All Supermarkets articles – Page 179
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NewsSupermarkets must make sustainable shopping affordable, says IGD
The group’s CEO, Susan Barratt, told industry leaders grocery had a key role to play in keeping sustainability high on the shopper agenda amid the cost of living crisis
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NewsWaitrose stores in London first to take part in John Lewis rental housing project
Waitrose’s parent company is set to build new housing at three proposed locations, including over the supermarket’s shops in Bromley and West Ealing, in London
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Comment & OpinionASA’s Tesco ruling shows the complexity of promoting plant-based environmental credentials
The ASA said it would expect to see evidence that switching to products in the Plant Chef range would positively affect the environment
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NewsAsda and Uber Eats expand partnership to more than 400 stores
Asda was the first supermarket to join forces with Uber Eats, in 2020
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NewsOne in four shoppers visit supermarkets based on their online search function
In a sign of the importance of the ‘hybrid shopping experience’, 39% of those surveyed said they would consider switching their usual supermarket if another one had a better online search facility
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NewsTesco uses supplier price negotiations to hike requests for ‘back margin’ payments
It marks the return of the so-called ‘back margin’ practice that had been largely stamped out by former Tesco boss Dave Lewis
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Calcot: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We’re seeing a lot of customers switching into value so we’ve had to widen the displays of particular lines’
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Grocer 33Asda’s rivals can’t get close on price… even with promotions
At £58.07, Asda was £3.64 cheaper than runner-up Tesco
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s crowned winner of Jubilee week mystery shop
Scoring 81 points, the supermarket’s Calcot superstore in Reading impressed our shopper
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have a battle on their hands to protect consumers from inflation
As Sainsbury’s CEO Simon Roberts has conceded, things are going to get worse before they get better
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Comment & OpinionCompeting on price won’t be enough for consumers even as budgets tighten
It’s no longer possible to simply compete on price – corporate values are increasingly important, says Mark Dodds, chair of the Chartered Institute of Marketing’s Food, Drink and Agriculture Group
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NewsReturn to imperial measures slammed as costly distraction for supermarkets
The move would only add to cost pressures if products needed to be relabelled, said BRC assistant director of food Andrea Martinez-Inchausti
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NewsBudget groceries rising in line with average inflation, says ONS
ONS published its analysis in response to claims from Jack Monroe that value ranges were rising most
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NewsCity Snapshot: Sainsbury’s investment in price to top £500m as cost of living surges
Sainsbury’s revealed its investment in keeping prices competitive during the cost of living crisis is set to top £500m.
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Grocer 33Asda e-commerce VP Simon Gregg on keeping prices low, plastic and the Jubilee
‘We have ensured our full range of more than 200 Smart Price products are available online’
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Grocer 33Asda bags Online 33 win on good availability and ‘value for money’
With a near perfect score of 96 our mystery shopper was “really happy” with this experience
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Grocer 33Waitrose Walton-le-Dale: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The value perception potentially attached to Waitrose is starting to break down, and we’re starting to see more customers doing more shopping with us’
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Grocer 33Staff make or break it for winner Waitrose and bottom-placed Morrisons
The store was generally well stocked, particularly the fruit & veg aisle
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NewsBrands should do more explaining of price rises, research suggests
More than half of consumers surveyed said they would be loyal to brands in return for transparency over price rises
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Grocer 33Morrisons edges out Asda in mystery shop but Tesco Clubcard Prices are cheapest
Morrisons was exclusively cheapest for five lines, including the tomatoes