more supermarket news & analysis – Page 393
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Morrisons set to offer 'wonky flowers' for sale
The flowers will be priced at £3 per bouquet, compared with £5 for a standard version
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Sainsbury's criticised for 'wasteful' plastic bag use
Shoppers take to Facebook to ask retailer not to use plastic bags in online orders
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Comment & Opinion
As loyalty gets more personal and immediate, Clubcard is moving with the times
Surely time is up on the era of shoppers waiting eagerly at home for their vouchers
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Tesco overhauls 350 products as part of dairy range revamp
It follows a relaunch of Tesco’s budget Creamfields tertiary dairy brand last month
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Tesco forced to close Antrim DC following floods
Torrential rain also forced the temporary closure of a Tesco store in the town
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Comment & Opinion
IFRS 16 accounting change will be momentous for UK retailers
Savvy retailers have a window of opportunity to proactively negotiate with their banks, says MUFG’s Simon Lello
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Tesco to overhaul its Clubcard with on-demand vouchers
A year ago Tesco relaunched the Clubcard with a new look and contactless technology
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Carl Rogberg will not face September retrial in Tesco fraud case
Retrial of Chris Bush and John Scouler is due to start on 3 September
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Morrisons adds choose-your-own egg stands to reduce waste
The egg stands were erected in produce aisles last week, as part of a move to introduce a farm shop feel to modern grocery
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Analysis & Features
Jesús Lorente no miracle worker for Asda
Lorente’s Asda departure reveals Roger Burnley’s decisive side
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Analysis & Features
Is Tesco's pricing already a match for the discounters?
Following initial reports in February that Tesco was thinking of trialling a discount chain, it has begun advertising for staff for a “new retail format” that would be “operated separately from the core Tesco business”. But can Jack’s really allow Tesco to take the fight to the all-conquering discounters?
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Loyalty cards 'no longer game-changers' finds report
TCC Global research found Aldi and Lidl have the most loyal shoppers
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Waitrose to launch home compostable coffee pods
Waitrose has promised that all its own-label packaging will be widely recyclable, reusable or home compostable by 2025
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M&S to enrol staff in Data Fellowship digital training
The training will begin with M&S’s leadership team
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Lorente to leave Asda after six months as merchandising head
Lorente joined the supermarket in July 2017 from French retailer Carrefour, in what was his first UK job
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco is keeping everyone guessing over its discount chain
Retail history shows mixed results for small-scale additions to core businesses, as Dave Lewis knows very well
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Morrisons kicks off Customers First service training push
The new Customers First training initiative centres on ensuring staff are friendly and cheery
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Morrisons named Cheese Retailer of the Year at International Cheese Awards
The retailer scooped the accolade ahead of second-place Waitrose, ending its four-year winning streak
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Plastic bag sales down 90% since introduction of 5p charge
The statistics come amid raft of government fiscal measures to cut down on plastic
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Waitrose to trial low-emissions delivery trucks in study
The units will be trialled in Waitrose’s fleet of natural gas powered trucks and kept chilled by the vehicle’s engine