more supermarket news & analysis – Page 55
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News
Justin King takes stake in influencer marketing platform Invyted
King joins Leon co-founder John Vincent, who is also an investor in the platform
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M&S teams up with spirits distillers for ‘top shelf’ own-label collection
Glenfarcas Distillery and Warner’s Distillery are among the brands M&S has partnered with for the range
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Food charities hail historic moment in industry’s fight against hunger
FareShare’s Alliance Manufacturing strategy, launched yesterday as part of King Charles’s Coronation Food Project, will see retailers and their suppliers produce thousands of tonnes of food specifically for food charities
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Packaging ban for fruit & veg on cards as experts warn plastic targets will be missed
The Grocer has learnt that Wrap will present plans to ministers in the spring for EU-style restrictions covering many household fruit & veg items
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Asda sales growth shrinks but so does its debt leverage
It represents a slowing of growth compared with its second quarter – when it saw like-for-like sales rise 9.6% – despite continued investment in lowering prices
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Manufacturers call for measures to shake up Apprenticeship Levy and attract labour
The so-called Manufacturing Five (M5) group of trade bodies, representing a combined turnover of £309bn, today published a new ‘manifesto for growth’, which it said proposed measures necessary to close the gap on the UK’s economic rivals
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Iceland facing strike action ahead of Christmas period
Workers at two Iceland warehouse sites operated by GXO are considering industrial action
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Aldi giving away free Christmas dinners in low-income areas
The discounter is working with Company Shop’s Community Shops, social enterprises providing food in low-income communities
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Tesco trials scan-free self-checkout
Customers at Tesco’s Fulham Reach Express GetGo store can now take items from shelves and ‘just walk up’ to the checkout which will ‘magically present them with a list of the products they have picked up’
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This cuts number of chicken alternative ingredients by 50%
This Isn’t Chicken Pieces (rsp: £3.30) have been revamped over the past 18 months
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City snapshot: Supermarket volumes stabilise as inflation slows and promotions increase
UK supermarket sales grew by 8.7% last month, according to new data from NIQ, as sales volumes stabilised amid slowing inflation and increased promotions
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Police failing to respond when Co-op detains offenders
‘All they have to do is take the individual off our hands’, said Co-op director of policy and campaigns Paul Gerrard
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‘Spat on, threatened and shouted at’ – report lifts lid on violence to retail workers
A report of over 200 retailers, including supermarkets and convenience operators, warns almost half of staff (47%) feel unease at work, with many looking to quit the industry
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Waitrose using AI to improve personalised online shopping
The supermarket has signed a partnership with Netcore Unbxd that will see a suite of new AI-powered tools integrated into its website
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Promotional Feature
Theft prevention: how to protect products, people and profits
With the number of cases of theft growing in the UK, how can grocery retailers protect their businesses and create a safer shopping environment for their staff and consumers?
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News
City News: Marks & Spencer hails massive growth but keeps forecast cautious
Marks & Spencer “blew the bloody doors off” with its first half results, enthused one analyst, but the strong outperformance didn’t lead to upgraded forecasts
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Iceland will not run Christmas ad in ‘no-brainer’ decision to invest in prices
‘This was a no brainer for us’, said Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker
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Comment and Opinion
Booths ripping out self-service tills is counter-cultural but comes at a cost
There’s no doubt that, as supermarkets have introduced more SSCOs, there has been growing disaffection
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KVI Tracker
Waitrose hikes price of 24 essentials in sign of continued inflation
Waitrose announced a £100m investment in value in February Waitrose has raised the price of at least 24 key essential items in the last month, in a sign of continued inflation. Tinned spaghetti, peanut butter and buttery spread have all increased in price over the past week, ...