All Supermarkets articles – Page 176
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NewsTesco rolling out InPost parcel collection lockers to hundreds of stores
The lockers have already been installed at 200 Tesco stores and up to 300 more are set to gain them by the end of November
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NewsMajor supermarkets and suppliers promote diversity and inclusion through ‘reverse mentoring’
Aldi, Asda, Co-op, Tesco, Morrisons, Mondelēz International and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners are among the 12 backing the initiative
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NewsInflation hits food industry as rising costs and supply chain pressures bite
Food prices have jumped up for the first time in six months as the barrage of cost pressures and supply chain challenges started to filter through to consumers.
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NewsEU HGV drivers granted temporary visas unlikely to hit UK roads until mid-November
The industry is expecting to fork out up to 20% more for an EU HGV driver compared to the average UK trucker’s wage
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NewsEmployment tribunal rules against Morrisons in shopfloor workers’ equal pay battle
The employment tribunal ruled shopfloor workers can be compared to distribution centre staff in their claim for equal pay
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NewsMorrisons axing store picking from 50 branches as online demand eases
The supermarket is offering the roughly 1,400 affected staff the choice of either an alternative role or voluntary redundancy
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NewsBoris Johnson prepares to call in the troops to help deliver fuel
Fifty to 85% of independent service stations are now out of fuel
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Comment & OpinionWhy elevated inflation in food and drink may be here to stay
Inflation worries dominated the Barclays Global Consumer Staples conference earlier this month, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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Grocer 33Aldi wins Grocer 33 again but margin over big four declines
Aldi offered the cheapest price for 29 of the 33 items on our shopping list this week, but was slightly less competitive than its last appearance in May
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Grocer 33‘Fast and stress-free’ guest retailer Aldi beats out rivals
The discounter’s Shiremoor branch impressed with its efficiency and tidiness
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Range PreviewTwo-metre pigs in blankets: Booths Christmas range 2021
Christmas at Booths will be for the meat lovers in 2021
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NewsIceland launching exclusive low prices for loyalty scheme members
The deals will be available to members of Iceland’s Bonus Card club, a savings scheme which already offers an additional £1 to spend in store for every £20 saved
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NewsCMA warns retailers and suppliers over misleading green marketing
The new guidelines contain six main principles that build on existing consumer law and cover green claims made both in-store and on labelling
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NewsAldi introducing ‘community donation points’ to stores nationwide
The donation boxes will be in stores from October, accepting products for donation to local charities regardless of where they were purchased
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Comment & OpinionImplementing the right loyalty logic will be crucial for Asda’s ‘pounds not points’ scheme
Asda has a lot of catching up to do with other supermarkets and grocery retailers when it comes to loyalty, says Achille Traore, CEO of White Label Loyalty
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NewsPret a Manger unveils ambitious growth plans after losses spiral to more than £250m
The Covid pandemic wiped more than £400m from Pret’s sales in 2020
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets hit accelerate on driverless delivery, but it’s a long road
There’s a long way to go, but serious investments from UK retailers will speed up the tech’s development
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NewsAsda launches second ‘refill store’, and first in Scotland
The store in Glasgow Toryglen is the first Asda in Scotland to gain dedicated aisles of dispensers from which customers can fill either their own container or a reusable one available to buy
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Comment & OpinionMajor grocers soared in the pandemic, but 2022 will be the year of small business
Smaller, innovative players can target consumer trends and offer a unique proposition to earn shopper loyalty, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsCity Snapshot: C-stores boosted by return of pre-Covid shopping habits
A gradual shift to pre-pandemic shopping behaviour has delivered a boost to the UK’s convenience store market, according to the latest monthly data from NielsenIQ. Plus, a fourth quarter trading update from Compass Group, and full-year results from Real Good Food.