All Supermarkets articles – Page 200
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NewsDelay tactics from supermarket buyers slowing supplier cost price increases
Supermarket buyers are using increasingly onerous justification processes to delay and thwart supplier cost price hikes
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Grocer 33Waitrose scores easy win, Morrisons provides ‘poor’ shopping experience
Waitrose landed its first Grocer 33 store of the week award since early September
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Grocer 33Asda wins with £17 gap on new guest retailer M&S/Ocado
In its first G33 outing, M&S via Ocado came in fifth place, beating only Waitrose
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Grocer 33Jack Straughan, Waitrose Newcastle: delivery driver of the week
‘I began in May of this year, so I’m still relatively new’
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NewsAsda unveils Dancing On Ice-inspired Christmas advert
It becomes the first of the big four to premiere its festive marketing campaign
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s profits jump despite second quarter sales slowdown
Sainsbury’s has posted a strong rebound in first half profits on continued grocery growth despite a wider like for like sales slowdown in its second quarter
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Comment & OpinionWhy the ‘non-EU’ labelling at Morrisons was about law, not politics
The decision to call out ‘non-EU salt and pepper’ was a reflection of EU labelling laws, rather than political opinion
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NewsAldi continues expansion with push for 15 new stores by end of year
The discounter is set to arrive in new locations including Edinburgh, Orpington and Poole
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Comment & OpinionWhy Tesco could beat Amazon in checkout-free stores
Tesco has always been a trailblazer of the in-store experience, says Roy Capon, CEO at Zone and head of digital experience, UK&I at Cognizant
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Comment & OpinionHow John Lewis is navigating the tough road to greener transport
We plan to transition all our 4,000 cars, vans and light trucks to EV by 2030 - but it’s not easy, says Justin Laney, partner and general manager of central transport at the John Lewis Partnership
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NewsAsda introduces ‘quieter hour’ for shoppers with hidden disabilities such as autism
The hour will last from 2pm to 3pm on Mondays to Thursdays, with the aim of making stores more accessible to customers with hidden disabilities and additional needs
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NewsOnline sales tax could hit click & collect and scan & go purchases in shops
The Treasury is to look at whether an online sales tax should apply to in-store purchases paid for via an app
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Northfield, Birmingham: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The net zero commitment is all part of our Plan for Better priority, which will drive change that is better for the planet and better for everyone’
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NewsCompetition watchdog opens investigation into £7.1bn CD&R takeover of Morrisons
Any issues for the CMA are likely to centre around Morrisons’ forecourt operations and the CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s stands out in a week of middling scores
Our mystery shopper highlighted the cleanliness of the store as well as the good atmosphere and polite staff
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest for Halloween with fifth win in a row
Asda came out cheapest for 17 items, and exclusively cheapest for seven
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NewsAsda in new data partnership to ‘better understand customer needs’
It follows the announcement last week of ‘Asda Rewards’, an app-based loyalty scheme available to customers for the first time in 16 trial stores
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NewsMorrisons ends 54-year run as public company as CD&R takes control
Morrisons has officially ceased trading as a publicly listed company after more than 50 years on the London Stock Exchange
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Comment & OpinionBrands have a golden opportunity to optimise their first-party data management
We all know first-party data is valuable but that doesn’t mean brands are putting its management into practice well enough, says Matt Lee, MD at Capture
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NewsFood prices climb higher as soaring costs slams industry
Food inflation has ramped up to its highest level since November 2020 as spiralling costs led to higher prices on supermarket shelves, with fresh food becoming more expensive for the first time in ten months.