more supermarket news & analysis – Page 371
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Morrisons to train up 500 extra fresh counter apprentices
Moves comes after Tesco revealed plans to scale back its food counter offering
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Waitrose to offer quartet of Sir Ian Botham wines
Four wines from Botham’s portfolio, launched in 2018 through Benchmark Drinks, will be available from 4 February
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Waitrose swaps plastic grape punnets for cardboard
The switch covers its Duchy Organic and Waitrose 1 Sable grapes
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Waitrose promotes its 365 Steps to a healthier year
The latest issue of the Waitrose Health magazine is themed around the campaign
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M&S launches 'plastic take-back' scheme for customers
Shoppers can return non-recyclable packaging to recycling bins located in stores
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Tesco’s counter-cutting move is ruthless but right for the business
Tesco admits at least 4,500 staff are expected to leave the business in the latest in a seemingly never-ending round of cuts
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Tesco shake-up to see counters closed in up to 100 stores
The retailer said it believed new roles could be found for up to half of around 9,000 workers affected by the changes
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Supermarkets warn of chaos and empty shelves threat from no-deal Brexit
The letter signed by supermarket chiefs said without a deal ‘millions’ of UK consumers would suffer
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Sainsbury's increases number of vegan SKUs in meat chillers
The 26 products affected will no longer be stocked in meat-free chillers
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Waitrose launches £1m anti-plastic pollution grant fund
The grant fund will award the money over one year to schemes that can show they have an impact on plastic pollution
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Morrisons trials paper bags in anti-plastic move
Morrisons is also increasing the price of standard plastic carrier bags from 10p to 15p
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Tesco confirms major restructure plans to staff
The UK’s biggest retailer is thought to be planning an overhaul of its fresh food counters and bakeries
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City snapshot: Tesco reportedly to 'cut up to 15,000 jobs' by axing fresh food roles
Tesco to embark on a fresh round of cost-cutting, Ocado and M&S in secret talks and the rest of the news from the City
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Media Bites 28 Jan: Tesco, Ocado/M&S, Patisserie Valerie
Tesco could axe up to 15,000 jobs in a cull that is expected to put some of its meat, fish and delicatessen counters in the firing line.
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Analysis & Features
Inside the NPD team rewriting the rules for supermarket beauty ranges
The mults’ push into the beauty category has created a need for a new kind of NPD: super-targeted, retailer-exclusive and with a rapid turnaround time. We caught up with the team at Brand Architekts to discover how it is rising to the challenge
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Christmas online: why didn't supermarkets do better?
What do the numbers tell us about the way forward for growth in online grocery?
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Iceland rebranded ambient, chilled and frozen lines instead of removing palm oil
The supermarket committed in April to remove palm oil from all own label products by 31 December…
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Channel Islands Co-op to continue Hidden Disabilities scheme
Staff have been trained to support and improve the shopping experience for people with hidden disabilities
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Co-op to roll-out franchise model to independents within months
The Co-op is also set to open its first franchise store on a university campus next month
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Court documents suggest Tesco's 2014 'culture of pressure'
The Deferred Prosecution Agreement was agreed between Tesco and the Serious Fraud Office in April 2017