All Supermarkets articles – Page 242
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Comment & OpinionCoronavirus will change our lives. Retailers are already adapting to a new normal
This crisis threatens long-term, fundamental change to our lifestyles. And supermarkets are in the front line
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NewsCoronavirus: supermarkets hope to co-operate on store closures and food supplies
Retail leaders today repeated a call for calm after shopper stockpiling saw many shelves left bare
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus: statements from the supermarket bosses
Supermarket bosses have penned letters to let customers know they’re keeping warehouses fully stocked, restricting bulk purchases and that they shouldn’t be buying more than they need
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NewsCoronavirus: Government plans extension to Sunday trading hours
It is understood that the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is considering the measure to allow supermarkets to cope with a huge spike in demand
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is the food and drink supply chain coping with coronavirus?
The impact of Covid-19 is only getting worse. Can the industry cope, and what needs to be done?
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Comment & OpinionFood and drink is doing a great job, keeping calm and carrying on amidst the panic buying
Shoppers have been voting with their feet and their fingers as panic has set in
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NewsCoronavirus: Emergency measures will give supermarkets a ‘key role’ in fighting virus
Ministers are set to press the button on changes including allowing supermarkets to share data to try to avoid food shortages
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Analysis & FeaturesDo supermarket meat and fish counters have a future?
Meat counters are going out of fashion in UK supermarkets. But with some insisting they’re ‘vitally important’, can they evolve to survive?
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NewsMorrisons announces swathe of price cuts across 500+ products
It comes after market leader Tesco launched an Aldi Price Match campaign last week
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NewsSainsbury’s joins major supermarkets rationing sales of hygiene products
The retailer is now limiting purchases of handwash, tissues, cleaning products and pain relief
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NewsCalls for carrier bag charge to be dropped as part of coronavirus fight
The Grocer understands the proposal was made by a leading supermarket boss yesterday
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NewsCoronavirus: New emergency plans could use army to deliver food to shops
Ministers have stepped up their talks with the industry on how to tackle the crisis
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NewsCoronavirus: government agrees to temporarily scrap delivery curfews
It said the move would help ease temporary shortages caused by panic buying
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Analysis & FeaturesLocked out: behind the supermarket restrictive covenant scandal
Tesco still has a string of ‘unlawful’ restrictive land agreements, 10 years after they were banned. But other supermarkets have them too. So is it such a crime?
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NewsSupermarkets call for lifting of delivery curfews to safeguard supply from panic buying
A raft of retailers have introduced rationing on some items in response to the crisis
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NewsRetailers struggling to stop shoppers stockpiling as coronavirus panic sets in
Retailers and suppliers have been keen not to raise fear levels, but that has not stopped shoppers clearing shelves
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NewsSupermarkets urged to clarify policies on health and obesity
ShareAction criticised the transparency of supermarkets over obesity
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NewsGreggs hints at expanding concessions across big four grocers
CEO Roger Whiteside said today that if the new trial with Asda was a success, other supermarket rivals may be interested
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Analysis & FeaturesEthical business: what are the retailers doing to give back?
Here’s what the major UK supermarkets are doing to help people and the planet
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarkets enjoy green shoots of recovery in February
UK supermarkets saw the ‘green shoots’ of recovery in February, with small but positive growth in as total till sales improve to 0.7% in the last four weeks, according to Nielsen, and the strongest growth since November in the Kantar figures.