more supermarket news & analysis – Page 16
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News
Aldi giving shopworkers second pay rise in under six months
For the first time, Aldi has also made a firm commitment to never be beaten on pay by another supermarket.
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Comment and Opinion
Why we must use digital tech to optimise physical stores
The answer lies in using digital strategies to complement the physical and vice versa, says Guy Elliott, executive VP, retail & consumer products at Publicis Sapient
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News
Digital DRS campaigners pledge to make most of delay to 2028
The move comes as the DDRS Alliance announced they had formed a company to establish a blueprint for a digital system across the UK and wider afield
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News
Pork Farms launches into meat snacking with four products
The Compleat Food Group-owned brand has launched Pork Meatballs, Maple Bacon, Frankfurters and Bratwurst
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The Big Interview
Peter Batt on driving the ‘Co-op and Nisa success story’
The ‘customer-obsessed’ Nisa MD is looking to build on its Co-op partnership, boost retailer loyalty and extend its omnichannel proposition. What’s first?
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Analysis and Features
Hot Crossy Bs and #NoFarmersNoFood: this week in grocery on social media
Unpack the memes and puns of the week on social media across fmcg
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Analysis and Features
What Gove got wrong in ‘unlawful’ M&S Marble Arch decision
M&S has won a High Court victory for its Marble Arch store plans
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Grocer 33
Morrisons, Cheadle Heath, Stockport: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Rami Baitiéh has brought energy and new ideas. His passion for customers is incredible and it filters down to us’
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Grocer 33
Morrisons Stockport wins Grocer 33 in a poor week for service
The store notched up 72 points with a generally clean and tidy appearance
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Grocer 33
Tesco’s Clubcard undercuts winner Asda – by just 1p
Inflation was just 0.4% when loyalty card pricing was factored in
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News
Mars chocolate-dipped frozen fruit brand Trü Frü makes UK debut
Trüfrü debuted in the US in 2017 and has since reached a retail sales value of $215m, according to NIQ data
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News
Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Asda latest to cut baby formula prices, as Aldi drops again
Aldi has cut the price of its Mamia brand twice in a week in a bid to undercut Iceland
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News
Lidl signs Armed Forces Covenant to support ex-military staff
The move is underscored by a commitment to recruit and maintain ex-military personnel within the business
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco is rightly backing the innovation agenda
Three criteria are key to the Tesco Accelerator Scheme’s success, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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News
Debt-fuelled sale & leasebacks drove record supermarket deals in 2023
An ‘exceptional level’ of sale & leasebacks in 2023 was led by Asda and Morrisons as they sought to pay down debt and by Waitrose in funding its turnaround plans, according to Colliers
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News
Morrisons to cut nearly 300 jobs and scrap four-day week across logistics
The cuts will affect all seven of Morrisons’ company-run distribution centres, according to documents seen by The Grocer
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News
All Things Butter secures first in-store supermarket listings
The organic British dairy brand said the new nationwide listings marked a significant milestone for the brand
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News
City snapshot: M&S joint CEO Katie Bickerstaffe to step down
Marks & Spencer has announced that joint CEO Katie Bickerstaffe will step away from the company this year
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News
Proper adds chickpea snacks inspired by global cuisines
The NPD was developed in response to shoppers’ growing appetite for ‘exciting, punchy’ flavours, said Proper
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News
Waitrose partners set for ‘highest ever’ pay rise as JLP confirms pay investment
The £116m investment comes as senior partners look to quell what has been growing discontent in response to their cost-cutting plans