more supermarket news & analysis – Page 483
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Morrisons and Unidays link for 10% student discount trial
dailyThe discount covers most grocery items excluding fuel, tobacco and related items, spirits, medicines and vending machines
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Sainsbury’s opens East London online fulfilment centre
Nearly 500 people will work at the centre initially, rising to 930 by 2020
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Co-op officially starts 5:1 membership proposition today
The new blue card has been dispatched to more than five million active members
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Tesco drops minimum order charges for online shoppers
Tesco said the free next-day service would be available at 2,500 stores across the UK
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Tesco has made 'significant progress' on GCA, reports Tacon
Earlier this year the adjudicator investigation found Tesco guilty of systematic breaches of GSCOP
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Marks & Spencer to supply British Airways short haul food
Until now all food on BA flights has been complimentary
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City snapshot: UK supermarkets continue sales recovery
The UKs leading supermarkets experienced two consecutive months of growth for the first time in more than two years, according to Nielsen retail performance data released today
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Marks & Spencer trials in-store lockers at Simply Food
Click & collect lockers have been installed at the Simply Food store in Teddington, West London
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The Co-op to list only British own-label bacon and lamb
Move will make Co-op the only major UK retailer to stock 100% own-brand fresh British beef, chicken, pork, lamb, bacon and turkey
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Morrisons impresses the market as Ocado is hammered
Morrisons improved its second quarter like-for-like excluding fuel sales performance to 2% from 0.7% in the first quarter
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Analysis & Features
That's Better, Asda. But it's not exactly Armageddon
When Asda finally pushed the button on its That’s Better campaign last Friday, for many it was a case of blink and you’ve
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Comment & Opinion
Time for Rob Collins to take a few tips from David Potts on core strengths
Retail isn’t rocket science but it’s challenging – and Potts’ attention to detail is paying off
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Co-op trials blockchain tech to boost traceability
Blockchain is the technology underpinning Bitcoin and is also referred to as ‘distributed ledgers’
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Waitrose to 'turbocharge' investment in stores as sales drop
The retailer was hit by a £25m property writedown on seven supermarkets it no longer plans to open
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Asda's That's Better is a 'phantom promotion' say critics
The retailer said last week it had cut the price of thousands of lines by an average of 15%
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ONS sees no post-Brexit dip in consumer confidence despite August sales fall
Food retailers made a particularly strong contribution to growth
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City snapshot: Morrisons plays down Brexit after 2% second quarter sales hike
Morrisons said today it has seen “no negative impact” from Brexit after it announced second quarter like for like ex fuel sales growth of 2%
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Comment & Opinion
UK grocery Armageddon is cancelled
It is not a given that a price-only strategy would improve the profit sustainability of Asda
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The Co-op reports sales of premium spirits are soaring
“Brits are wanting to adopt this sophisticated way of drinking at home”
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Waitrose backs Food for Thought programme in Scotland
Waitrose says many of its partners will be volunteering and it will be providing tours of its shops