All Supermarkets articles – Page 129
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Grocer 33
Morrisons edges out Sainsbury’s and Asda for Grocer 33 pricing win
At £60.38, Morrisons was just 20p cheaper than runner-up Sainsbury’s
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News
John Lewis Partnership to offer drivers £5,000 pay rise to tackle labour shortage
John Lewis and Waitrose drivers will receive a pay increase of around £2 an hour in their base pay from 8 August
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News
Morrisons launches back-to-school packs for shoppers to donate to struggling families
The supermarket has launched ‘back to school pick up packs’ containing essential school stationery such as pens, pencils, rubbers and rulers
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News
Supermarkets delay complying with CMA call on restrictive land agreements
The Competition & Markets Authority wrote to Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, Waitrose and M&S asking them to demonstrate their compliance
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Comment and Opinion
‘Omnichannel’ is no longer a buzzword. It’s the only way forward for grocers
Increasingly demanding consumers want an interconnected in-store and online experience, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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News
Morrisons faces break-up risk in private equity takeover, analysts warn
Bernstein said it “struggled to see the returns [for a buyout group] of the current offer without significant asset sales”
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Range Preview
Gravy flavoured crisps and turkey spring rolls: preview Co-op Christmas food 2021
Party food is the jewel in the Co-op’s Christmas collection this year, with a vast range of products for different tastes
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News
Retail has some of the lowest gender pay gap numbers so far this year, report shows
Both Sainsbury’s and John Lewis published their annual gender pay gap reports earlier this year.
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Grocer 33
Asda continues Grocer 33 price domination with £5 margin
Asda offered the lowest price on 22 of the 33 items on our shopping list this week
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Grocer 33
Tesco scores easy Grocer 33 win with excellent stock availability
The large, spacious Tesco Extra in Northampton was well-stocked, “really well laid out” and “not too busy” during our shopper’s Saturday morning visit
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Grocer 33
Tesco Northampton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our online trade has virtually doubled since the pandemic started’
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Comment and Opinion
Will new Covid testing scheme prove any better than what companies already have in place?
Companies are having to grapple with a complex new scheme as Covid cases fall
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News
Singapore wealth fund joins Fortress-led consortium on £6.3bn Morrisons takeover
Cambourne Life Investment, a subsidiary of GIC, has agreed to join Fortress Investment Group – alongside Canadian pension fund CPPIB and a subsidiary of US group Koch Industries – as an additional co-investor
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Range Preview
Chocolate Wensleydale and a three fish roast: preview Waitrose Christmas range 2021
With resident chef Heston Blumenthal at the helm, there are a host of adventurous and indulgent puddings
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News
Morrisons’ largest investor Silchester publicly rebukes £6.3bn Fortress offer
Silchester International Investors, which holds a 15.1% holding in Morrisons, said in a statement that it was “not inclined” to support the existing offer from Fortress.
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Analysis and Features
Pingdemic: is daily Covid testing the answer to soaring absence rates?
With the Covid ‘pingdemic’ in full swing, ministers announced they were to allow special exemption from quarantine rules for up to 10,000 food workers
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News
Sainsbury’s, Aldi and Co-op to trial fully recyclable plastic-free sandwich packaging
The all-fibre, plastic-free recyclable skillet, which will be 100% paper-based and feature a plastic-free window, will hit shelves across the UK from September
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Analysis and Features
What progress have the big four supermarkets made on their plastic pledges?
After David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II sparked horror over the world’s plastic waste problem, the big four set ambitious targets to ditch it
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News
Coca-Cola, Mars and Nestlé among brands joining Asda refill trial
Last month Asda announced a major expansion of the refill trial, including a rollout of the scheme to four more stores
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News
Defra tells ‘golden 500’ food companies they can stop self-isolation
Defra told The Grocer the start date for testing would “vary from business to business”