more supermarket news & analysis – Page 74
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Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Aldi recall savoury pastries over contamination fears
A total of 20 SKUs have been recalled
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Retailers urged introduce more own label lines of infant formula
Only one supermarket currently offered an own label formula product, according to the The Baby Feeding Law Group
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Asda’s Northern Ireland stores first to use ‘Not For EU’ labels
The post-Brexit labelling requirement is not officially enforced until October
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Asda launches new £23m price cuts on more than 400 products
The supermarket said the investment was part of its continued support for families impacted by the cost of living crisis
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Iceland to allow customers to pay for baby formula with loyalty points
“It’s bonkers I can price promote and advertise on vape products, on chocolate and on crisps, but yet I can’t on infant formula,” Richard Walker said
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall joins fight against mandatory food waste reporting u-turn
A campaign led by Feedback claims the cost to the industry would be massively outweighed by the financial benefits in reducing food waste
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Comment & Opinion
VeryLittleHelps.com founder Nomad was a thorn in Tesco’s side since 2008
Something of a Tesco WikiLeaks, the site has been the source of numerous revelations surrounding forthcoming management shake-ups, store closures and disputes over pay
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Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices reaches 5,000 products
The figure means Sainsbury’s has closed ground on Tesco’s Clubcard Prices
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MPs call for ‘Buy British’ sections on supermarket websites
The letter, co-ordinated by MP Dr Luke Evans, has been supported by 110 cross-party MPs
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Former Co-op category lead launches ‘meals focused’ innovation network
Oliver Pinder said The Meals Collective would “fill a gap” by being specifically focused on the ‘meals occasion’
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Comment & Opinion
Can Waitrose’s copper in the canteen plan arrest store crime?
It’s an easy-win solution that’s unsurprisingly grabbed the headlines. But it’s not innovative
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Tesco ditches coloured milk bottle tops in war on plastic
Tesco said it would improve the quality of recovered material from household waste and enable caps to be recycled back into new milk bottles
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City snapshot: Grocery sales growth slows to lowest level since January
Poor weather and persistent inflation hit volumes throughout July
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Waitrose to launch its first ever lunchtime meal deal
The offer, priced at £5, will hit shelves at the end of August
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Comment & Opinion
The shame of the DRS scheme’s collapse would be terrible
This weekend it appeared plans for DRS in the rest of the UK may have reached a terminal point
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Co-op’s price cuts show the convenience battle is on
The Co-op’s £70m investment in pricing marks yet another landmark shift in the retail landscape, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Sainsbury’s relaunches Nectar points fruit & veg challenge
From 23 August to 10 October, the challenge returns to Sainsbury’s for the fourth year running
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M&S digital chief Jeremy Pee to leave after five years
M&S said his departure was the result of a planned return to Canada with his family
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Waitrose to offer police officers free hot drinks and use of break rooms
The retailer hopes the measure will act as a deterrent to would-be criminals
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Adam Leyland takes on ‘gruelling’ Farm Africa sponsored walk
Leyland will be taking part in the Mahale Mountains Challenge, joining 14 other senior industry executives from in Farm Africa’s first post-pandemic sponsored walk