more supermarket news & analysis – Page 648
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets must make the most of Britain's staycationers
A consumer survey found two-thirds of Britons are taking their summer holiday in the UK this year…
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News
Burgess Pet Care allergen-free dogfood wins Asda listing
Yorkshire-based Burgess Pet Care has gained its first supermarket listing…
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Comment & Opinion
Fairtrade on the price we must pay for tea
Cafédirect has launched a new report that reveals that to offer tea at low prices, compromises have to be made…
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News
Morrisons Peterhead fish mislabelling recurs
Morrisons told Ant & Dec it knew the difference between a mackerel and a mullet in a recent TV ad…
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News
Lower-alcohol lines booming says DH
Supermarkets and suppliers are on course to smash the government’s target of removing one billion units of alcohol…
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Analysis & Features
Meat, fish & poultry prices up 6.4%
Sharp increases in meat, fish and poultry prices are stoking inflation at the big four supermarkets…
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News
Co-op Andover depot hit by three-day snarl-ups
The Co-operative Group stores in the south of England have been hit by problems at its mega-depot in Andover, Hampshire…
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News
Sainsbury's launches project to improve availability
Sainsbury’s is set to introduce a new way of working in September in a bid to boost availability further…
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News
Associated British Foods notches up a star performance
ABF’s grocery sales have been sluggish in recent years, but this week the division was a star performer…
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Analysis & Features
Recruitment crisis: fmcg's not got talent
Years of cost-cutting have left the fmcg industry with a serious shortage of new managerial talent…
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Analysis & Features
What do supermarkets have planned for this Christmas?
Tis the season to unveil your Christmas wares. With supermarkets in the middle of their July presentations, we round up key selections for this Yuletide…
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News
The Co-op launches review of Bank fiasco
The Co-operative Group has launched an independent review into how its banking business ended up with a capital shortfall of £1.5bn.
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Analysis & Features
Morrisons puts focus on food with 1,000 new products for Christmas
Morrisons is aiming to make up for a lacklustre 2012 with a impressively broad line-up of almost 1,000 new products.
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Analysis & Features
Waitrose brings back Heston for Yuletide treats
Waitrose is looking to further boost its foodie credentials this Christmas with yet more lines designed by Heston Blumenthal.
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Analysis & Features
Asda innovates with an upmarket twist this Christmas
Asda’s Christmas line-up has a clear focus on centrepiece items with an impressive visual impact
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Analysis & Features
Tesco teases Katie Price perfume and a house of biscuits
Tesco is keeping its cards close to its chest on its Christmas range, teasing journalists at its Christmas in July event…
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Analysis & Features
M&S mixes the quirky and the practical this Christmas
Marks & Spencer has picked sugar plum as its “signature flavour” this Christmas, and has made a canny play to woo Downton Abbey fans…
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News
Waitrose’s click and collect lockers get field trial
Waitrose’s temperature-controlled click and collect lockers are being trialled by staff at its Bracknell HQ, the retailer said today.
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News
Morrisons gives tablets to staff in 'radical evolution' of tech
Morrisons is to replace its historic paper and pen ordering system by giving store staff tablets.
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News
Walmart signs separate accord on Bangladesh factory safety
Walmart and 16 other US and Canadian retailers have signed an accord agreeing to a factory auditing scheme aimed at improving safety in their Bangladeshi factories over five years