more supermarket news & analysis – Page 88
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Comment & Opinion
Dish: insufferable bantz continues to blight Waitrose’s podcast
The first episode of Dish was hard to enjoy. What’s it like now?
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Comment & Opinion
UK retail sector is one of the most competitive and innovative in the world
Customers have the final say by voting with their feet, says The Grocer’s guest editor Kris Comerford
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Analysis & Features
Chief commercial officer Kris Comerford lifts the lid on Asda’s plans
The Grocer’s guest editor Kris Comerford discusses Mohsin Issa, Asda’s debt pile, availability and the possibility of a ‘Rewards Prices’ scheme
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Newport, Shropshire: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The team here are really on board with delighting our customers and are empowered to use their judgement in how they go about that’
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Grocer 33
Waitrose staff, availability and cleanliness impress
The store was clean and tidy, as well as being easy to navigate with clear and prominent shelf-edge labels
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Grocer 33
Tesco’s Clubcard closes gap but still can’t beat Asda
Nine Clubcard Prices offers would have made Tesco just 85p more expensive than Asda
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News
C-store expansion boosts Morrisons as inflation hits profits
CEO David Potts said c-stores were a “strong area of focus and growth” with Morrisons now boasting almost 650 Morrisons Daily stores
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News
Aldi stocks most British apples and secures major supply deal
New data from British Apples & Pears revealed the discounter held a 24.1% share of all British apples sold during May
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News
Tesco and Sainsbury’s pledge to ditch multibuys despite government u-turn
Prime minister Rishi Sunak announced over the weekend the government had backtracked on one of the main planks of its obesity strategy
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Comment & Opinion
In an ever-changing fmcg world, staying still can be the best strategy
Constant ‘pivots’ won’t benefit your brand as much as holding steady in turbulent times, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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News
British turkeys in short supply for indies and butchers this Christmas
Many smaller-scale producers have left the industry amid concerns over rising production costs, labour issues and the continuing threat of avian flu
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News
New Covid-19 revelations uncover government's ‘total lack of preparation’
Ministers were said to have been “completely consumed” with preparing for a no deal Brexit
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News
UK could become ‘dumping ground’ for deforestation-linked soy
Campaigners have claimed the UK’s upcoming anti-deforestation legislation is weaker than its EU counterpart
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KVI Tracker
Sainsbury’s Nectar Prices now available on fresh fruit and vegetables
The Nectar Prices scheme has been rolled out to cover six fresh fruit and vegetable lines
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News
Tesco to stock Prime energy drink from next week
It is understood that Tesco will have an exclusive deal to sell the brand’s latest flavour: strawberry watermelon
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News
Grocery legend Charles Wilson awarded CBE
Wilson is a long-serving champion of GroceryAid, serving as the charity’s president from January 2020 to December 2021
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News
Invisible tags trialled on bottles to trace recycling rates
Recycling tech company Polytag is deploying the system in conjunction with waste giant Biffa’s material recycling facility (MRF) in Teesside
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News
Supermarkets back first whole-town trial of digital deposit return scheme
Companies running the trial, which is also backed by major suppliers including Nestlé and Danone, are expecting around 250,000 product returns during the period
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News
Waitrose hints at new Japanese inspired own-label range with IPO listing
The trademark covers several classes including packaging, sake and sushi
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News
B&M reaping benefits of Lidl or Aldi nearby
The variety discounter’s latest annual report, published yesterday, highlights how its brand-focused range complements Lidl and Aldi’s more own-label focused assortment