more supermarket news & analysis – Page 416
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s re-emergent mojo will need supplier partnerships to thrive
Asda has its work cut out to recover some of the magic of its golden era, and must make good on its promises on renewed innovation and partnership with suppliers
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News
Asda reports fourth consecutive sales increase after a strong Christmas
Like-for-like sales rose just 0.5 per cent in the last three months of 2017, as the supermarket fights off competition from the discounters
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News
Tesco staff praised for preventing iTunes fraud
Scammers prey on victims by cold-calling them and impersonating HMRC officials
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News
Supermarkets losing share of games, DVDs and music to online
Morrisons was the biggest loser in terms of market share
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News
Morrisons buys Yorkshire egg supplier Chippindale Foods
The deal will allow Morrisons to bring forward the date at which all its eggs will come from non-caged hens
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News
Waitrose Foundation invests in Costa Rican pineapple supplier
The Waitrose Foundation currently invests in farm workers’ community projects in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa
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News
GCA role will not be extended to cover primary producers
More retailers with sales of more than £1bn could be added to the code remit, but announcement will be a huge blow for campaigners who have long called for an extension of the powers
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Comment & Opinion
Shoplifting must stop being a crime without consequences
Assaults on retail staff are on the rise, amid a huge amount of quiet anger simmering among workers…
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Analysis & Features
Murder on the shop floor: battling the rise of in-store crime
On a Saturday evening in January father-of-two Vijay Patel, working in the Rota Express store in Mill Hill Broadway, was killed over a pack of cigarette papers
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News
New poll reveals 'extreme' shopper concern over plastic
In a survey of more than 5,000 UK consumers, 24.6% expressed ‘extreme concern’ about plastic packaging in grocery
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Analysis & Features
Who is best prepared for the shift towards plant-based?
Tesco and Nestlé were this week singled out for praise by activist investor coalition FAIRR for their leadership
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News
Asda in talks over pension cuts protest by 2,000 NI workers
Shopworkers union Usdaw is to urge Asda to think again after staff signed a petition against proposed pension cuts….
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Grocer 33
Lidl sees off Asda challenge with 15% cheaper shop
The guest retailer emphatically halted Asda’s four-week winning streak
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's takes first Grocer 33 win of 2018
Our shopper enjoyed “a pleasant visit” to a “tidy, large and spacious” store
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Cannock: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I joined Sainsbury’s on a youth training scheme in 1985 and have been a manager for eight years’
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News
Tesco apologises for three-month delay in taking payments
Tesco said the payment systems glitch hit around a fifth of its 1,700 Tesco Express convenience stores
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News
Co-op to spend over £28m on store investment programme in London
The retailer said it would open a record number of new stores in the capital this year including 30 new food stores
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Analysis & Features
Thirteen ways retailers can nudge shoppers into wasting less
After progress on household food waste reached a disappointing plateau in 2017 Wrap turned to the supermarkets for help
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News
Asda CEO promises more 'everyday low prices' in new strategy
Roger Burnley told suppliers the retailer was still “too expensive”, despite its recent Rollbacks
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News
Tesco and Nestlé lead way in plant-based food shift
A report by food and farming thinktank FAIRR has named the two companies as best-placed to take advantage of the trend towards plant-based eating