more supermarket news & analysis – Page 423
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Aldi & Sainsbury’s join Veganuary with plant-based NPD
Sainsbury’s has a range of ‘next-gen’ plant-based SKUs
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Waitrose bans under-16s from buying high-caffeine drinks
Customers buying energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine per litre will have to show proof of age from 5 March…
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Co-op 'doubled sales growth' over Christmas
It had been the group’s “best Christmas ever”, CEO Steve Murrells told colleagues in an internal memo
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Analysis & Features
15 food and grocery stories you may have missed over the festive period
From Tesco turkeys to Fudge bar scandals and the New Year’s Honours, here is our roundup of key food and grocery stories you may have missed since Christmas.
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Waitrose launches 'Good Health' label and new healthier lines
Waitrose poll finds a third of shoppers found it difficult to choose for a healthy diet…
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M&S sells Hong Kong and Macau retail business to Al-Futtaim
The sale comes after M&S’s strategic review of its international business in November 2016
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City Snapshot: The Co-op plans 100 store openings in 2018
The Co-op Group has announced plans to open 100 food stores across the UK in 2018 to create an estimated 1,600 new jobs. Plus, tributes for Compass Group CEO Richard Cousins after his tragic death, Marks & Spencer sells retail business in Hong Kong and Macau and all the latest news from the City.
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Analysis & Features
What will 2018 bring for the world of grocery?
We asked 18 industry movers and shakers to look back on an often turbulent 2017 – and to gaze into their crystal balls
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Booths sees losses balloon to £13.5m as it struggles in competitive market
Sales at the retailer, which reportedly hired bankers at Rothschild in November to explore a potential sale, sank another 4.3% to £263.4m in the year ended 1 April 2017.
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HelloFresh meal kits taken off shelves at Sainsbury's
Recipe box company says move is only temporary due to ‘Christmas focus’…
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Sainsbury's gears up for £160m 'frenzied Friday' boost
The supermarket estimates 5.2 million customers will visit a Sainsbury’s store today to stock up for Christmas
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Comment & Opinion
A bleak Christmas for opponents of the rubberstamped Tesco-Booker deal
For bitter opponents, reading the CMA’s verdict must feel like an untimely dose of the norovirus
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John Lewis extends cut-off date for click & collect
Shoppers have an extra day to collect from John Lewis branches, but Waitrose customers will need to place orders by Friday
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Adjudicator urges supermarkets to set up supplier helplines
Helplines would help suppliers raise issues without fear of being delisted, says Tacon
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Sainsbury's ramps up olive oil prices again
The retailer this week hiked prices on 21 SKUs across own label and branded bottles
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Waitrose in cheese export deal to Paris-based Franprix
The retailer has begun supplying four cheeses, piccalilli, lemon curd, marmalade and shortbread to 150 Paris branches…
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Waitrose ramps up development capability in NPD focus
The retailer will open the new facilities, located at its Bracknell headquarters, in the middle of next year…
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Morrisons doles out oranges to revive flagging festive tradition
They will be handed out in stores from tomorrow, with story cards detailing the history of the tradition
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Asda has massively cut price gap with discounters says Bernstein
‘On their (limited) range of Farm Stores products, similar to Tesco’s Farms, they are actually 5% cheaper than Lidl’
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Moving Mountains to launch 'bleeding' meatless burger in UK
It comes as US brand Beyond Burgers is tipped to hit UK supermarkets early next year