
The brand has altered the recipe to have a creamier taste and texture
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Lidl opens its own bottling plant in Derby to supply its GB stores
The facility has a production capacity of 380 million bottles a year, according to Lidl
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Aldi to invest £550m in stores and distribution in 2024
The discounter is looking for freehold town-centre or edge-of-town sites of 1.5 acres, to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces
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City News: Sainsbury’s ‘Next Level’ strategy fails to impress the City
Sainsbury’s outlined its strategic blueprint to improve investors’ returns this week, but its plans underwhelmed the City amid concerns over upfront costs and a lack of clarity around some commitments
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Analysis and Features
Who will be hit hardest by rising national living wage?
Food prices will likely stay higher for longer as costs are passed on
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Analysis and Features
What does Tesco food waste scandal mean for progress?
We tracked down the food waste firm sacked by Tesco, which has found a new partner and says its ambitions remain ‘unchanged’
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Range Preview
Heart-shaped cheese, pizza and more food for Valentine’s Day 2024
From heart-shaped cheese, burgers, pizza and doughnuts to lingerie and Shake Shack necklaces on Deliveroo
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Range Preview
Hot cross chicken and fried egg panna cotta: Sainsbury’s Easter 2024
Sainsbury’s blends tradition with innovation this Easter from showstoppers to luxury eggs in its new Taste the Difference range
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Morrisons Aldershot: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I started as a colleague on the shop floor and have worked in all sorts of jobs but always wanted to be a manager’
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Morrisons jumps to Grocer 33 winning spot with impressive store
Last time out, Morrisons mustered just 21 points, while this time it has claimed the store of the week title
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Lidl beats Aldi as discounters defeat loyalty prices
Lidl was slightly cheaper on the apple sauce and salami, largely due to variations in pack size
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City snapshot: Tesco sells majority of banking arm to Barclays for £1bn
Tesco has announced it will sell it’s the majority of its banking operations to Barclays, with the deal worth £1bn in total.
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Co-op and Uber Eats launch in-app Member Prices in a UK supermarket first
The move builds on the partnership between Uber Eats and the convenience retailer struck in 2022, with around 1,000 Co-op stores now available through the platform
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Waitrose ends trial with Tesco’s fired food waste contractor
Waitrose told The Grocer that despite the revelations about Resource it did “not currently anticipate that this will affect our food waste figures”
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Sainsbury’s invests in living wages for banana workers
The price Sainsbury’s is paying for every box of bananas now covers the cost of the fruit, plus a premium that is invested into workers’ wages
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No Farmers, No Food campaign group wins support as Europe protests
UK farmers have been debating following their European colleagues’ protest action
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Lidl launches its own city-wide deposit return scheme
The discounter is piloting its own DRS across Glasgow, while government plans are beset by delay
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers shoot themselves in the foot supporting AHDB meat campaign
By signing up to Let’s Eat Balanced, retailers are flouting their own climate commitments and promises to their customers, says Liam Lysaght, campaigner for diets and climate change at Feedback Global
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Co-op reports record levels of theft and violence in 2023
The convenience retailer said that equated to almost 1,000 incidents a day across its 2,400 stores, a rise of 44% year on year