All Supermarkets articles – Page 285
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Comment & OpinionWho won Christmas? It’s easier to say who lost
The extent of vouchering and discounting and the levels of waste will have been as crucial as sales in determining who won Christmas
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NewsAldi to complete removal of cartoon characters from cereal boxes
The discounter said today that the characters had already been removed from much of the range and would be gone from the rest by March
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NewsLidl scores highest Christmas sales surge with double digit growth
Overall sales for the four weeks to 29 December rose 11% year-on-year, higher than any other supermarket over the festive period - including main rival Aldi
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NewsSupermarket fruit & veg price hike urged as growers face ‘bleak’ profit outlook
Suppliers have warned of tightening margins in 2020 after poor weather and increased labour costs
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NewsTesco Christmas sales edge up despite ‘subdued’ market
Tesco boss Dave Lewis today claimed Christmas saw the “best operational performance” he had seen since he joined the supermarket in 2014. Plus, on a hectic morning, festive grocery sales rise for Waitrose and M&S, trading updates from Naked Wines, Nichols, Hilton Food Group, Mitchells & Butlers and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsSainsbury’s posts positive Christmas results after ‘upping its game’
CEO Mike Coupe said the supermarket had become more competitive on price and grown its premium Taste the Difference range over the past six months
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NewsCity snapshot: Morrisons sales slide in the run-up to Christmas
Morrisons like for like retail sales slid 1.7% in the 22 weeks to 5 January. Plus, the UK grocery industry has experienced its worst Christmas period since 2014 according to the latest market share figures and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsAldi Christmas sales up 8% as it breaks £1bn barrier
Sales were boosted by particularly strong growth in beers, wines & spirits
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Comment & OpinionWhat’s ‘reasonable’ when it comes to making a complaint under GSCOP?
Sentinel Management Consultants CEO David Sables offers three practical and applicable learnings from the recent Co-op investigation
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Comment & OpinionThe 12 most shocking moments in grocery in 2019… and one that didn’t surprise us
With fire, flood, fibs and feuds, 2019 was a turbulent end to the decade for food & drink. Here are 12 moments that shocked us most this year
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NewsAldi claims to offer ‘cheapest fresh turkey in the UK’ this Christmas
The discounter has slashed its cheapest fresh turkey price of £2.95 per kg – announced only yesterday – by a further six pence ahead of it going on sale tomorrow
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Comment & OpinionGCA’s self-regulation proposal: the big misunderstanding
Suppliers can sleep easy at least until 2022, says Mark Jones, head of food and drink at law firm Gordons
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers produced one million tonnes of plastic in 2018
The figures have been released for the first time by Wrap
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NewsAsda buying food at cost price for FareShare charity amid Brexit supply fears
FareShare has joined forces with Asda, which will be sourcing thousands of meals at cost price
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NewsHike in GSCOP breaches cast doubt over self-regulation
The number of alleged breaches of GSCOP has more than doubled in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesThe battle for brains: how supermarkets are seeking the best in data talent
The demand for data scientists is soaring, but are there enough to go around?
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NewsCity snapshot: Black Friday fails to boost lacklustre grocery sales
Black Friday failed to boost lacklustre sales across the grocery industry as the latest market share figures from Kantar show grocery sales growth slowing to 0.5% for the 12 weeks to 1 December. Plus, Just Eat rejects new Prosus bid, McColl’s profits below expectations, new CFO for Premier Foods and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsHigh-sugar breakfast cereals ‘nudged’ to top shelf in supermarket anti-obesity trial
Tesco, Sainsbury’s and more launch in-store trials of ‘nudge’ obesity measures
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Analysis & FeaturesCan supermarkets steal a slice of the takeaway market?
Driven by the success of Deliveroo, Just Eat and other apps, the takeaway market is worth nearly £13bn and now supermarkets want a pizza the action
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NewsJuul continues push across UK with Tesco listing
US vape brand also hit shelves in Morrisons over recent weeks