more supermarket news & analysis – Page 404
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News
Posh & healthy in vogue for Asda chilled ready meals shake-up
Arivals include Asda’s new Calorie Counted range - which The Grocer tipped earlier this year for launch
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Waitrose introduces global-inspired barbeque range
The selection of 35 products includes a sharing buttermilk chicken kebab, sardines and treacle-cured steak
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Comment & Opinion
Morrisons announcement should prove a tipping point on food waste
Morrisons’ move is another, potentially big, step in the right direction, but there is still much to be done to get the industry fully working together on food waste
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Comment & Opinion
Donna doles out advice to Theresa May and meets Drastic Dave
That cheeky M. Barnier has given us ministers a collective smacked bottom for squabbling in class…
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's-Asda merger: using search to map what consumers want
Geographic search data allows us to map Sainsbury’s loyalty strongholds and Asda’s bulwarks, says Google’s Harry Walker
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Iceland triumphs at The Grocer Own Label Awards 2018
The frozen food specialist won the Champion of Champion Award and the Innovative Product of the Year awards
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Morrisons donates £45k to boost Community Fridge Network
More than 30 tonnes of food per month will be saved from waste by November
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Waitrose adds 50-plus new vegetarian and vegan lines
Waitrose is also set to offer a dedicated vegan section for the first time
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Vivera launches 100% plant-based vegan 'steak' into Tesco
Steak is made using wheat and soy and will be sold in the fresh aisle
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco should be applauded for its food waste transparency
The fact that Tesco has fallen short of its aim is of course disappointing. But it is also a sign of how challenging the issue is
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News
City News: Morrisons continues stellar recovery
Morrisons may be at risk of becoming the odd one out as the big four morphs into an effective duopoly, but the Bradford-based grocer continued its stellar recovery this week, suggesting it remains more than equipped to succeed on its own.
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Short sellers cut losses after Sainsbury's/Asda tie-up
Publicly disclosed information by the FCA showed a total of 11.2% of Sainsbury’s shares were on loan before the announceme…
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Hotel Chocolat accuses Waitrose of ‘ripping off’ bar design
Founder Angus Thirlwell said the company had written to Waitrose asking it to “do the right thing” and withdraw its new own-label range
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Co-op to trial DRS at four summer events
The society will install the machines at its pop-up stores at Download and Latitude as well as Reading and Leeds
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Tesco set to roll out Chef Central cash & carries in all Extras
Tesco Extras told to clear 10,000 sq ft of space for cash & carry outlets
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Co-op investing in price and promotions for Nisa members
Co-op Retail CEO Jo Whitfield has promised to “do a great job for Nisa members”
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Former Asda meat buyer Jim Viggars is new Crawshaw CEO
Viggars was head of Asda’s fresh meat department between 2005 and 2015
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Analysis & Features
Has the CMA painted itself into a corner with methodology?
Some claim the Tesco-Booker precedent leaves the authority ‘toothless’ – but will Sainsbury’s-Asda be waved through?
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s missed food waste targets: an honourable failure, at worst
Surely Tesco‘s failure, if you could call it that, is at the very least a transparent one, and we are still waiting for its rivals to take the next step and start reporting their food waste figures
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Southern Co-op reveals 2.7% growth in pre-tax profit
The society open 16 new food stores in the year to 27 January