more supermarket news & analysis – Page 4
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Category Report
How can beauty brands fight the ‘dupe’ boom
Beauty brands are losing out to lower priced ‘dupes’ and own label. How can they salvage sales?
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News
Tiba Tempeh launches tempeh mince and pack redesign
The Tempeh Mince is the first of its kind and the brand claims is the only plant-based mince to contain 100% natural and organic ingredients
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Analysis and Features
What are British Muslim shoppers buying from the supermarkets?
From dates to vermicelli noodles and Rubicon, here are the grocery items being added to Muslim shoppers’ baskets, according to supermarket buyers
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Comment and Opinion
How M&S is innovating its way to net zero
As I think about the climate challenges ahead, I see an opportunity to combine the good work we already do on sustainability with our unique supplier relationships, says Stuart Machin, M&S CEO
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Comment and Opinion
Whole Foods Market has lost its soul with mainstream brands
Including the likes of Kellogg’s, Mcvitie’s and Tropicana will confuse consumers into thinking these brands meet the ‘standards of excellence’ originally laid out by Whole Foods, says Sonny Drinkwater, co-founder & CEO of Well Easy
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Comment and Opinion
Jason Tarry and the impossible job at John Lewis Partnership
Tarry will bring superb business acumen, huge experience of food and GM, as well as impeccable people skills
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News
Tesco joins grocery giants offering funds for sustainability startups
The W23 Global initiative includes Tesco, Ahold Delhaize, Woolworths Group, Empire Company/Sobeys and Shoprite
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News
Angel Delight expands ice cream range with duo of handheld sticks
‘We expect this launch to engage loyal fans and bring newcomers to the brand,’ Angel Delight said
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News
Simon Howie announces raft of product developments
The Scottish butcher announced the launch of its gluten-free, reduced fat black pudding
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News
Jason Tarry to succeed Sharon White as JLP chairman
Tarry’s appointment will see White’s term as chairman come to an early end
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News
M&S launching ‘biggest ever marketing campaign’, with Tom Kerridge
The new campaign will continue the ‘Farm to Foodhall’ theme of a series of M&S TV ads which ran last year featuring Kerridge
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News
Retail development activity hits record low
Construction orders – a reflection of development activity – totalled £1.3bn in the fourth quarter of last year on a rolling annual basis, the lowest level since the data series began in 1985
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News
Aldi to raise £15m for Teenage Cancer Trust after hitting £10m target early
Aldi’s staff are engaging in fundraising events including bake sales, marathons and even scaling Mount Kilimanjaro
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Comment and Opinion
Minimum wage, maximum effort: the pay conundrum for food and drink
Skills, expectations and stakes are higher than ever, but the rewards are increasingly in inverse proportion
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News
Tesco rolls out functional bays for kombucha and CBD drinks
Brands stocked in the new bays include Remedy Kombucha, Nexba Kombucha and CBD brand Goodrays
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Range Preview
A trip around the world in Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference summer range 2024
British Summer Time is here, for the clocks at least. And Sainsbury’s has got the memo, launching over 200 new products in its Taste the Difference summer range
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Grocer 33
Morrisons, Giffnock, Glasgow: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We had a good range of Easter eggs right up until Sunday – we got that perfect and were able to maintain a full seasonal aisle’
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Grocer 33
Morrisons notches up a big score over Easter weekend
Morrisons’ Giffnock store was well stocked and featured helpful staff
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Grocer 33
Waitrose surprise runner-up after Asda in April price comparison
Official figures out this week from the British Retail Consortium/NIQ showed food price inflation almost halved in March
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News
Prime sales in freefall with bottles reduced in Tesco to just 31p
Sales are down more than 50% in the first quarter of 2024