All Supermarkets articles – Page 207
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NewsCity Snapshot: UK supermarket sales rise as grocery shopping shifts back instore
Total till sales in the grocery sector bounced back to growth of 1.1% in the most recent four weeks as physical stores benefited from a 10% slump in online grocery sales.
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Comment & OpinionApollo’s bid for Sainsbury’s may be speculation, but UK grocers remain attractive investments
The market has reacted wildly to hints of a bid for Sainsbury’s. But there’s little substance to the report just yet
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NewsTesco brings forward in-store soft plastic recycling scheme
Customers will be able to return soft plastics at all large Tesco stores from today
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Analysis & FeaturesEx-Tesco CEO Terry Leahy outlines CD&R’s case for buying £7bn Morrisons
‘We want to build on the traditional strengths of Morrisons with innovation, capital and new technologies,’ vows Leahy
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Comment & OpinionSupply chains need drastic overhaul to cope with long-term problems and new disruption
The picture on the availability crisis has been partial and piecemeal. Until now.
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Grocer 33Tesco Extra, Southend-on-Sea: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘We had one of the highest absence rates in the company because we’re a seaside town and the Covid rates are still high in the summer here’
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Grocer 33Tesco wins with nearly excellent availability, guest retailer Lidl comes second
With 89 points, Tesco nailed an easy win this week
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Grocer 33Lidl cheapest in weekly Grocer 33 price comparison survey but winning margin falls
At £41.40 Lidl came in £3.61 cheaper than runner-up Asda
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NewsMorrisons agrees deal with CD&R after raised £7bn bid
US private equity giant Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has moved into pole position in the bidding war for Morrisons, having agreed a new £7bn 285p per share deal for the supermarket.
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NewsFood shortages ease… but worst is yet to come as HGV driver crisis continues
As changes to self-isolation rules mean fully vaccinated workers must no longer isolate, new research by The Grocer reveals food shortages have now eased
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NewsAsda begins stocking clothing from online fashion retailer Missguided
George at Asda said the move was part of its wider strategy to partner with “relevant brands”
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Analysis & FeaturesSix fmcg companies leading the way on sustainable palm oil
To celebrate International Orangutan Day (19 August), we take a look at six fmcg brands and retailers noted to be ‘leading the way’ on palm oil sustainability in WWF’s 2020 Palm Oil Buyers scorecard
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Comment & OpinionInflation: how grocery sector should prepare as pressure ramps up
Shoppers will notice their bill increasing and will start to stop and think a bit more about value, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsSushi Daily owner appoints Lesley Fong as new global head of NPD
KellyDeli’s Sushi Daily has more than 100 counters in the UK
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Comment & Opinion‘Hybrid’ retailers will need to invest in technology to keep up with omnichannel shopping
Stores’ IT systems, digital platforms and logistics networks will come under increased pressure, says Perran Jervis of law firm TLT
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Comment & OpinionThe shift to online could exacerbate grocery sector employment inequalities
Retailers and the government both have a part to play in preventing an inequality crisis, says Abbie Winton, a final year PhD researcher at Alliance Manchester Business School
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NewsGrocery sales fall as pre-pandemic shopping behaviour returns
With the end of social distancing restrictions people have been happier to head into stores to make more regular, smaller shops, according to Kantar
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Comment & OpinionAsda search for new CEO reminiscent of Tottenham Hotspur’s protracted recruitment of new manager
The Issa brothers are struggling to find a successor to Roger Burnley, who stepped down earlier this month
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Grocer 33Tesco South Queensferry: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘The team here are passionate about what they do in terms of the jobs and about people in the community’
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Grocer 33Tesco takes Grocer 33 win as product shortages hit rivals’ scores
With a respectable 78 points, the supermarket’s South Queensferry branch was the only strong performer in a low-scoring week