All Seasonal articles – Page 40
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NewsAldi Christmas sales up 8% as it breaks £1bn barrier
Sales were boosted by particularly strong growth in beers, wines & spirits
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NewsAldi donates 400,000 meals to food banks and charities on Christmas Eve
Around 185 tonnes of fresh food were donated after stores closed on 24 December
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s Christmas Tinkle: the year in cartoons
As The Grocer team prepares to head home for the festive season, we thought we would send you this Christmas Tinkle
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NewsSainsbury’s predicts ‘biggest-ever digital Christmas’ as online sales peak
The retailer said it expected around three million customers to have shopped with either Sainsbury’s or Argos on smartphones, tablets and in-store handsets over the past three days
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Analysis & FeaturesFestive hot drinks: can retail cash in on the buzz?
The Starbucks red cups have become nothing short of a calendar event. Yet, as coffee shops cash in on toffee nut and gingerbread coffees, retail has been left out in the cold
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Analysis & FeaturesReview: The Grocer ate Christmas dinner in Morrisons. Here’s what we thought
Sensing an opportunity to have the most on-brand Christmas party we could possibly have, The Grocer team got booked in for the full festive works at Morrisons
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NewsChristmas food waste a key issue for shoppers, reveals Waitrose survey
More than half of shoppers want to reduce food waste this Christmas
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NewsAldi claims to offer ‘cheapest fresh turkey in the UK’ this Christmas
The discounter has slashed its cheapest fresh turkey price of £2.95 per kg – announced only yesterday – by a further six pence ahead of it going on sale tomorrow
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NewsGressingham and FareShare to distribute 2,000 surplus turkeys for Christmas
Gressingham Foods has diverted its surplus frozen birds to FareShare, which will redistribute them to groups across the UK
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NewsTesco’s Christmas campaign ranked most memorable among supermarket ads
Tesco’s time travelling delivery driver campaign ranked highest among consumers for ad awareness
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NewsVegan Christmas food sales soar 40% at Waitrose
Vegan centrepieces for the main course, such as the nut roast and the ‘Root en Croute’, were the bestsellers in its range, Waitrose said
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NewsElves caught in One Stop stores as part of ‘Find Eddy’ AR promotion
The game works in a similar way to Pokémon Go
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NewsFarmison & Co champions British produce with Christmas tractor deliveries
The online butcher specialises in heritage breed meat, wild game and free-range poultry
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NewsGroceryAid Christmas carol concert raises £65,000 for colleagues in need
Guests were entertained by a professional choir and heard readings from industry leaders
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much will Christmas dinner cost this year?
Floods, labour shortages and Brexit stockpiling have all made an impact on Christmas favourites
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Comment & OpinionPosh Pigs add golden touch to Christmas dinner
Pigs in blankets are particularly ‘in’ this Christmas
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Comment & OpinionIt’s retailer crunch time: who are this year’s Christmas crackers?
For grocers, courting the Christmas shopper through the festival of attractive promises is never easy, but getting it wrong is now the biggest own goal, says David Sables
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NewsSainsbury’s offers Christmas jumpers and mince pies for pets in new range
The retailer said it expected sales of dog toys to double in December compared with previous months
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NewsMorrisons highlights food waste battle in Christmas ad alternative
The food waste film is available on all Morrisons online channels from today
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NewsSoap Co boosts sustainable personal care lineup
All three of the premium brand’s main innovations are 100% natural, vegan and plastic-free