All Supermarkets articles – Page 98
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Comment & Opinion
The scandal of supermarket egg pricing and rationing will soon tarnish their reputations
Consumers will be shocked when they learn the truth about the eggs shortages
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Grocer 33
Waitrose Sandbach: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The partners are wonderful people and the customers are great as well’
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Grocer 33
Clean and spacious Waitrose Sandbach leaves its rivals in the dust
Competitors struggled on store standards, checkout service and availability
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Grocer 33
Prices up by 0.4% as inflation shows signs of pausing
Overall grocery prices were up 10.2% compared with last November, while they crept up just 0.4% versus a month ago
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Range Preview
Reindeer buns and chorizo croquetas: M&S Christmas range 2022
The jewel in Sparks’ collection is its Slow Cooked Turkey Crown, which it says cooks in just over an hour to allow customers to spend more time with family
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News
Egg producers ‘trapped’ in system call for supply chain overhaul
Producers have told The Grocer conditions are ‘the worst it has been in 20 years’ and have called for ‘price restructuring’ across the supply chain
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News
Aldi to donate £250,000 to community charities and boost food bank appeal this Christmas
Aldi is also putting new signage in stores highlighting to customers the most in-demand items at food banks
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News
Iceland founder Malcolm Walker rebuffs takeover suitors
Opportunistic investors are reported to have bought the supermarket’s debt for as little as 67p in the pound earlier this year, in a strategy that can prelude a debt-for-equity swap and takeover if borrowing becomes unaffordable
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News
Supply chain & logistics operators warn of potential food shortages over rising fuel costs
Trade body Logistics UK said that, if introduced, the fuel duty hike would be a “body blow to the logistics industry”
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News
Iceland launches Christmas ad featuring Noddy Holder and Brian Blessed
The 30-second ad comes after a series of teasers posted on Iceland’s social media channels and website
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Interviews
Ashwin Prasad: planning Tesco’s way out of the permacrisis
Tesco’s chief product officer is in full-on Christmas mode, as he looks to help shoppers find value, but his mission is also to tackle volatility once and for all
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News
Lidl ‘well stocked for Christmas’ after sporadic localised summer availability issues
Lidl GB chief Ryan McDonnell acknowledged there had been sporadic localised issues throughout the summer but said it was ‘well stocked’ for the festive season
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Grocer 33
Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Callington
‘Shoppers have been purchasing a lot of Christmas lines a lot sooner than would normally be the case’
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Grocer 33
Tesco comes out top in high-scoring week for service
Tesco Callington impressed with polite staff and high store standards this week
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Grocer 33
Asda cheapest as prices remain flat versus last month
Grocery inflation is running at 16.4% according to the latest figures, but in this week’s Grocer 33 pricing survey, there were signs retailers are doing their best to keep a lid on inflation
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News
City snapshot: Lidl wins new shoppers ahead of Christmas as annual sales increase
Annual revenues at Lidl have increased as it continued to attract new shoppers looking to cut down on household spending. Plus, a trading update from Finsbury Food Group.
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News
Campaigners target Lidl over fast-growing chicken breeds
Campaign group The Humane League is set to stage a protest at the discounter’s headquarters in Tolworth, south west London, from 7am today (17 November) until 7pm tomorrow
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Comment & Opinion
How Asda pulled off its Buddy the Elf ad – and why it hit the mark with Brits
Check out behind the scenes of how Asda pulled off its viral Buddy the Elf ad
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News
Food inflation hits highest level in 45 years
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices rose by 16.2% in the 12 months to October, up from 14.5% in September, according to the ONS
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News
Supermarkets go cold on Little Blue Fridge food waste logo
Backed by the FSA and Defra the logo was intended to save tens of millions of pounds-worth of household food going to waste every year