Latest supermarket news – Page 8
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NewsFruit snacking startup Zombie makes Tesco debut
The brand is the brainchild of Perkier founder Ann Perkins
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NewsSainsbury’s launches Amazon-style ‘Shop in Shop’ function for brands
It will enable brands to create customised fully branded landing pages on Sainsbury’s website
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NewsTesco R&D lab chief Jo Hickson departs for fashion giant
Jo Hickson – who took charge of Tesco Labs, the supermarket’s R&D team within Tesco Technology, in early 2019 – is due to start work as lab director for H&M Group in Stockholm next month
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NewsAldi click & collect project shrinks from 200-plus to 177 stores
It is a bigger scaling down of the project than previously disclosed by the discounter
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales growth slows as food price inflation eases
Supermarket sales growth slowed to 5.3% during February as food price inflation continues to fall. Plus results from Greggs, Bakkavor and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City
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NewsCut business rates and reform Apprenticeship Levy, says M&S boss
Stuart Machin has set out what he wants to see announced in Wednesday’s spring budget
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NewsThe Sidemen partner with Mornflake to launch cereal brand
The launch will be backed by an advertising campaign starring professional darts player Luke Littler
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NewsMargiotta invests in HQ in bid to supercharge Waitrose expansion
The family-owned grocer currently stocks more than 2,000 Waitrose products, and wants to grow its offer
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NewsOcado claims biggest Buy British shopping aisle of any UK supermarket
The dedicated section of the Ocado website will feature more than 800 British items every week of the year
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NewsAldi Team GB sponsorship extended to 2032
The discounter has been the official supermarket of Team GB since 2015
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NewsAldi introduces parcel lockers outside stores
The lockers, from provider InPost, can be used by customers to collect and return online orders from other retailers
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NewsM&S wins High Court victory over Michael Gove’s Marble Arch store decision
The High Court found the decision taken by Gove as levelling up secretary last summer was unlawful
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NewsOcado threatens to sue M&S over final joint venture payment
The joint venture with Ocado Retail has not met undisclosed performance targets, meaning M&S will not automatically pay the full final instalment of £191m
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NewsWhole Foods Market turns to UK ‘staples’ in bid to win back shoppers
The 141 UK “staple” brands include lines from Heinz, Marmite and Ambrosia
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NewsAsda reveals record pay offer as it defends investment in staff
Asda hourly paid store staff will get an 8.4% increase, with rates rising to £12.04 in July
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NewsFilco Supermarkets opens first store under Together With Morrisons fascia
The fascia has launched at its 5,500 sq ft store in Taibach, Port Talbot. Filco said it would convert the remaining eight stores by the summer
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NewsAldi tracking soft plastic recycling from store collection to end product
The discounter is working with the Flexible Plastic Fund to track soft plastic on its recycling journey
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NewsSainsbury’s to cut up to 1,500 roles as part of ‘Save and Invest to Win’ plan
The proposals include changes to Sainsbury’s in-store bakeries
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NewsWincanton bidding war heats up as GXO tables £760m rival offer
GXO Logistics rival offer for Wincanton far surpasses French multinational Ceva’s initial bid