All Supermarkets articles – Page 87
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Analysis and Features
As energy prices soar, is it time supermarkets went off-grid?
Food stores are some of the biggest energy users in the country, but as prices soar and net zero targets loom, can they find new ways to power themselves?
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Comment and Opinion
Why my sister Celia’s death must lead to better food allergy controls
‘Free-from’ should mean a guaranteed total absence of the allergen from the food, says Celia Marsh’s brother Gareth Gower
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News
Morrisons profits slump on sales decline as shoppers feel the pinch
Profits slumped as subdued consumer sentiment led to a decline in sales and “unprecedented” inflationary pressures hit in-house manufacturing operations
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Comment and Opinion
Animal Rebellion’s anti-dairy tantrums won’t be as effective as a reasoned argument
Making your voice heard is a civil right, but protests won’t stop people drinking milk, says Joanna Blythman
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News
Aldi opening new ‘eco store’ concept in Leamington Spa
The store has been designed for low carbon consumption while offering shoppers sustainable choices
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News
Buyers ‘hiding behind their computers’ in CPI negotiations, claims Adjudicator
In a speech at the GCA conference, Mark White said he was urging supermarkets to think again about the training and experience given to buyers.
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Comment and Opinion
As Aldi enters the big four, are we approaching ‘peak discounter’?
There is more growth to come for Aldi and Lidl, if they don’t slip up, says Jeremy Garlick of Insight Traction
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News
Tesco trials removal of cardboard packaging from toothpaste brands
Tesco has already removed packaging from its own brand toothpaste products, since November last year, which it said saved 55 tonnes of cardboard a year.
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News
Trevor Strain quits as management upheavals continue at Morrisons
His departure is the latest in a series since Morrisons was taken over by private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice last October
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Comment and Opinion
What Asda has learned from its sustainability store trials
Asda has learned a lot about how to operationalise a completely different way of retailing, says director of sustainable commercial activities Susan Thomas
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Comment and Opinion
‘They’re using us as a first-stop shop.’ How Aldi is changing the way we shop
Aldi’s UK & Ireland boss said the retailer was seeing ‘unprecedented’ changes in shopping behaviour
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News
Aldi boss admits store opening programme more challenging than expected, as it misses target
The discounter was aiming to have 1,000 UK stores by 2022 but currently has only 970, with another 16 to be opened this year
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News
Morrisons announces price cuts across 150 popular food and drink products
Morrisons said the 150 products featured in the initiative made up nearly 6% of its total volume sales
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News
City snapshot: UK profits plunge at Aldi as investment in price hits bottom line
Aldi suffered a near 80% drop in operating profits in 2021 as sales flatlined ahead of a strong rebound in growth in 2022. Elsewhere, Alan Jope to retire from Unilever, Sainsbury’s scraps property sale, updates and Finsbury Food Group and Chapel Down and all the rest of the latest news from the City
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Grocer 33
Inflation numbers less scary in latest basket as Asda comes in cheapest
On average, supermarket prices were up 9.6% compared with the same week in 2021 while prices edged up by just 0.9% month on month
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Grocer 33
Helpful staff boost scores as Asda Cheltenham lands the winning spot
Our shopper praised the “friendly, polite and helpful” service and “easy to shop” store
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Grocer 33
Asda Cheltenham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘There’s lots of brilliant moments at Asda. Probably one is working with some of my mentors over the years’
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News
Aldi rolling out soft plastic collection points to nearly all stores
Aldi said it expected to collect up to 1,000 tonnes of plastic a year once the bins were installed in over 800 stores
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News
Morrisons launches new advertising service for suppliers
Morrisons Media Group will act as a full-service internal advertising agency team
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News
Alpro bears brunt of price hikes across dairy alternatives
Some key dairy alternative lines have seen price increases of almost a fifth since August