All Supermarkets articles – Page 281
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NewsTesco food appeal collects 3.5 million meals
Tesco shoppers donated 3.5 million meals over the course of the supermarket’s National Food Collection last week.
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NewsSainsbury’s raises staff discount for a week
Sainsbury’s staff are in for a summer treat this week after the retailer increased its staff discount from 10% to 15%.
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NewsPromotions wearing thin as volume sales drop
Promotions are failing to bring the increase in sales they once did, as the volume of goods sold on deal fell last year, new research has suggested.
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NewsTesco leapfrogs HMV to be second largest UK entertainment retailer
Tesco has overtaken HMV has the UK’s second-largest entertainment products retailer.
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NewsRetail units could revert to housing in latest high-street plan
Retail units in towns could be turned back into housing as part of the next phase of the government’s bid to save the high street.
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NewsM&S first quarter fuelled by food as clothing sales fall again
Marks & Spencer has reported a 0.3% increase in first quarter like-for-like UK sales, driven by strong food sales growth.
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NewsFarmed prawn cleanup to address HFW fears
Seven of the UK’s biggest grocery retailers have pledged to clean up the farmed prawn industry four months…
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NewsAsda staff share £61.7m windfall
There will be an extra spring in the steps of 19,040 Asda employees today as they collectively receive a £61.7m windfall from the maturation of Walmart’s employee share scheme.
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NewsAsda adds 495 new lines in major electronics revamp
Asda is revamping its electronics departments in a strategy to give more space to higher-growth categories…
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Comment and OpinionSupermarkets will need 'rising tide' to feel economic benefit
Britain has stepped back from the precipice of a triple-dip recession to an economy some say is about to ‘take off’…
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Comment and OpinionGreg Wallace on Sainsbury's strawberry-gorging scientist
I miss fat Greg Wallace. The one who melted like the middle of a chocolate fondant when offered a pudding on MasterChef…
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NewsSainsbury's slashes Diageo promos in 'huge rift'
Sainsbury’s has dramatically reduced the number of Diageo promotions in its stores following a “huge rift” between the two…
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NewsWhole Foods' UK losses triple to £12m
Losses from the UK arm of Whole Foods Market have tripled to more than £12m.
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Analysis and FeaturesSweating it: Tesco's estate takes a sporty step forward
Tesco’s latest plan for its increasingly empty hypermarkets is to open gyms on its mezzanine floors. Can it succeed?
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NewsAsda’s Rapid Scan aims to slash time at the checkout
Asda has launched a new self-scan checkout in its York store designed for larger shopping trips that it says can scan up to 100 items per minute, speeding up scanning time by 200%.
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NewsSainsbury’s to launch mobile network with Vodafone
Sainsbury’s is following in the footsteps of Tesco and Asda with the launch of its own mobile network later this summer.
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Analysis and FeaturesAssosia says promotional deals on gondola ends sharply up
Big brands are showing few signs of easing back on the number of promotions they are running…
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Comment and OpinionRespect private shopper data if you want to use it
Where is Edward Snowden? Russia, Cuba, Ecuador?…
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NewsTesco in talks to bring Sports Direct to superstore sites
Sportswear and equipment giant Sports Direct today emerged as the latest potential partner to help Tesco make its larger stores shopping destinations, as it adapts to the shift to online.
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NewsScotland to charge for carrier bags from 2014
Scottish shoppers will have to pay a minimum of 5p for a carrier bag from next year, the Scottish Government has said.