All Supermarkets articles – Page 17
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Asda denies union claims as Wisbech staff call second strike
The strike, from 3am until 10pm on Friday 2 August, will follow a previous walk out by staff in March
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Londoners better off than before the pandemic, says Asda tracker
Londoners’ average household disposable income rose to £351 per week in quarter two of this year – 3% up on the pre-pandemic peak of £340 in March 2021
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Aldi to create 1,000 new store jobs by year end
The 1,000 roles will include caretakers and cleaners, managerial positions and store apprentices
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Comment & Opinion
Food stores must prioritise convenience and brand building
The brands that have inspired loyalty have stuck unwaveringly to their customer promise, says Richard Curry, head of retail at Rapleys
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On-demand grocery hits 80 million orders worth £2bn
The channel’s value has shot up from almost nothing five years ago
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Sainsbury’s to donate £2.5m towards tackling summer ‘holiday hunger’
The campaign is the latest fundraising event of its ongoing Nourish the Nation programme with Comic Relief
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Waitrose confirms plans to restart charges for suppliers who breach delivery standards
The deadline to reintroduce penalty charges was pushed back in April following ‘issues’ with the system used to notify suppliers
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Major IT outage renders shops across UK cash only
Morrisons, Gail’s and Jempson’s are among stores affected by an IT outage that has downed card readers and other business operations
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Ocado Retail poaches Nicola Waller from JLP for trading director role
Waller was JLP’s head of customer proposition for home furnishings from 2020 until her appointment at Ocado Retail this month
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Range Preview
Waitrose expands its ready meal range with 19 new dishes
As searches for ‘Easy to Cook’ spike by 276%, Waitrose is tapping into the rising demand for convenient, healthy dinners
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Iceland Foods appoints Gordons LLP as sole property advisor ahead of store rollout
The appointment of Gordons comes as Iceland looks to kick on with the next stage of its ongoing store rollout
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Waitrose extends Easy to Cook range as shoppers seek ‘comfort’ during wet summer
Waitrose said the rainy summer had increased demand among customers for autumn-inspired ‘classic comfort foods’
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Ocado CEO takes aim at ‘ludicrous’ growth predictions of rapid delivery players
‘There was a lot of talk about two years ago that they were going to destroy Ocado Retail… We told you back then that their model wasn’t sustainable’
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Comment & Opinion
Tesco’s Finest hour is still to come – a £1bn festive blowout could occur
Ken Murphy could be forgiven for cracking open a nice bottle of red, given barnstorming results of late from the expanded Tesco Finest collection
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Range Preview
Preview Asda’s 500-strong ‘Exceptional’ premium range
Move over Finest, Specially Selected and Taste the Difference, there’s a new kid on the block
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Comment & Opinion
Giving chickens more space is only half the job. We need breed change
The BCC demands the use of healthier, more robust, slower-growing breeds for good reason, says The Humane League UK’s MD Sean Gifford
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City snapshot: Tesco eyes another £1bn in Finest sales
Tesco is aiming to boost sales of its upmarket Finest own label range by an extra £1bn as it targets winning customers from Waitrose and Marks & Spencer
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Lidl's voucher and changed supermarket hours for Euros final
A sponsor of the tournament in Germany, Lidl is particularly invested in ensuring the final goes off with a bang
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Comment & Opinion
We cannot expect consumers to drive the change grocery needs
The UK urgently needs new impetus and leadership on sustainability
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Card payment issues render major supermarkets cash-only
The outage, which affected retailers including Sainsbury’s and Asda, meant shoppers were forced to pay cash or abandon their trollies of groceries