All Supermarkets articles – Page 183
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales growth begins to slow from record highs
Take-home grocery sales rose by their highest level since 1994 over the past 12-weeks, however grocery sales growth began to slow last month as shoppers gradually return to their pre-lockdown behaviours.
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NewsAldi to round up customer receipts and give difference to charity
To take advantage of the offer, shoppers must tweet their Aldi receipt to @AldiUK by 24 July
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NewsIceland’s losses grow despite boost to sales
Pre-tax losses for the year ending 27 March 2020 were £71.8m, up from £53.8m the previous year, according to new accounts
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NewsM&S to open 83 more cafés and pass VAT cut on to customers
It means that from 22 July a flat white coffee will cost £2.36 instead of £2,70, while a sausage bun will be £3.28 instead of £3.75
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NewsShoppers willing to switch supermarket over safety worries, survey finds
Two-thirds of shoppers admitted loyalty to their favourite supermarket would be tested if safety measures were deemed ineffective, found a survey
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Analysis & FeaturesWill coronavirus put supermarket pay on a more equal footing?
Supermarkets have rewarded frontline staff with boosts to pay, while some have pruned back executive bonuses. Is the future more equitable?
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket documentary highlights heroics of shopworkers
Some of those behind the reprehensible uptick in shopworker abuse ought to spend 10 minutes watching a new short documentary
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Analysis & FeaturesAre fmcg companies paying their suppliers quickly enough?
Supermarkets have led the way in paying suppliers more quickly – but many of fmcg’s biggest players are taking longer than recommended
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NewsAldi extends immediate payments for small suppliers until the end of the year
Aldi buying MD Julie Ashfield has written to suppliers telling them the terms will continue until the end of 2020
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator still needed and ‘highly effective’, says review
The GCA will be maintained with funding to continue policing the code, according to the statutory review
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NewsGrocery retail ranked top sector for customer experience despite pandemic
The latest KPMG Nunwood Customer Experience Excellence Index, based on interviews of 13,000 UK consumers, gives grocery retail a 4% score improvement on last year
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Comment & OpinionCompulsory masks are a burden on retailers – and it may push more shoppers online
Will retailers have to refuse service to those not wearing masks? And will those shoppers give up and go online?
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Analysis & FeaturesBuilding better online grocery after Covid-19: Meet the webinar panellists
Due to broadcast at 11am on 16 July, the webinar from The Grocer Vision will bring together experts from the worlds of grocery retail, e-commerce and technology
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NewsAldi doubles size home delivery trial with Deliveroo
They include branches in Greater Manchester and Cambridge, along with five more stores in London
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NewsFace masks to be made mandatory in shops in England from 24 July
Failure to follow the new rules will lead to a fine of up to £100, which will reduce to £50 if paid promptly
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NewsLidl renews estate growth target despite disruption caused by pandemic
The discounter plans to open 25 stores in the next six months, creating up to 1,000 jobs by the end of the year
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NewsIceland joint MD Nigel Broadhurst resigns
It comes a month after Iceland founder and executive chairman Malcolm Walker and CEO Tarsem Dhaliwal took full ownership of the frozen food chain
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NewsLidl reintroduces loose bakery products to stores
Lidl announced the move on social media, saying: ’The bakery is now open again. Please form an orderly queue.’
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NewsSupermarket price inflation falls back as deals return and price war looms
Offers and promotions have started to rematerialise, damping grocery price inflation
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Analysis & FeaturesPrompt payment: how do supermarkets compare?
How do the supermarkets measure up when it comes to paying their suppliers, and what changes have they made through the pandemic?