All Supermarkets articles
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News
Iceland backs bid for warmer frozen food temperatures
The supermarket has joined a coalition advocating for a rise in frozen food temperature standards to slash CO2 emissions
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Aldi trials 12 more fruit & vegetable lines without packaging
Wrap last month called on the government to ban packaging on 21 uncut fresh produce items, including the lines on Aldi’s list
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Category Report
Making UK fish fitter for the future
Investment is pouring into Grimsby, where 70% of the UK’s fish is processed. So, we headed to Lincolnshire to see where it’s going
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Waitrose promises to ‘always’ keep manned checkouts in stores
New signs have appeared in a number of Waitrose’s recently refitted stores, highlighting the retailer’s ‘promise’
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Supermarkets to sign Plastics Pact Mark II to ramp up reuse and refill
Retailers will be asked to agree to the mass rollout of standardised technology on a sector-by-sector basis across their stores
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City snapshot: Lidl swings back to profit as shoppers switch from rivals
Lidl has bounced back into the black in the UK as shoppers switched more than £500m of spending to the disctounter from rival supermarkets. Plus, annual results from Britvic, UK inflation jumps by more than expected and Gusbourne partners with Enotria&Coe
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Higher business rates aimed at ‘online giants’ will hit 1,900 superstores and hypermarkets
Across England and Wales, the proposed tax hike will hit more superstores and hypermarkets than it will large distribution warehouses, according to analysis by property consultancy Colliers
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Comment & Opinion
UK grocery is all about price matching. What about quality?
Over the last decade, the focus has been primarily on what consumers pay, as a reaction to the huge share gains taken by Aldi and Lidl, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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Category Report
What’s the future of Fairtrade?
As Fairtrade turns 30, it is working with retailers on an innovative sourcing trial – but its farmers still face a wealth of challenges
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Comment & Opinion
Why physical retail will be punished by government’s business rates reforms
Rather than promising to level the playing field between online giants and the high street, Labour should have simply said it planned to make the biggest businesses pay for a tax cut for smaller ones
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Supermarket Income REIT buys 113,000 sq ft Sainsbury’s for £50m
It joins the real estate investment trust’s omnichannel-focused portfolio of more than 70 supermarkets across the country, including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons sites
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Asda to offer 700 Amazon parcel pick up and return points
It said the new pick-up and return options would make shopping at eligible Asda stores more convenient for customers
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Range Preview
Nineteen innovative products launching for Christmas 2024
From brie, bubbly & orange flavour crisps to turkey dog dinners, here’s what’s hitting supermarket shelves for the holidays
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Comment & Opinion
Asda’s ongoing woes explored in Channel 5 deep dive
‘Asda’s current situation is not a good one,’ explained food consultant Amelia Rope
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Grocery sales to be ‘subdued’ this Christmas
AlixPartners’ UK Christmas Grocery Forecast predicts in-store food sales will see muted year-on-year growth, and be down in real terms once inflation is factored in
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Comment & Opinion
Business rates reform: how Labour’s plan to ‘deliver stability’ will save the UK high street
Last week, the UK government took the “critical step” to permanently level the playing field between high streets and their competitors, as exchequer secretary to the treasury James Murray explains.
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Treasury minister James Murray defends government’s business rates plans
Increasing business rates from 2026 for the most valuable properties will enable a permanent reduction for the retail, hospitality and leisure properties that “make up the backbone of our high streets”, says James Murray
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Analysis & Features
The battle for the best Christmas ad 2024: which ones impress our expert panel?
From a star-laden ‘crime scene’ to Kevin Carrot making boob jokes, this year’s ads are a varied bunch
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News
Lidl surpasses £15bn British food investment target by £6bn
The discounter said a series of additional financial commitments in 2024 would help it reach a total £21bn
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M&S rolling out trolley self-checkouts with conveyor belts to Food Halls
M&S is rolling out self-checkouts for a trolley shop, occupying as much space as a staffed checkout