All Supermarkets articles – Page 139
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NewsIceland announces it is to close six UK stores
Iceland has not said whether affected staff will lose their jobs
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NewsLidl ‘conceded battle to be UK’s dominant discounter’, says former boss
Lidl’s slowdown of store openings this year will make it almost for it to catch Aldi, according to Ronny Gottschlich
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Hempstead Valley: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘I can’t remember the last ‘normal’ year. We’ve learned to roll with the punches’
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s best on service as other stores disappoint
Sainsbury’s in Hempstead Valley was ‘impressively tidy’ with ‘friendly, efficient’ staff
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Grocer 33Pint of milk in supermarkets is now almost £1
The massive hike demonstrates the continued cost of living pressure shoppers are under
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NewsUkrainian suppliers get British supermarket access boost thanks to new supply route
Logistics company Oakland International has set up a new warehouse in Moldova to facilitate flow of goods out of Ukraine
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Comment & OpinionFairtrade farmers need the support of UK shoppers as inflation soars
The UK imports 40% of our food so we have a vested interest in a continuous supply of good-quality imports, says Kerrina Thorogood, partnerships director at the Fairtrade Foundation
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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s Ken Towle threw in the towel
A year is not a lot of time at one of the top jobs in grocery. And certainly a short timeframe to throw in the towel, even if it is by “mutual decision” with your ultra-demanding billionaire boss
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NewsAldi brings global sourcing division into talks with UK suppliers
The aim is to drive efficiencies of scale for products sold in more than one country
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Category ReportWill vaping’s youth appeal force a crackdown? Vaping & e-cigarettes category report 2023
Illegal nicotine volume, youth-targeted marketing and counterfeit devices are threatening the fast-growing disposable vape market
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NewsPlanet Organic rethinks expansion plans as it reviews sale and financing options
CEO George Dymond told The Grocer the business is in ‘rude health’, but new funding is needed to open new stores and return to profitability
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NewsAldi aiming to ‘almost double’ its London store count
It is a clear signal of intent from Aldi, for the second time in a week, that it will press on with store openings at pace as rival Lidl slows
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Grocer 33Waitrose Thatcham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Waitrose is full of fantastic partners to work with and it’s always great to work with different people’
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Grocer 33Waitrose’s store standards leave its rivals in the dust
Our shopper’s first impression was of a “lovely” Valentine’s display
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Grocer 33Amazon defeats inflation (and supermarket rivals) in price comparison survey
It marked a return to winning ways for the online giant
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NewsAldi creating 6,000 jobs this year as expansion continues
It comes a week after The Grocer revealed Lidl had dramatically scaled back its opening plans for the year ahead
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose joins rivals in slashing prices – but for a different reason
The move signals the retailer is taking the cost of living crisis seriously, and acknowledges its customers are feeling the pinch
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NewsMorrisons confirms plans to stock Prime Hydration drink, and could be joined by Sainsbury’s
Prime is listed on the internal stocking systems of both retailers, according to Prime Tracker UK
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NewsMedicine database launched to tackle antibiotic resistance in meat and dairy supply chains
The Food Industry Initiative on Antimicrobials has backed a new database to track usage of the medicines in cattle and sheep supply chains
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NewsWaitrose bows to cost of living pressure with ‘record’ price cuts
The retailer had previously been resisting cutting prices in response to the cost of living crisis