All Supermarkets articles – Page 31
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Tesco cheapest without needing Clubcard Prices in latest basket comparison
Based on shelf-edge prices alone, Tesco’s £74.83 total was £1.76 cheaper than rival Asda
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Comment & Opinion
Criminalising shopworker abuse is a shield. More protection is needed
At long last, shopworkers have the shield they so desperately need in their long – and often dangerous – retail crime battle
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News
Tesco turns up fridge temperatures as trial slashes energy costs
In 21 months, it helped Tesco save 4GWh on energy costs and over 835 tonnes of CO2e across its refrigerated distribution network
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Comment & Opinion
A new dynamic as Tesco increases AI in supplier negotiations
In news its traditional supermarket rivals won’t want to hear, Tesco boss Ken Murphy revealed the retailer was pushing ahead with its next big project
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News
Revealed: supermarket progress on gender pay equality – and who’s gone backwards
Tesco, Asda, Aldi, Lidl, Co-op, John Lewis, Iceland and Ocado all reduced the mean hourly pay gap in 2023/24
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News
Digital deposit scheme rivals Polytag and DDRS Alliance join forces
Previously the two sides have clashed over the best way for a digital DRS (DDRS) to proceed and have been involved in separate trials
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News
Tesco boss Ken Murphy announces AI-led Express store range review
Growing its market share has seen Tesco bring volume growth back to life in the second half of the year, and profit margins return to levels last seen before the pandemic
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News
M&S changing cows’ diets to cut methane emissions
The change is projected to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions produced by the herds of 40 M&S dairy farmers by 11,000 tonnes annually
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News
GroceryAid secures £1m to extend School Essentials Grant
The charity provides families of grocery sector workers with grants to pay for school uniforms or school equipment
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News
City snapshot: Focus on value wins over shoppers as Tesco reports bumper sales and profits
A ‘substantial’ easing of inflation has helped drive a double-digit increase in profits at Tesco as the supermarket boosted market share and saw volumes recover. Plus, full-year results for THG and a first-half trading update from Treatt
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Comment & Opinion
GSCOP needs an overhaul to properly protect fmcg suppliers
In GSCOP there remain loopholes that enable retailers to wreak havoc with suppliers, says Karen Green, author of Buyer-ology
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Category Report
Healthcare & beauty trends 2024: The new masculine beauty ideal
A generation of men are embracing personal care trends once thought feminine. How are brands catering to them?
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News
Waitrose partners with Tony’s Chocolonely to improve transparency in cocoa supply chain
Waitrose has committed to the five principles used by Tony’s Chocolonely to source cocoa beans
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Category Report
Personal care & beauty trends 2024: Brands fight the ‘dupe’ boom
Beauty brands are losing out to lower priced ‘dupes’ and own label. How can they salvage sales?
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Comment & Opinion
How M&S is innovating its way to net zero
As I think about the climate challenges ahead, I see an opportunity to combine the good work we already do on sustainability with our unique supplier relationships, says Stuart Machin, M&S CEO
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Comment & Opinion
Whole Foods Market has lost its soul with mainstream brands
Including the likes of Kellogg’s, Mcvitie’s and Tropicana will confuse consumers into thinking these brands meet the ‘standards of excellence’ originally laid out by Whole Foods, says Sonny Drinkwater, co-founder & CEO of Well Easy
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Comment & Opinion
Jason Tarry and the impossible job at John Lewis Partnership
Tarry will bring superb business acumen, huge experience of food and GM, as well as impeccable people skills
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News
M&S launching ‘biggest ever marketing campaign’, with Tom Kerridge
The new campaign will continue the ‘Farm to Foodhall’ theme of a series of M&S TV ads which ran last year featuring Kerridge
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News
Retail development activity hits record low
Construction orders – a reflection of development activity – totalled £1.3bn in the fourth quarter of last year on a rolling annual basis, the lowest level since the data series began in 1985
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News
Aldi to raise £15m for Teenage Cancer Trust after hitting £10m target early
Aldi’s staff are engaging in fundraising events including bake sales, marathons and even scaling Mount Kilimanjaro