All Supermarkets articles
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Comment & OpinionRetailers must address their own food waste before preaching to the public
Food Waste Action Week begins today – but retailers, suppliers and the hospitality sector have a long way to go
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News
Sainsbury’s asks suppliers for pricing talks after Aldi Price Match move
Sainsbury’s introduced its Aldi Price Match – a pledge to match the discounter on 250 lines – in mid-February
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Comment & Opinion
You can see why Sainsbury’s changed its slogan but it could have done better
Helping Everyone Eat Better is a bit of a mouthful
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Reports
What the supermarkets are doing to tackle food poverty
During the first six months of the pandemic, 1.2 million food parcels distributed were distributed to vulnerable people in the UK and over 470k of them went to children
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News
Tesco undertaking ‘massive’ process mapping project
Tesco has trained staff in its locations all over the world to understand and map processes from “thousands and thousands” of documents
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News
Waitrose to extend beef production at its Leckford Estate farm
The move means the retailer will be able to source some of its beef directly from its own farm
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Range Preview
Supermarket Easter ranges 2021
Easter is on the way, here are all the latest Easter eggs, chocolate treats and hot cross buns launching into the supermarkets this year
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Range Preview
Range preview: Sainsbury’s Easter 2021
Spring is on the way and so are all the supermarket Easter goodies. Here’s what’s new to Sainsbury’s for this year
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News
Infarm launches larger-scale vertical farm offering for retailers
The Berlin-based firm has launched a line of ‘modular farming units’ it calls Growing Centres, which stand up to 18 metres high
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News
Industry appeal launched to raise awareness of #GroceryAidDay
In the past year, applications for financial support have increased by 55% and the number of helpline calls has risen by 74%
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Analysis & Features
What purchase intent tells us about how supermarkets have fared in the pandemic
New research by merchant payment provider Dojo has analysed the performance of various UK industries through the pandemic. So how did supermarkets fare?
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Comment & Opinion
Why is the government’s obesity plan so full of loopholes?
We must have a ‘level playing field’ to set us up for success, says Holly Gabriel, nutrition manager at Action on Sugar
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Comment & Opinion
How retailers can capitalise on Britain’s thirst for low & no alcohol drinks
Familiarity and great taste is a recipe for repeat custom, says Kate Johnson, founder of Highball Cocktails
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarkets must rethink their approach to food waste in the face of Covid-19
Reducing waste is not only environmentally and ethically right - it cuts costs, says Kris Hamer, VP research at Retail Insight
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News
Morrisons launches major pork price promotion amid flooded European market
The move follows a collapse in demand for pork and tumbling farmgate prices
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Comment & Opinion
Iceland needs to fully embrace its Welshness
It’s the only Welsh supermarket chain, and should be proud of it
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News
Asda sales up 6.9% over Christmas in last Walmart era results
CEO Roger Burnley cites ‘strong growth’ in online as the standout factor
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News
Sainsbury’s raised some of its prices to ‘match’ Aldi
Analysis by The Grocer has revealed eight products in Sainsbury’s ’Aldi Price Match’ campaign that got more expensive
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Comment & Opinion
Why private equity firms are backing the UK grocery sector
Walmart’s sale of Asda to a consortium backed by TDR Capital is the latest in a series of inroads made by private equity into the UK grocery sector, says Equistone’s Paul Harper
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Comment & Opinion
We should be stimulating the gene editing debate, not shutting it down
Fifty British organisations have written to supermarket CEOs, urging them to make a public statement denouncing the deregulation of gene editing
