Latest supermarket news – Page 13
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Waitrose invests £30m in latest round of price cuts
The £30m investment will come in two separate tranches over the first half of 2024 and will focus entirely on Waitrose’s own-label brands
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Community Shop and Ocado launch roaming pop-up shop service
The ‘On the Go’ service will provide six of the most deprived communities in England with immediate food access, via a ‘mobile version’ of its redistribution supermarket.
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Poundland targets Sainsbury’s, Asda, B&M and Home Bargains in price comparison campaign
The campaign is claiming savings on leading brands such as Lurpak, Diet Coke, Radox and Domestos in a series of 20-second YouTube videos, each targeting a different retailer
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Filco Supermarkets to become Together with Morrisons partner
The Grocer revealed last month Morrisons could also soon be launching in Northern Ireland
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Applewood reformulates recipe for its vegan cheese line
The brand has altered the recipe to have a creamier taste and texture
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Lidl opens its own bottling plant in Derby to supply its GB stores
The facility has a production capacity of 380 million bottles a year, according to Lidl
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Aldi to invest £550m in stores and distribution in 2024
The discounter is looking for freehold town-centre or edge-of-town sites of 1.5 acres, to accommodate a 20,000 sq ft store with around 100 parking spaces
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City News: Sainsbury’s ‘Next Level’ strategy fails to impress the City
Sainsbury’s outlined its strategic blueprint to improve investors’ returns this week, but its plans underwhelmed the City amid concerns over upfront costs and a lack of clarity around some commitments
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City snapshot: Tesco sells majority of banking arm to Barclays for £1bn
Tesco has announced it will sell it’s the majority of its banking operations to Barclays, with the deal worth £1bn in total.
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Waitrose ends trial with Tesco’s fired food waste contractor
Waitrose told The Grocer that despite the revelations about Resource it did “not currently anticipate that this will affect our food waste figures”
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Sainsbury’s invests in living wages for banana workers
The price Sainsbury’s is paying for every box of bananas now covers the cost of the fruit, plus a premium that is invested into workers’ wages
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No Farmers, No Food campaign group wins support as Europe protests
UK farmers have been debating following their European colleagues’ protest action
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Lidl launches its own city-wide deposit return scheme
The discounter is piloting its own DRS across Glasgow, while government plans are beset by delay
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Sainsbury’s to double down on food, availability and loyalty in new three-year plan
The new strategy builds on Sainsbury’s Food First Strategy, which it has pursued over the past three years
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City snapshot: Sainsbury’s targets £1bn in savings as it launches ‘Next Level Sainsbury’s’ strategy
Sainsbury’s is targeting £1bn in cost savings over the next three years as part of its new strategy launch this morning. Plus, PZ Cussons issues a profits warning and Just Eat Takeaway appoints new CFO.
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Young’s launches Asian-inspired frozen fish range
The Taste of Asia range is part of Young’s Gastro brand and includes four limited-edition products
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Ex-Unilever boss to lead new body to get EPR back on course
Also on the board are Aldi buying director Luke Emery, Waitrose packaging boss Karen Graley, and Nestlé packaging supremo Sokhna Gueye
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Asda promotes Chris Walker to MD of Asda Express
Formerly VP and group property director, Walker started the new role last month to take charge of Asda Express’s growth and financial performance
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Iceland to avoid further supply chain strikes after GXO pay deal
It ends a months-long pay dispute between GXO and its employees at two warehouses in Iceland’s supply chain
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Easing inflation helps supermarket volumes in January
Food sales at the supermarkets have grown faster than inflation in January as shopper behaviour normalises amid reducing cost pressures, according to new data published this morning