more supermarket news & analysis – Page 445
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Analysis & Features
Sainsbury's Q1 results: What the analysts say
Analysts have hailed the 3% rise in grocery sales as a positive development
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News
Co-op and Kumala link up to offer new Fairtrade wine
Funds from its sales will be invested back into farming communities in South Africa
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s first quarter like for like sales jump 2.3%
First quarter like-for-like sales (excluding fuel) at Sainsbury’s have surged by 2.3%
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Sainsbury's looks to cut waste with 'smart' labels for ham
New time- and temperature-sensitive labels form part of its £10m Waste Less, Save More initiative…
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Waitrose redesigns sandwich wrappers to be more easily recyclable
From August, Waitrose sandwich packaging will feature a peelable tab that can easily remove the plastic film
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Community Shop passes £1m turnover mark and plans expansion
North west is the next target region for the social supermarket chain
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Comment & Opinion
How the Adjudicator has changed grocery
The Groceries Code Adjudicator’s annual conference in Westminster carried additional significance this year
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Comment & Opinion
It's good to see Tacon reappointed, even if at the 13th hour
I was quite cynical when the Adjudicator started. A code of conduct has been in place since 2001
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News
Sainsbury's petitioned to backtrack on dropping Fairtrade tea
Nearly 10,000 people have called on CEO Mike Coupe to abandon pilot of its in-house ‘Fairly Traded’ label
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Analysis & Features
The five main takeaways from the GCA conference
From Christine Tacon’s last-minute reappointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator to a revealing survey of suppliers
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Tom Johnston Road, Dundee: G33 store of the week
“We really pride ourselves on great service. That is what sets us apart”
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Grocer 33
Sainsbury's Dundee wins with score of 88
Staff were “engaging” and Cameron on the checkout was “friendly and efficient”
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News
Gousto bites into retail with Co-op stores trial
From now until December, customers will be able to collect Gousto boxes at 10 Brighton Co-op branches
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News
Sainsbury's commits to 100% British new season lamb
The retailer’s core fresh packaged lamb range had previously been made up of varying ratios of New Zealand and British lamb
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Johnson & Johnson joins Mars and Co-op on sustainability platform
The Manufacture 2030 platform, launched by 2degrees, will try to find ways to slash costs in company supply chains
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News
Sainsbury's, Tesco, and Morrisons cut fuel by 2ppl
The latest reductions come after the price of Brent crude oil tumbled from $56 in April to $44 a barrel last week
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News
City snapshot: Tesco/Booker request swift move to in-depth competition investigation
Tesco and Booker have requested that the Competition and Markets Authority fast track its investigation into deal to a more in-depth phase 2 investigation. Plus Greene King raises revenues despite “demanding backdrop”, DS Smith swoops for US packaging firm and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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News
Asda opts for posher (and pricier) lineup in wine revamp
The supermarket introduced a spate of new products last week, having axed over 130 SKUs since April
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Comment & Opinion
The timing of this latest round of Tesco job cuts doesn’t look good
Can ’Drastic Dave’ justify these cuts and will Tesco’s promise that they are being done for good reason stand up to scrutiny?
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News
Tesco to axe 1,200 jobs at its head office
A quarter of staff at its Welwyn Garden City HQ are facing redundancy, a week after Tesco announced 1,100 jobs were to go at its Cardiff call centre