more supermarket news & analysis – Page 414
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Comment & Opinion
Artisan brands: beware of the supermarket spy!
Independents won’t like the news that Waitrose has signed up several British artisan suppliers
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Comment & Opinion
The Co-op's reputation is already damaged
Once again suppliers have ended up in the firing line when retailers need to turn around their businesses
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News
Morrisons may face £100m equal pay claim says legal firm
Legal firm Roscoe Reid claims it has attracted “hundreds” of claimants
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News
Grocery retail market share for 12 weeks to 25 February 2018
Morrisons pulled level with Tesco as the fastest-growing grocer during the 12 weeks to 25 February 2018
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Comment & Opinion
Asda's kids are all set for Mother's Day
You could do worse than to follow the example of the kids in Asda’s special ad
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News
Supermarket campylobacter levels continue falling
Percentage of chickens carrying the highest level of contamination of the bug are down to 4.5% in UK’s nine biggest supermarkets
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Comment & Opinion
Co-op faces reputational damage – but will it get a fine to match?
While the general public tends to care less about food and drink suppliers than issues such as Fairtrade, today’s revelation raise worrying questions about the Co-op’s conduct
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News
Waitrose profits down by more than a third
Operating profit before exceptional items was down 32.1% to £172 million for the 52 weeks to 27 January
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Preston: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Communication is key. We make sure the department managers are informed of everything’…
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Grocer 33
Anchors away as Asda opens a big gap on price
Asda’s £60.57 was £3.57 cheaper than Sainsbury’s, which took the -runner-up spot this week
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Preston dodges worst of weather to take win
The Beast from the East and Storm Emma pushed the UK food and drink supply to breaking point
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News
Co-op faces full-scale GCA investigation over delistings
Retailer has already paid back over £500,000 to more than 100 suppliers, as adjudicator issues appeal for direct suppliers who may have been affected to come forward
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News
Tesco picks 14 brands for 2018 incubator programme
Wheyhey, Grenade and Deliciously Ella are among the suppliers to have been accepted into Tesco’s 2018 incubator initiative
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News
Adjudicator launches investigation into Co-op over supplier delistings
Adjudicator Christine Tacon says ’there is reasonable suspicion’ that the retailer has been systematically delisting suppliers and is appealing for more information
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Comment & Opinion
Loyalty will be key at discount Tesco
Speculation that Tesco has a new discount store format in the works may have taken some by surprise
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News
Co-op trials pay-in-aisle app technology in Manchester store
A wider rollout of the app is planned for the summer
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News
Sainsbury's forced to change Fairly Traded tea online display
Watchdog’s ruling follows a complaint by Labour MP Stella Creasy that consumers could be duped into thinking the Sainsbury’s own-brand tea was certified by Fairtrade
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News
Sainsbury's to boost wages of in-store staff
The supermarket proposes to introduce the new base national pay rate from September, trumping Aldi’s £8.85ph….
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Comment & Opinion
From Blitz spirit to looting, the Beast from the East reveals the best and worst of UK retail
One supermarket with no bread, eggs and meat is the rarest of events, yet this was a scene being played out at hundreds stores, large and small, across the UK
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News
Stores returning to normal after Beast from the East chaos
The Co-op said it had to close 10 stores for ’a short period’ as supermarkets and convenience stores return to normal trading