All Supermarkets articles – Page 14
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NewsLidl preparing to roll out scan and shop handsets
Lidl has filed a trademark in Europe and the UK for ‘Lidl & Go’, to apply to digital payment systems including ‘customer-operated electronic terminals available on-site in retail stores’
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NewsSainsbury’s CEO: ‘we’re not in any discussions’ to sell Argos
Sales at Argos grew by 2.3% in the first half of 2025
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NewsSainsbury’s raises profit guidance as momentum continues
Sainsbury’s previously warned profits would fall as it invested in price
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NewsAsda unveils ‘simpler’ store format in Harrogate transformation
Harrogate is the first of seven Asda stores in Yorkshire and surrounding areas set to receive a combined £12m investment in 2025
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NewsSupermarkets and celeb chefs back new Bang in Some Beans campaign
It comes against a backdrop of figures showing just 4% of adults eat enough fibre and only 17% of adults eat their 5 a day
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Comment & OpinionRetail workers deserve to be celebrated, not abused
The latest figures from the Retail Trust showed more than three-quarters of shop staff (77%) have experienced intimidating behaviour in the past year. How can this be allowed to continue?
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NewsCo-op launches social mobility toolkits after research finds class still an issue
Co-op has launched the free toolkits to make opportunities fairer for employers and jobseekers, offering practical steps to remove barriers linked to socioeconomic background
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NewsEx Iceland innovation chief launches exclusive brand licensing agency
Food Brands Now will work with other retailers, manufacturers and brands to launch and develop new products
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NewsCouncils to be docked funds if they misuse packaging tax cash
Defra has brought forward a raft of regulations in parliament aimed at tackling producer concerns over the accountability for the £1.4bn a year tax
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NewsM&S brings back Dawn French fairy and Tom Kerridge for Christmas ad 2025
M&S has brought back its much-loved Fairy character for another dose of festive magic – this time set in a Christmas Eve traffic jam
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Comment & OpinionThe cost of cheap meat and why industry insiders are breaking rank
Inside Track, as the group calls itself, is not a group of radical, leftwing firebrands. They are leading executives from a raft of major food companies who feel compelled to demand change
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NewsInsider whistleblowers accuse industry of relentless drive towards cheap and processed meat
The report claims public heath and the UK’s food security have been ‘deprioritised’ as supermarkets go in pursuit of sales of ‘cheaper and more highly processed’ meat and dairy products
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NewsWaitrose starts rolling out new ‘Little Treats’ across its estate
The ‘Little Treats’ initiative allows members of the MyWaitrose loyalty programme to claim up to three benefits each month
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NewsThe BFG returns in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2025
The ad launches alongside a new range of BFG-inspired food, home, clothing and gifting items
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NewsAsda converts Grinch with low prices in Dr Seuss-inspired Christmas advert 2025
‘We didn’t want to do was to take a holiday from our strategy at Christmas’ Asda marketing VP Adam Zavalis told The Grocer
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NewsAsda sells Leon back to co-founder John Vincent
The undisclosed deal includes 46 Leon restaurants, 20 UK franchises and three franchise sites in the Netherlands
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NewsFarm closures key driver of beef prices, consultancy firm says
Inverto pointed to the closure of 8.5% of cattle farms since 2020
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Grocer 33Tesco mystery shop wins battle of 30,000 sq ft supermarkets
This week’s stores were all as close as possible to a mid-size 30,000 sq ft and the winner hails from the market town of Dorchester, Dorset with a winning score of 85
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Grocer 33Tesco basket falls 11% as it meets Asda pricing fire with fire
Tesco and Sainsbury’s baskets both fell 11% month on month to match Asda price war manoeuvres
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Grocer 33Lead manager Kealan Randall on Dorchester’s unique, seasonal Tesco store
’I’ve worked in retail since I was 17, joining Tesco last year from Asda. I feel fully embedded already. The team have really supported me to lead take on leading the store while the store manager is away’