All Supermarkets articles – Page 129
-
Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s Nectar Prices expansion is a strategy that works
Sainsbury’s has bolstered the number of products in its scheme to 3,500 – a huge sum for an initiative launched just this April
-
Comment & OpinionHow to wield soft power in fmcg
A company’s influence is about more than just its products, brands or shops, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
-
Category ReportHow babycare is raising its value game
As prices soar in the baby & toddler aisle, parents are trading down to own label and hunting for deals. What are retailers and brands doing to capitalise?
-
NewsCity snapshot: Ocado losses grow as M&S retail partnership swings into red
Losses at Ocado have widened in the first half despite revenues growing as the grocery tech group was hit by a range of exceptional costs and battled to get the online M&S partnership on track
-
NewsIceland invests £26m in price cuts
Iceland is spending half a million pounds per week in ensuring prices remain low, the supermarket said
-
NewsTesco pressures suppliers to drop prices in major range reset
Tesco told a conference last week it expected them to work in partnership to drive the market from “inflation to deflation” in its new Fit for Growth strategy
-
Analysis & FeaturesAre supermarkets really profiteering on fuel? This is the data
The public seems unimpressed by supermarkets’ selling fuel at a higher margin – but they are keen to disprove allegations of ‘greedflation’
-
Comment & OpinionDr Daniel E. Lieberman explores ‘comfort crisis’ in motivating Diary of a CEO podcast
Shopping is easier than ever – and we’re suffering for it, according to the expert in physical activity
-
Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Dundee: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Right now everyone is thinking about pricing more than ever, and it’s making people feel more comfortable purchasing value ranges’
-
Grocer 33Morrisons takes surprise win on ethical Grocer 33 basket
All the products in this week’s shopping basket were either from B Corp suppliers or had ethical credentials
-
Grocer 33Excellent staff seal the win for Sainsbury’s in Dundee
Sainsbury’s was also ‘extremely clean’ and spacious with helpful signage
-
NewsIceland to close all Swift convenience stores
“It didn’t work,” Iceland Foods executive chairman Richard Walker told The Grocer
-
NewsWaitrose connects fruit & veg suppliers to FareShare in £100k donation
Waitrose has enlisted suppliers Primafruit, Produce World and Dovecote, who will donate fresh fruit & vegetables
-
NewsSainsbury’s adds meat, fish and poultry to Nectar Prices
The loyalty discount scheme has been extended to 3,500 products since its launch in April
-
Comment & OpinionHow supermarkets and brands can win on new social platform Threads
Is there value in rushing to join the so-called ‘Twitter killer’ or is it merely a case of FOMO?
-
Comment & OpinionWaitrose’s Uber Eats partnership – about time or too late?
Nowadays such deals seemingly come as often as takeaway drivers did during the pandemic lockdowns
-
NewsWaitrose to restrict promotion lengths amid CMA scrutiny into deals
The way retailers promote and price products are under renewed scrutiny during the cost of living crisis
-
News‘Twitter killer’ app Threads sees sign-ups from supermarkets and fmcg brands
The traditional big four supermarkets, as well as Aldi and Lidl, M&S, Waitrose, Iceland, Ocado and Co-op, have all joined the Threads platform since its launch last week
-
ProfilesMy food & drink job: Abby Catmull, product developer, Waitrose
‘I also love working for a company where I know we’re contributing to a happier world. I’m really proud that we are rated first for animal welfare and that our products support British farmers’
-
NewsFood crime unit set for more police-like investigative powers as FSA consults
The regulator is seeking to allow designated officers powers of entry and search after a person had been arrested