All Supermarkets articles – Page 34
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Analysis and FeaturesWho won the Christmas ads in 2023? Our judges give their verdict on all the ads that matter
This year’s batch of festive ads has been rolling out the celebs aplenty. But which is the best?
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Comment and OpinionDo loyalty schemes actually create loyal customers?
Customers choose you because they see you as the best option at the time – and they are happy to take any rewards given out, says Dr Tom Wormald, managing partner at Yonder Consulting
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NewsChristmas turkey prices still up despite bountiful supply
But retail consultant Richard Harrow said turkey prices are ’still all over the place’ and expects competition to intensify
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NewsIceland slashes marketing budget amid ballooning losses
The retailer recently said it would not run a 2023 Christmas advert
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NewsFood charities hail historic moment in industry’s fight against hunger
FareShare’s Alliance Manufacturing strategy, launched yesterday as part of King Charles’s Coronation Food Project, will see retailers and their suppliers produce thousands of tonnes of food specifically for food charities
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NewsAsda sales growth shrinks but so does its debt leverage
It represents a slowing of growth compared with its second quarter – when it saw like-for-like sales rise 9.6% – despite continued investment in lowering prices
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NewsIceland facing strike action ahead of Christmas period
Workers at two Iceland warehouse sites operated by GXO are considering industrial action
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NewsAldi giving away free Christmas dinners in low-income areas
The discounter is working with Company Shop’s Community Shops, social enterprises providing food in low-income communities
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket volumes stabilise as inflation slows and promotions increase
UK supermarket sales grew by 8.7% last month, according to new data from NIQ, as sales volumes stabilised amid slowing inflation and increased promotions
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News‘Spat on, threatened and shouted at’ – report lifts lid on violence to retail workers
A report of over 200 retailers, including supermarkets and convenience operators, warns almost half of staff (47%) feel unease at work, with many looking to quit the industry
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Promotional FeatureTheft prevention: how to protect products, people and profits
With the number of cases of theft growing in the UK, how can grocery retailers protect their businesses and create a safer shopping environment for their staff and consumers?
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NewsIceland will not run Christmas ad in ‘no-brainer’ decision to invest in prices
‘This was a no brainer for us’, said Iceland executive chairman Richard Walker
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Grocer 33Asda comes in comfortably cheaper than loyalty schemes
At £76.67, Asda came in £1.36 than nearest rival Morrisons
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Grocer 33Tesco Exmouth: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘From an operational point of view, the shop’s in a pretty good place’
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Grocer 33Tesco Exmouth offers ‘easiest shop’ with ‘helpful, smart’ staff
Our shopper said the store layout was ‘brilliant’ and products were ‘easy to find’
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NewsGrocery Girls group dissolves with YF taking on its membership
YF (formerly Young Foodies) will take on the Grocery Girls’ 3,000 members
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NewsSupermarket fuel profit margins down despite soaring pump prices, finds watchdog
Supermarket margins were found to have fallen over the summer
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NewsBerry growers still experiencing ‘disconnect’ from retailers
Retailers are enjoying rising sales of berries, but are failing to pay prices that keep pace with rising production costs, growers have argued
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Comment and OpinionTony Blair’s call to tax junk food is more food illiteracy
Blair’s paternalistic solution to Britain’s bulging waistband is typical of prosperous liberals, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This