more supermarket news & analysis – Page 403
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Marks & Spencer to close more than 100 stores by 2022
M&S said the closures were in line with its target to take at least a third of sales online and here will also be 15 fewer Simply Food stores opening this year as it scales back its Food business plans
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Burnley shakes up Asda management with Nick Jones appointment
The move will allow CMO Jesús Lorente to focus on the food side of the business
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Waitrose trialling black plastic alternatives this month
Retailer is switching the black plastic on ready meals, drinks bottles and meat
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Tesco Asia boss Hoggett returns as UK COO in shakeup at top
Former chief people officer Alison Horner takes over as Asia CEO, and Natasha Adams is promoted to chief people officer
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Supermarkets appeal against extra ATM rates demands
Case is being brought by retailers including Tesco, Sainsbury’s and the Co-op
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M&S store closures could rise from 60 to 100, reports suggest
Like-for-like food sales are set to be down 0.2%, with clothing and home like-for-likes down 1.1%
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's-Asda must heed the lessons of Tesco
Tesco’s tarnished corporate image was one of the reasons it became the primary victim of the rise of the discounters, argues John Buchanan of HW Fisher & Company
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Hotel Chocolat offers Waitrose customers chocolate slab swaps
Shoppers can trade in £2 Waitrose ‘copycat’ bars for the original £3.95 version
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Comment & Opinion
Hotel Chocolat: case for and against in Waitrose bar spat
What is Hotel Chocolat’s Angus Thirlwell getting his meringue-strawberry-and-white chocolate knickers in a twist about?
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Sainsbury's bows to pressure on pay rate proposals
The supermarket announced an increase to its base pay rate from £8 an hour to £9.20
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Sainsbury's to help incubate startups with new scheme
Sainsbury’s wants startups to help differentiate its offer from rivals
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Analysis & Features
Can Hotel Chocolat stop Waitrose 'copying' its bars?
When Waitrose introduced its new chocolate bars with a full-page ad last week, the publicity wasn’t the kind it hoped for
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City snapshot: CMA opens Sainsbury’s/Asda investigation
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has opened its investigation into the Sainsbury’s/Asda retail mega-deal, asking interested parties to submit their initial views by 4 June. Plus, KP Snacks owner Intersnack has struck a cut-price deal to buy struggling Tyrrells, C&C Group to split Matthew Clarke and Bibendum and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Asda hails 'genuine momentum' in sales growth
Asda reported 8.3% like-for-like growth in online grocery sales in the period, while George.com sales soared by 21.9%
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Analysis & Features
Supermarkets cut prices on BBQ favourites this summer
Beefburgers are on average 3% cheaper than this time last May across 48 SKUs in the mults
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Angioletti Italian craft cider launches in Morrisons
It marks the second supermarket listing for the brand this year
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Frome: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We have 10 colleagues who have been here since day one, which is great as they have lots of experience and knowledge to share’
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's staff demonstrate perseverance
Our shopper loved the “extremely clear labelling and large aisles” …
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's closes the gap but Asda takes another win
This week’s Grocer 33 results suggest Sainsbury’s is becoming more competitive
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Co-op Food Share will donate fresher food to charities
Co-op said it had decided to take products off sale earlier to allow food to get to charities in time for them to cook or freeze