more supermarket news & analysis – Page 72
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News
Morrisons rolls out CCTV van fleet to tackle shop crime
The vans promote the supermarket’s long-running partnership with Crimestoppers and urge customers to call its helpline if they see criminal activity
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Tesco staff to get body cameras as Ken Murphy calls for store crime clampdown
Murphy also called for the police to be responsible for better communication with retailers on known criminals
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Estée Lauder becomes latest new brand at M&S
M&S has been adding brands to its own label ranges since 2009, starting with selected food brands in 2009, followed by branded beauty lines in 2012
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Analysis & Features
How crime-hit supermarkets are turning into fortresses
Whether it’s TikTok mobs, a cash-strapped populace, or organised crime gangs, retail theft is on the rise. Stores are fighting back with a combination of new staff training techniques and high-tech solutions
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Comment & Opinion
The Barcode: Paul McEnroe’s story of the code that changed the way the world shops
The author charts his journey from orphanage to IBM
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Waitrose cancels ‘large volume’ of online deliveries due to IT error
It’s the latest in a series of IT struggles at the high-end grocer
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Aldi marketing director David Hills joins Asda
Hills worked at the discounter from 2007, holding a number of senior commercial roles before taking up his position as marketing chief in 2012
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Pilgrims Choice launches first adult snacking cheese range
The brand will launch its Pilgrims Choice Snack Sticks into 380 Tesco stores nationwide in September
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Waitrose Brighton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Brighton is always evolving. We don’t have an average customer’
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Waitrose best supermarket in Brighton mystery shop
Just eight points separated Waitrose from last-placed Asda
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Asda cheapest in latest price comparison but not with Tesco Clubcard Prices
Asda was exclusively cheapest for 11 items, including the Nando’s sauce
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Hovis launches trio of ‘artisanal inspired’ loaves
Three posh SKUs will roll into stores on 4 September
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Asda close to selling tranche of stores to lease back for 50 years
The Grocer revealed Asda was exploring the 50-year ground lease deal – an unusual arrangement for food stores – in June
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Comment & Opinion
What’s behind Iceland’s ‘biggest ever’ frozen launch?
Close followers of Iceland will know that the supermarket chain is no stranger to bold, if sometimes slightly questionable, marketing claims
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M&S launches legal challenge against Oxford Street store veto
M&S claims that in rejecting the plans in July, Gove wrongly interpreted and applied planning policy
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Unilever, Kimberly-Clark, Essity and Haleon unite on Tesco donations push
The suppliers will donate one hygiene product to charity In Kind Direct for every two sold
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Higgidy debuts frozen pies and quiches in Waitrose
The innovations would provide ‘even more mealtime solutions’ for Higgidy fans, said the brand
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Comment & Opinion
Frontline grocery staff deserve more flexible working
Those in the grocery sector are yet to see the benefits that would create an experience equitable with their head office peers, says Mavis Boniface, global director of operations at United Culture
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets’ trust bust to be watched, but not worried about
Supermarkets received a tumbling trust score of 30, but it’s not to be worried about too much
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News
Only one in five UK adults say they have consistently healthy relationship with food, finds M&S report
Nearly as many (19%) admitted they lacked the confidence in their knowledge to make healthy and balanced food choices