All Supermarkets articles – Page 209
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NewsIceland launching ‘Bonny the Butterfly’ after M&S and Aldi cake row
Iceland is using the row to promote biodiversity, in reponse to a call from Chris Packham
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Comment & OpinionWhy the time is now for grocers to use data to disrupt
As lockdown restrictions ease, the most successful retailers will be those that understand consumer habits, says Debbie Bowen Heaton, partner at Oliver Wight EAME
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NewsBread prices must increase to cover inflation, warns Irwin’s
Food prices were down in March, according to the ONS this week
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Analysis & FeaturesInside the big supermarkets’ most eco-friendly stores
To mark Earth Day 2021, here’s a look at some of the big retailers’ most eco-friendly stores and the initiatives they’re testing out inside them
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NewsSupermarket veg campaign hits 100 industry signatories
The Peas Please initiative has reached a major landmark this week with 100 retailers, manufacturers and hospitality businesses signed up
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NewsNew packaging labels launched to encourage consumers to ‘refill or return’
The new labels, backed by all major supermarkets and most major suppliers, were launched this week
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NewsEnding free workplace Covid testing dubbed ‘short-sighted’ by food and drink industry
From June, the government will no longer provide lateral flow testing kits to businesses
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NewsAsda Salvation Army clothes donations top 221 tonnes
Asda said it so far seen more than 4,000 bags of clothing, textiles and other bric-a-brac donated
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Comment & OpinionWhat does Tesco’s record fine for selling out-of-date food mean for the industry?
Tesco has been hit with a £7.5m fine for selling food past its use-by date in Birmingham between 2015 and 2017
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Comment & OpinionLocation-based marketing is key to engaging shoppers as lockdown lifts
Knowing when your customer is leaving the house and why can make all the difference, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & OpinionHow to cater for the two customer groups emerging from the pandemic
Confidence is returning, but we won’t be returning to ‘normal’, says Fraser McKevitt, head of consumer and retail insight at Kantar
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NewsIceland offering 10% discount for NHS staff
The discount is available until 2 May to those who present an NHS ID card at checkouts, in Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores
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NewsUber Eats announces it can now reach 90% of UK population
Grocery delivery has become one of the app’s ’fastest-growing sectors’ in the UK, according to a trading update for quarter one of 2021
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NewsAsda rolls out stair climbing machines for high-rise deliveries
Demand for Asda’s home shopping service has seen the supermarket increase capacity from 400,000 to 850,000 slots per week
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NewsAldi taunts M&S with relaunch of Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake
The discounter has said some of the profits will be donated to M&S’s partner charity Macmillan Cancer Support
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NewsCMA finds Issa brothers’ £6.8bn Asda deal could hike petrol prices
Watchdog has given the brothers and private equity firm TDR Capital five days to offer “binding proposals” to tackle its concerns
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Range PreviewRange preview: M&S summer wine and spirits 2021
Summer getaways abroad may be off the cards for the moment, but M&S has unveiled its summer range of wine and spirits to help shoppers travel the world via the booze aisle instead
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NewsTesco fined £7.5m for selling out-of-date food in Birmingham stores
Tesco pleaded guilty to a total of 22 offences across three stores
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Comment & OpinionM&S will have to fight hard to keep Cuthbert the Caterpillar locked up
Aldi has been brazen about its copycat cake. That’s likely to increase, rather than decrease, its chances of winning in the courtroom
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NewsRetailers urge customers to ‘ShopKind’ as they return to high street
The Home Office, Crimestoppers, trade bodies and a host of UK retailers launched the campaign today