Latest supermarket news
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NewsLidl pilot in Switzerland points to next innovation for its loyalty app
The change introduces point-based rewards, redeemable against a choice of hundreds of products
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NewsMedia Bites 20 September: Ocado, Campari, Gusbourne, Celsius, Campbell Soup Co,
Ocado’s sales are up 15%
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NewsWaitrose adds new range of wagyu beef
The move comes amid growing demand for the high-welfare beef type in the UK, which originated in Japan
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NewsAldi net zero goals validated by Science Based Targets initiative
The group-level commitments make Aldi one of the first international grocery retailers worldwide to have GHG emissions targets SBTi-validated, according to the supermarket
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NewsMorrisons hires Katharine Challinor as new head of independent franchise
The appointment comes as Morrisons continues to invest in improving the level of service offered to its franchise partners
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NewsLeading investment advisor warns over new Aldi and Lidl stores
Rob Abraham of Atrato Group, investment advisors to Supermarket Income REIT, said the discounters were reaching the ‘late phases’ of their own ‘space race’ in the UK
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NewsTesco launches career clinics to help ‘lost workforce’
More than half (56%) of people surveyed in a poll of more than 1,000 jobseekers by the body said they didn’t feel equipped to compete in the job market
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic for paper packaging on bakery lines
The switch would remove an estimated 560 tonnes of plastic from its stores each year, Sainsbury’s said
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NewsGlebe Farm Foods launches first oat drink for tea
PureOaty Tea-rrific has been launched to “enhance tea for non-dairy drinkers the nation over”
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NewsSupermarkets top FTSE 100 ranking for charity generosity
Research by the Charities Aid Foundation found Tesco gave more as a percentage of pre-tax profits than any other FTSE 100 company
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NewsRichmond launches Extra Tasty Range with two sausage products
The products will launch exclusively across Tesco stores nationwide from 23 September
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NewsWaitrose launches branded innovation platform to bring ‘sexy’ products to its shelves
Waitrose has created a new ‘Value Added’ store support team to oversee the launch
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NewsCity snapshot: Ocado Retail raises sales expectations as sales boom in Q3
Ocado Retail has lifted its full-year revenue expectations after continued momentum in the third quarter led to a 15.5% jump in sales to £658m. Plus, a trading update from vape maker Supreme and C&C Group appoints a non-exec to the board
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NewsM&S and Müller take action following dairy cow abuse footage
The footage from animal rights activist Joey Carbstrong revealed workers secretly hitting, kicking and swearing at cows at two farms
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NewsMorrisons migrates all shoppers to improved groceries app
The supermarket said it “previously ran one website and two apps” but had now migrated customers over to a sole Morrisons Groceries app
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NewsSainsbury’s CTO John Elliott departs
John Elliott said during his tenure at the retailer “technology has radically transformed both customer and channel experiences”
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NewsTesco exploring how AI could ‘nudge’ Clubcard customers
Generative AI had the potential to ‘revolutionise’ how supermarkets serve their customers, said CEO Ken Murphy
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NewsStuart Rose-led team to replace Mohsin Issa at helm of Asda
Rose, the former Marks & Spencer boss who became Asda chairman in 2021, will run Asda alongside Rob Hattrell, a partner at joint owner TDR Capital
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NewsCity snapshot: PZ Cussons profits plunge amid currency devaluation in Nigeria
PZ Cussons has moved a step closer to selling off its troubled African business as the personal care group reveals sales and profits in the past year plummeted. Plus, the latest UK inflation and supermarket growth data, and full-year results from Supermarket Income REIT
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NewsAsda struggles ‘hurt my heart’ says former Walmart international boss Judith McKenna
McKenna spent 17 years at Asda, and led the £6.8bn majority sale to the Issa brothers and TDR