All Supermarkets articles – Page 273
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NewsAsda and Tesco close 24-hour stores to give staff chance to replenish shelves
The move will give staff time to replenish shelves as they cope with a spike in demand
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons expands online delivery and guarantees pay amid ‘unprecedented’ coronavirus challenge
Morrisons has pledged to expand its online delivery capacity and has guaranteed the pay of its staff amid what it called ”unprecedented challenges and uncertainty” around the coronavirus outbreak.
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NewsHigh street retailers may be called upon to help with supermarket deliveries
Retail bosses and government have floated the idea of using the likes of Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats, Yodel, DHL and high street retailers to boost supply chain capacity
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket staff are under real pressure. Let’s offer them some support
Store staff – many of whom are part time, or who are on their first jobs – are doing remarkable work
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NewsCoronavirus: most supermarkets to enact restrictions to curb panic buying
Initial curbs look set to be a four-product limit on all skus
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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