All Supermarkets articles – Page 26
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Comment & OpinionWhy food hygiene checks should remain independent and public
It has become quite clear that rather a lot of stores are falling below the legal food hygiene standards
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Comment & OpinionMystery shop win symbolises M&S recovery from cyberattack
M&S is pulling in more punters despite prices 22% higher than the cheapest supermarket. Impressive
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy are plastic bags making a comeback – and how to stop it?
Online and rapid deliveries are being blamed for a rise in single-use bag sales. Technical fixes and easy wins could reverse the increase, say experts
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Grocer 33M&S named best supermarket in Leicester as it takes first Grocer 33 win
In only its second appearance as a guest retailer M&S scored 90 points in our mystery shopping competition
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Grocer 33How Fosse Park became the first M&S Grocer 33 store of the week
Twenty-nine-year M&S veteran Wesley Kachela reflects on the Leicester store’s historic milestone
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Grocer 33Own-label lines help Asda to another victory as cheapest supermarket
Asda was cheapest for 18 products, and was exclusively cheapest on 15
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NewsAldi releases full list of stores getting upgrades this year, including major extensions
They include two – in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria and Ebbw Vale in Wales – which are undergoing major extensions
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NewsIceland offers £1 reward to customers who spot shoplifters in store
The frozen grocer is launching a new initiative to combat shoplifting by offering customers a £1 bonus card top-up for reporting theft incidents to staff, as the retailer faces annual losses of over £20m from retail crime
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NewsLidl matches Aldi’s new national pay rate and goes even higher in London
Lidl’s latest pay increase comes two weeks after Aldi announced new pay rates, also effective from 1 September
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets must stop treating real food like a luxury
Cheap, sugar-filled options addictive, fast and convenient, but they’re also undermining our health and our connection to real food, says Carl Saxton-Pizzie, founder and CEO at Wholegood
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NewsMore than 100 large supermarkets ‘at risk of closure’ thanks to business rates reforms
The changes will also hand an advantage to the discounters thanks to their smaller stores
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NewsFood companies to begin tests on greenhouse gas footprinting
The ‘LED4Food’ programme, spearheaded by climate change experts Wrap, will introduce common methodology to allow various rival carbon footprinting systems used by food and drink companies to work in harmony
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NewsAldi calls on A-level students on exam results day to consider retail career
Aldi is looking to recruit more than 350 apprentices, with opportunities in stores across the country
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Analysis & FeaturesHow pay and benefits stack up at the supermarkets
We look at how wage levels at Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, M&S and Iceland compare
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NewsTwo Morrisons stores sold to US-based REIT for £51m in latest property deal
The two stores in Loughborough and Ilkeston will be leased to Morrisons on a long-term triple-net basis
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NewsFood safety fears as dozens of supermarkets fail essential hygiene checks
Six supermarkets received the lowest possible score of zero, meaning urgent improvement is required
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NewsAsda adds flavoured cheese duo in response to TikTok trend
Limited-edition British Cheddar with Sweet Roast Garlic and Yorkshire Wensleydale with Mango & Ginger aim to meet consumer demand for premium tastes
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NewsM&S overtakes Co-op in food and drink sales
M&S is now the UK’s seventh-biggest grocer in terms of food and drink sales, with Co-op eighth and Waitrose ninth
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NewsM&S signs Asda and Tesco veteran as new chief people officer
Marks & Spencer has appointed a Asda and Tesco retail veteran as its new chief people officer
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NewsHigher food sales ‘barely touching the sides’ of extra labour costs
Rising food inflation meant increased spending was more due to higher prices than rising demand