Latest supermarket news – Page 14
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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
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Morrisons store boss Lepley leaves as Baitiéh promises ‘a new chapter’
Lepley, who replaced Gary Mills in his current role, spent 11 years at Asda before joining Morrisons, and served on the supermarket’s executive committee
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Fairburn’s Eggs launches first national speciality range into Asda
The first product to launch in the new range is the four-pack British Blue with eggs laid by flower-fed, rare-breed hens, bred exclusively by Fairburn’s
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Asda ditches plastic trays for its mince beef
Asda said the switch would help it save more than 60 tonnes of plastic a year
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Asda’s savvy ‘nana’ campaign gets millions of hits as it backs discounter price match
Asda has already amassed over 4.3 million views on TikTok and Instagram
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Asda to hit 1,000 stores for the first time following record openings in February
This month, it is converting 109 convenience stores that Asda acquired from the Co-op and EG Group, as well as one standalone opening