more supermarket news & analysis – Page 459
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NewsMorrisons hikes store staff pay to £8.50 per hour
Morrisons store staff are set to receive a 3.7% pay increase to £8.50 an hour
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NewsInflation reaches its highest level since Christmas 2013
The Grocer Price Index shows annual inflation for the month to 1 April standing at 1.4%
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NewsAsda plans more technology to speed up ToYou click & collect service
Asda is also looking into technology that would alert the click & collect desk when customers arrive in the store car park
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NewsSainsbury's to roll out SmartShop app more widely
The in-store shopping app will go out to a “much bigger” audience over the course of 2017
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery's strangest lawsuits: hacking, grapes and lethal bags
From sinful sausages to dangerous grapes, the world of grocery is no stranger to a strange lawsuit…
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NewsWaitrose launches supper club at new Haywards Heath store
The retailer will offer three-course meals for £35 in the store’s mezzanine-level café on eight dates
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NewsTesco to cut more night shifts and 24-hour opening at stores
Tesco is ploughing ahead with more changes to its service model at a further 69 stores, with 3,000 staff facing redundancy as a result
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NewsArgos plans 80 days of date-stamped ads for spring/summer
The 10-second ads will also focus heavily on its same-day delivery proposition
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NewsYvette Sowerby leaves Sainsbury's for Bakkavor technical role
Sowerby will join Bakkavor’s UK operational team and also provide support to its US and Asia operations
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NewsMorrisons More points for fuel at forecourts halved
From 1 May, customers will receive five Morrisons More points for every litre of fuel they buy
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NewsFirst look: Waitrose Haywards Heath
The latest addition to the Waitrose estate hosts a number of the retailer’s new concepts, including an open kitchen and wine bar
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NewsSainsbury's trials cut-price Greengrocer's Value Selection fruit & veg range
Range currently consists of six products and is designed to offer customers quality at ‘highly competitive prices’
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NewsCity snapshot: Late Easter holds back supermarket sales
The latest grocery market share figures released this morning shows the late Easter this year has held back supermarket sales as food inflation continues to rise.
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NewsWaitrose highlights tuna sourcing in latest ad
The ad forms part of the retailer’s campaign to promote its ethical sourcing credentials
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NewsMidcounties Co-op diverts 3,000 tonnes of waste from landfill
Midcounties saved a collective 1,500 tonnes of CO2 by reducing its energy use by 4% in 2016
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Analysis & FeaturesDid reset or price row lead to Tesco's Heineken cull?
Some Heineken brands axed by Tesco were doing well, and mainstream brands from rivals have gained more space
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NewsPalmer & Harvey extends key Tesco tobacco contract for three more years
New contract will allay immediate concerns about the future of the delivered wholesale giant
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NewsM&S admits farm failings and brings in RSPCA Assured measures
Dairy supplier had ‘made a mistake’ by keeping calves in cramped conditions, but M&S will resist calls to cut ties
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NewsTesco brings no and low-alcohol drinks together in stores
Industry figures show Brits are drinking less alcohol than they did a decade ago
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NewsDave Lewis apologises as Tesco takes a £235m hit
Lewis said Tesco was a fundamentally different organisation compared to 2014