more supermarket news & analysis – Page 490
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Asda claims £57 per customer average saving from food waste advice
The supermarket ran a campaign alongside the University of Leeds offering tips on food storage, labelling and recipes for leftovers
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Two independent co-op CEOs made Business in Community ambassadors
Mark Smith and Minnie Moll chosen as ‘responsible business ambassadors’
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Tesco delists raft of John West tuna products after sustainability review
Almost a quarter of brand’s entire fish range to be pulled by retailer
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Co-op reports booming sales of British flowers headed by peonies
The mutual said it had seen a 70% increase in turnover of British flowers so far this spring and summer
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Schoolgirl takes on Morrisons and Asda over caged eggs
Fourteen-year-old has previously petitioned Tesco, who pledged to stop selling caged eggs by 2025
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Analysis & Features
Christmas ranges 2016 part one: who's got the best strategy?
Last year it was all about lobster. This time the focus looks to be free-from, plus premium, sharing platters and value
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CMA green lights Sainsbury's takeover of Home Retail
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has given the green light to Sainsbury’s acquisition of Home Retail Group and its Argos retail network.
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Central England Co-op pledges to continue food waste work
200-strong group will give out advice beyond the end of Wrap waste campaign
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Sainsbury's launches same-day delivery service
Three stores are participating in trial with a planned roll-out to 30 by Christmas
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Southern Co-operative buys six My Locals
Southern Co-operative said it was maintaining as many of the c-stores’ existing special offers as possible
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NFU fake farms complaint 'unlikely to lead to prosecution'
NFU’s complaint to Trading Standards over ‘fake’ farm branding “unlikely” to lead to any prosecutions say legal experts
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Comment & Opinion
Sean Clarke would do well to ignore Mike Coupe’s price war advice
It’s very generous for the JS boss to help out, but his advice on what’s best for Asda should be taken with a pinch of salt
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Bedford: Grocer 33 store of the week
We’re a lovely, fresh store, very bright and airy, about a mile-and-a-half from the centre of Bedford
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Tesco lists 'world's hottest' Carolina Reaper chilli pepper
Chilli pepper is about 400 times hotter than a jalapeno pepper, says Tesco
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My Local administrators confident of more store sales to come
Administrators at My Local have sold 26 of the failed retailer’s convenience stores since being appointed, with hopes to offload another 16 in the coming days and weeks.
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Waitrose drops all cosmetic products containing microbeads
Waitrose is to stop selling all branded cosmetic products containing microbeads, the retailer has announced, in a move that means it will no…
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Asda puts out Pokémon safety warning
Avoid abandoning your trolley or shouting in celebration, says tongue-in-cheek warning
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NFU launches official complaint over ‘fake’ farm branding
Farmers’ union concerned that brands such as Tesco Farms and similar discounter brands are misleading to shoppers
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Waitrose launches fruit sushi
‘Frushi’ is made with fruit centres wrapped in sushi rice and coated with desiccated coconut
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Food waste charity hits out at overproduction of bread
The Real Junk Food Project may no longer accept surplus bread due to supermarket wastefulness