All Supermarkets articles – Page 143
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Grocer 33‘Fast and stress-free’ guest retailer Aldi beats out rivals
The discounter’s Shiremoor branch impressed with its efficiency and tidiness
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Range PreviewTwo-metre pigs in blankets: Booths Christmas range 2021
Christmas at Booths will be for the meat lovers in 2021
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NewsIceland launching exclusive low prices for loyalty scheme members
The deals will be available to members of Iceland’s Bonus Card club, a savings scheme which already offers an additional £1 to spend in store for every £20 saved
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NewsCMA warns retailers and suppliers over misleading green marketing
The new guidelines contain six main principles that build on existing consumer law and cover green claims made both in-store and on labelling
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NewsAldi introducing ‘community donation points’ to stores nationwide
The donation boxes will be in stores from October, accepting products for donation to local charities regardless of where they were purchased
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Comment & OpinionImplementing the right loyalty logic will be crucial for Asda’s ‘pounds not points’ scheme
Asda has a lot of catching up to do with other supermarkets and grocery retailers when it comes to loyalty, says Achille Traore, CEO of White Label Loyalty
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NewsPret a Manger unveils ambitious growth plans after losses spiral to more than £250m
The Covid pandemic wiped more than £400m from Pret’s sales in 2020
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets hit accelerate on driverless delivery, but it’s a long road
There’s a long way to go, but serious investments from UK retailers will speed up the tech’s development
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NewsAsda launches second ‘refill store’, and first in Scotland
The store in Glasgow Toryglen is the first Asda in Scotland to gain dedicated aisles of dispensers from which customers can fill either their own container or a reusable one available to buy
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Comment & OpinionMajor grocers soared in the pandemic, but 2022 will be the year of small business
Smaller, innovative players can target consumer trends and offer a unique proposition to earn shopper loyalty, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsCity Snapshot: C-stores boosted by return of pre-Covid shopping habits
A gradual shift to pre-pandemic shopping behaviour has delivered a boost to the UK’s convenience store market, according to the latest monthly data from NielsenIQ. Plus, a fourth quarter trading update from Compass Group, and full-year results from Real Good Food.
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NewsMorrisons to expand wholesale with supply to pubs and restaurants
The grocer has partnered with new online platform StarStock to sell more than 1,500 lines into the on-trade
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Analysis & FeaturesA reuse revolution: how Tesco could scale up its Loop trial
Tesco is trialling the refillable packaging service in 10 stores. For now it’s loss-making, but supporters say it can succeed with scale
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s is clear Grocer 33 winner with ‘reasonably full’ Keighley store
While availability issues continue to affect the sector, Sainsbury’s only had two items out of stock
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Keighley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We try to allow colleagues to be themselves and ensure that human element for customers’
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NewsTesco and Co-op risking tax penalty as battle for drivers intensifies, lawyers warn
The supermarkets are looking to engage HGV drivers with a limited company, an arrangement HMRC has sought to crack down on
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Grocer 33Asda is most competitive in hard-fought week for big four
At £47.21, the Leeds-based supermarket came in £2.21 cheaper than rival Tesco
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Comment & OpinionWe’re at peak meat. Which supermarket will bite the bullet and pledge to sell less?
Supermarkets cannot sell meat at the volumes they do without being involved in deforestation, says Elena Polisano, Greenpeace UK senior campaigner
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons’ sick pay cut for unvaccinated staff is unfair
Morrisons’ interfering mandate looks less like a thoughtful contribution to disease avoidance than a panicky attempt to bolster profits, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsLidl launching in-store recycling points for soft plastics
The discounter is also replacing single-use fruit & veg bags with a compostable version