more supermarket news & analysis – Page 565
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Sainsbury's tackles employee engagement to reduce shrinkage
Sainsbury’s has teamed up with shrinkage specialists Checkpoint Systems to slash levels of loss…
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Co-op launches swipe and win promotion in food stores
The Co-operative Group has launched a new promotion called swipe and win through which members can win prizes every day for the next three weeks.
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Analysis & Features
Grocers outside the big four are also feeling the pinch
Today’s Kantar Worldpanel data on the grocers again shows an industry under pressure – but it is no longer just three listed supermarkets suffering in the fallout.
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Goldman Sachs tells supermarkets to reduce store space by 20%
The UK’s listed supermarket giants are “totally addicted to space” and must slash their overall store space by about a fifth, Goldman Sachs has warned.
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Grocery market records 0.2% sales drop
The grocery market fell into decline last month, recording a 0.2% drop in sales for the 12 weeks to 9 November, according to Kantar Worldpanel.
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Tesco and Asda told to sell more Fairtrade bananas
Campaigners are calling on Asda and Tesco to sell more Fairtrade bananas…
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Morrisons partners up with Royal Agricultural University
Morrisons has agreed a long-term educational and research-based partnership…
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Comment & Opinion
Putting Palestinian food and drink on the map
When Zaytoun was set up 10 years ago as a community interest company to develop a market for artisan Palestinian food…
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Asda to bring its fresh supply chain forward by six hours
Asda is considering moving its entire fresh supply chain forward by six hours in order to meet the changing needs…
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Sainsbury's on track to open Daventry DC in 2015
Sainsbury’s logistics director Richard Fleming has said the retailer remains on track…
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Netto cheaper than Sainsbury's... and beats Aldi too
In the same week Sainsbury’s unveiled a further £150m investment in price to tackle competition from the discounters
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Analysis & Features
Christmas TV ads 2014: our experts rate all the supermarket ads
From uber reality to pure escapism, our experts give their verdict on the supermarket Christmas ads…
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Big Interviews
Casper Meijer Big Interview: On a mission to match and more
Casper Meijer is not the first Dutchman to be parachuted into Morrisons in recent years…
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Asda trains staff to support dementia sufferers
Asda staff will be trained to support shoppers suffering from dementia as part of the supermarket’s strategic partnership with The Open University.
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Comment & Opinion
Happy Xmas (War is over?)
Every year, Sainsbury’s waits until after Armistice Day before kicking off its Christmas marketing campaign
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Analysis & Features
Marks & Spencer Mushroom Stroganoff: acid test
Launched recently as part of M&S’s Vegetarian range, the retailer will be hoping this dish bucks the trend in the UK’s mea…
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Grocer 33
Asda win takes it into overall Grocer 33 lead
Asda Dewsbury triumphed this week with a score of 83 – making Asda the overall leader this G33 year…
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Tesco to provide new training for staff on responsible trading
Tesco is to provide new training for all staff on responsible trading, in the wake of the scandal over the £263m black hole in its accounts.
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Revealed: Coupe's chart to propel Sainsbury's forward
This is the chart that underpins Sainsbury’s new strategy – an analysis of how much customers care about products versus w…
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Co-op Group signs up to super-strength alcohol cans clampdown
The Co-operative Group has become the third supermarket to sign up to a voluntary clampdown on super-strength alcohol…