All Supermarkets articles – Page 145
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s warns of inflation impact despite soaring profits
Sainsbury’s has posted a strong surge in annual profits, but warned that profitability will fall back this year amid soaring inflation. Plus, on a busy morning, updates from Unilever, DS Smith, Carlsberg and more.
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NewsHealth groups step up calls for mandatory salt targets
250 medical experts have written to Boris Johnson urging the government to bring in mandatory salt reduction target
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NewsCity snapshot: Grocery sales plunge as inflation hits 11-year high
Supermarket sales plunged by 5.9% in the 12 weeks to 17 April, according to the latest market share data from Kantar, as consumers prioritised value amid soaring inflation
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NewsWaitrose pushes value Essential range with major Piccadilly Circus campaign
The campaign is running from 25 April to 1 May and is expected to reach an audience of over a million people over the course of the week
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Comment & OpinionThe price war is hotting up and Asda and Morrisons won’t be the only ones joining the fight
Both retailers have been struggling in the top four battle of late, and both have new owners trying to put their stamp on their businesses
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Grocer 33Tesco Old Swan, Liverpool: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘It’s more of a price-sensitive store, so we focus on value and we’ve had a lot of good feedback around Clubcard Prices’
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with ‘wonderful’ staff and ‘hassle-free’ shop
Tesco’s Old Swan, Liverpool branch was spotlessly clean throughout, nicely spaced and ‘pleasing to the eye’
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NewsAsda rolls out new digital technology to cut in-store food waste
The supermarket has set a goal of reducing food waste by at least 50% by 2030
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest by 2p as grocers keep lid on inflation
Milk makes Morrisons miss out on victory thanks to 9p price difference
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NewsFood distribution charities struggle to meet demand as cost of living crisis escalates
During the two-week period of the Easter school holidays, The Felix Project rescued and delivered 3,400 tonnes of surplus food
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NewsAsda targets boom in pet ownership with dedicated ‘pet zone’ aisles
Pet owners will also be able to sign up for insurance through Asda Money partner Joii whilst in the aisle
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NewsIceland becomes latest supermarket to ration sunflower oil
In-store signs are informing shoppers of a one-per-customer limit on two-litre and five-litre bottles of sunflower oil
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NewsAsda appoints ex-Morrisons CFO Michael Gleeson as John Fallon departs
Asda said Fallon has decided to leave the business to explore new opportunities
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NewsProperty sell off takes Asda profits past £1bn
Asda’s statutory profits topped £1bn last year, according to newly filed accounts, as the group benefited from a one-off gain of almost £400m on property sales
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Comment & OpinionHow will inflation influence grocery shopping trends in 2022?
There has been a gradual normalisation of post-pandemic shopping behaviours which appears to now be complete, says NielsenIQ’s Mike Watkins
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco in way better shape for the recession than share sell-off suggests
Tesco in ‘really great shape’ to deal with cost of living crisis, says CEO Ken Murphy
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NewsAldi trialling ‘all-electric refrigerated trailer’ that runs off lorry’s kinetic energy
On the move, it coverts the lorry’s kinetic energy into electricity to keep the trailer’s batteries charged
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Grocer 33Waitrose Leigh-on-Sea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘My passion is looking after my partners, making sure they enjoy their work. If you’ve got that right, everything else can fall into place’
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Grocer 33Waitrose Leigh-on-Sea bags win in low-scoring Grocer 33 week
Our mystery shopper raved about Waitrose’s displays but it was an overall low-scoring week as availability suffered across the board
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NewsIceland uses latest inflation figures to give 1p veg offer a second push
Some observers have noted Iceland’s website allows only one 1p item per transaction, making 99p the maximum saving per basket