more supermarket news & analysis – Page 443
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Marks & Spencer puzzles analysts with sales fall
The market was left distinctly unimpressed this week by Marks & Spencer’s first quarter organic sales fall
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Tesco campylobacter recall puts cooked chicken in the spotlight
Tesco is investigating what is believed to be the first recorded presence of campylobacter in cooked poultry…
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Tesco signs up to Greenpeace Detox clothing initiative
Greenpeace has been leading the Detox campaign since 2011 in a drive to encourage retailers and manufacturers to eradicate hazardous chemicals
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Hessle: Grocer 33 store of the week
“The store has been extended quite a few times in the past 33 years; we had a café built in and made space for a GM range”
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'Light & airy' Sainsbury's Hessle takes Grocer 33 win
“The store is light and airy with plenty of space between aisles and is clearly signed throughout”
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Waitrose recruits first director of food service
Simon Burdess, vice president of restaurants and bars at the InterContinental Hotels Group, will take up the newly created role in September
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Sainsbury's to face MPs over Fairtrade replacement scheme
Sainsbury’s has consistently said it will reap no financial benefit from the Fairly Traded scheme
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Gist agrees to end pay disparity at M&S Hemel Hempstead site
Gist has agreed to give 23 workers on local contracts the same pay and conditions as employees on national contracts
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Morrisons makes 100% British lamb commitment
It means it is the first of the big four supermarkets to commit to 100% British fresh meat…
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco-Booker: CMA’s ‘fast-track’ investigation looks like good news for the deal
A commitment from Tesco to sell off 350 stores, if it comes to that, may well look like a price worth paying
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Supermarket real estate transactions on the up, data reveals
Real estate transaction volumes in the supermarket sector increased by 20% in the first half of 2017
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Aldi overtakes M&S and Waitrose in customer service ranking
The supermarkets with the lowest customer service levels were Tesco, Asda and the Co-op
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Waitrose hit by £41.5m property writedown cost
The retailer focused on improving its existing estate rather than aggressive expansion in the past year
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Card payments overtake cash as payment technology advances
The amount spent in cash in 2016 fell by 4.9% compared with the previous year said the BRC
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Co-op backs Para Athletics contender with store fascia message
Five stores in Manchester have had a #goodluckcarly messsage incorporated into their signage
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M&S trading update: What the analysts say
M&S shares have fallen 4.7% today despite improving trends in general merchandise and grocery and headline sales growth of 2.7%.
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Waitrose launches premium bag-in-box wine range
Four SKUs have rolled out, with two more to launch in late July
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Asda delists Young's Funky Fish Kitchen in seafood overhaul
Brand was launched by Young’s as an Asda exclusive in 2013 but has been axed in favour of own label
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Comment & Opinion
Sainsbury's Fairtrade fiasco
Sainsbury’s intention to ditch Fairtrade for its own weak and woolly Fairly Traded equivalent has provoked an outcry
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Morrisons launches online flower delivery service
Morrisons hopes its new premium site flowerworld.co.uk will make it the largest florist in the UK