more supermarket news & analysis – Page 397
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Sainsbury's urged to switch back to Fairtrade tea
Campaign group Global Citizen has launched a petition calling for Sainsbury’s to row back from Fairly Traded mark
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Tesco agrees link up with French grocery giant Carrefour
Tesco has announced plans to enter a long term “strategic alliance” with French hypermarket chain Carrefour.
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Tesco ramps up promotions as it drops Brand Guarantee
The supermarket giant ran 2,311 featured space promotions during the four weeks to 17 June 2018
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Tesco Brand Guarantee: a good week to bury bad news?
It was a good week to bury bad news and a bad week to bury good news, says Grocer editor Adam Leyland
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As retailers improve should Adjudicator go harder or go home?
Christine Tacon wants to police more retailers
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Tesco issued cashback on 47 out of 50 weeks in Grocer 33
A look back at our mystery shops of the past 12 months shows there were only three weeks in total when a mystery shopper did not receive money back
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Retailers to trial alternative to government DRS scheme
A coalition of companies, including Asda, Morrisons and Marks & Spencer, are set to roll out reverse vending reward machines
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Tesco pilots first cashless store and Amazon Go-style payment
Tesco claims the pilot has shown cashless tills would slash the waiting time at the checkout in half
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Will Waitrose ‘food ambassadors’ make a difference?
As if Waitrose ’partners’ are not getting enough star billing in the JLP fascia rebrand, they’re now ‘food ambassadors’ too
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The Co-op rolls out 800 own label lines into Nisa
Forty-nine Co-op-branded products across ambient and chilled were introduced in Nisa stores on Monday
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Morrisons sees sales of its wonky fruit & veg range soar
Sales of the range have tripled compared to last year, with products now present in 12% of all shopping baskets
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Organics Council warning over glyphosate in organic foods
Trace levels of glyphosate were detected in Duchy Organic Farmhouse Batch wholemeal bread from Waitrose and Tesco Organic Plain Flour
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Asda slammed for 'shocking' AHDB Pork Watch performance
The National Pig Association said it would seek ‘urgent answers’ on why British pork facings have fallen
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Warm weather and World Cup help grow supermarket sales by 2.1%
Warm weather and the start of the World Cup have helped overall supermarket sales rise 2.1% in the 12 weeks to 17 June, marking 25 consecutive periods of industry growth, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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Sainsbury's drops behind Tesco in Adjudicator code compliance
Aldi rated top for fifth year in a row with 97% of suppliers saying it complied with the code consistently well or mostly
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Morrisons swaps plastic for sustainable fresh produce bags
The paper bags come in one size and can be used for any of Morrisons’ loose fruit, veg and salad items
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Booths scraps plastic produce bags for compostable versions
The upmarket retailer expects the compostable bags to be introduced in all 28 stores by August
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Obesity Plan Mark 2: government considers HFSS promotions ban
Ministers announced they would pass legislation to ban so-called supermarket guilt lanes and buy one get one free deals
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Tesco comes up top in Oxfam report on supply chain workers
The UK’s biggest -supermarket was “head and shoulders” above the rest, according to a balanced scorecard produced by the charity.
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Molson Coors to run Sainsbury's campaign for bottled Pravha
The beer, previously only available in the on-trade, launched into Sainsbury’s in May