more supermarket news & analysis – Page 387
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Waitrose launches two-hour Rapid Delivery service in London
The new service is currently available in eight London postcode areas
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Tesco unveils new discount grocery chain Jack’s
The chain, named after Tesco founder Jack Cohen, will carry roughly 2,600 product lines and focus on British sourcing
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Comment & Opinion
Customer insight will be crucial as Waitrose and John Lewis connect
The introduction of an integrated Waitrose and John Lewis loyalty card is a sensible step, says Eagle Eye CEO Tim Mason
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Glow of summer grocery sales boom begins to fade
The hot weather triggered a bumper summer for the grocers, but the latest market share data suggests spending has slowed in more recent weeks.
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Seedlip launches its non-alcoholic spirits into Waitrose
It marked “a huge milestone” for the brand, said founder Ben Branson
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Waitrose to remove 5p single-use plastic bags from sale
Retailer to make all loose produce bags easily home compostable
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Waitrose to relaunch own-label free-from and sweets ranges
Free-from lines will be first to feature new Waitrose & Partners branding
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Media Bites 17 Sept: Tesco, The Co-op, Unilever
Tesco is planning to shut a raft of City centre stores and convert dozens of others to Jack’s, its new discount format, in a move that will put thousands of jobs at risk
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons' shares slide despite quarterly sales jump
Morrisons posted its best sales quarter for nine years and announced a special dividend gift to investors, but the hard-to-please City still sent the supermarket’s shares into the red.
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Sainsbury's to extend lanyard trial for disabled customers
Customers who may need extra support can collect a complimentary lanyard to indicate as much.
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Co-op food sales boosted by more competitive prices
Food retail like-for-like sales were up 4.4% in the first six months of the year
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Retailers cannot prevent hard Brexit food shortages: Co-op
Chef executive Steve Murrells called for urgent reassurances from the government
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Analysis & Features
Is Jamie Oliver's Tesco role any more than an ad coup?
It may seem a bitter medicine to some but Dave Lewis thinks an Oliver-backed health initiative is preferable to DH intervention
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Analysis & Features
Supermarket buyers: as the role changes, what next?
With creativity now well and truly superseded by data, what does a buyer look like in 2018?
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Waitrose and John Lewis to trial joint loyalty scheme
Some 600,000 myWaitrose and My John Lewis loyalty cardholders will receive the combined card
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City snapshot: Co-op Group first half sales up 10% as food and Nisa deal drive growth
The Co-op Group has this morning announced a 10% rise in first half sales to £5bn driven by strong like for like food sales growth and its acquisition of Nisa. Plus, Connect Group, the logistics company spun out of WH Smith, has announced a profit warning and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Analysis & Features
Can M&S's new celebrities win over young families?
Social focus and celebs like Amanda Holden and Rochelle Humes mark a shift in M&S’s marketing
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Morrisons undercuts rivals with meal kit deliveries
The retailer’s Eat Fresh recipe boxes are available from today
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City snapshot: Morrisons first half sales up 4.5% after strongest quarter for nine years
Morrisons has posted a first half revenue rise of 4.5% to £8.8bn after a like for like sales surge in the second quarter driven by its growing wholesale business. Plus, John Lewis Partnership pre-tax profits plunge 99% despite improving Waitrose performance and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & Opinion
From Jack’s to Jamie Oliver, Tesco is keeping everyone guessing
Two men whose names begin with J look set to have a big say in Tesco’s future