All Supermarkets articles – Page 124
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Analysis & FeaturesPlastic packaging tax: what does it mean for UK grocery?
The plastic packaging tax comes into force today (1 April 2022) in a bid to encourage the use of more recycled plastic in the UK. But what does it mean for the UK food sector, shoppers and the country’s net zero ambitions?
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NewsTesco to sell £2 lateral flow Covid tests from 1 April
The £2 kits, each containing a single nasal swab test, will be in Tesco stores in London initially, before rolling out to branches nationwide
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulation is a challenge – but it offers fresh in-store opportunities for brands
There is a fear of the changes the new regulation brings but we cannot miss the opportunities the regulation offers, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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NewsMorrisons saves half a million meals from being wasted with Too Good To Go partnership
The waste prevented equates to 1,250 tonnes of CO2 emissions, or the equivalent to that emitted from 246 flights around the world
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales fall back amid soaring inflation
Take home grocery sales have slumped by 6.3% in the 12 weeks to 20 March as inflation hit its highest level for a decade, according to the latest market share data from Kantar. Plus AG Barr bounces back to top pre-pandemic results and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets must not let cost pressures prevent them from paying staff fairly
With consumer expectations around customer service still high, and everyone struggling to attract staff at the moment, investor pressure isn’t the only reason to review wages
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NewsAsda like-for-likes down 2.9% in quarter four of 2021 against tough comparatives
The supermarket is also launching a new value range called Just Essentials, as first revealed by The Grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Asda’s new Just Essentials budget own-label range do what Smart Price couldn’t?
Asda has unveiled plans for a 300-strong essentials range to recapture its reputation for budget. But suppliers are calling it ‘impossible’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Heaton, Newcastle: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I’m in my 35th year at Sainsbury’s – I’ve worked 16 years in London and the rest of it in the north-east – and this is my fourth Grocer 33 win’
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Grocer 33Asda back on top as it readies Just Essentials launch
Asda was the retailer most affected by inflation in this week’s 33
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NewsLidl becomes latest supermarket to contact government over jobs for Ukrainian refugees
The discounter said it had 3,000 live vacancies across the business, with 1,200 more jobs in warehouses to be created by the end of 2025
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NewsMorrisons compost goes peat-free ahead of government ban
The supermarket, which sells more than two million bags of compost a year, said it would use more sustainable alternatives to peat-based
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Tesco on the right track with its supply chain trains?
Britain’s biggest retailer is turning to the railways to boost both its eco-credentials and its supply chain resiliency. Will its rivals follow suit?
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Comment & OpinionWho Made Britain Fat? Michael Mosley documentary has little sympathy for food sector
Mosley unveiled the thousands of promotions on unhealthy grub across the mults
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NewsCalls for food labelling and ingredient rule relaxations as Ukraine crisis hits supply
The Grocer understands Defra has indicated it will make a decision in the next few days on whether to allow companies to bypass the usual labelling requirements
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Grocer 33Tesco Cupar: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There are requests at times for certain products, like unique Scottish lines, which is something we get behind and try to range as much as possible’
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Grocer 33Guest retailer Aldi fails to impress as Tesco sweeps to victory
Tesco’s Cupar superstore had a ‘nice buzz’ and an impressive fruit & veg section
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Grocer 33Aldi dominates as guest 33 retailer with two-thirds of products cheapest
Our guest discounter registered a convincing Grocer 33 pricing win
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Comment & OpinionHFSS promo clampdown must be delayed but not because of Ukraine war
The full extent of the supply chain chaos being caused by the tragic events in Ukraine are becoming ever more clear. Yesterday an all-party group of MPs received evidence from a host of industry trade bodies which made for frankly terrifying listening. Five-fold increases in energy costs, fuel prices tripling, ...
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Comment & OpinionWhat we can learn from Sainsbury’s addressing its key area of weakness
Sainsbury’s took bold decisions to ramp up its non-food offer, and greatly strengthened its overall proposition in the process, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction