All Supermarkets articles – Page 287
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NewsScottish DRS retailers could qualify for rates relief, says Sturgeon
Relief will be offered to retailers chosing to install a reverse vending machine
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NewsLidl to install electric car charging points at all new stores
The £25m investment will see 300 stores, or a third of Lidl’s UK estate, equipped with the technology within three years…
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NewsOxfam delivers petition urging Lidl to make human rights improvements
Earlier this year, Lidl came bottom in Oxfam’s annual ranking of six of the UK’s biggest supermarkets
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NewsM&S to open family-friendly Food Hall store in Nottingham
The Food Hall is likely to take the new format that M&S introduced in August at its Hempstead Valley store in Kent
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Comment & OpinionTesco must keep evolving for its brand journey to continue
Tesco must not be complacent if it is to avoid going the same way as Thomas Cook, says Mark Chamberlain, UK MD of brand at Kantar
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NewsCity snapshot: Early autumn grocery growth rebounds
Sales across the grocery industry rose 1.3% during the past 12 weeks as the industry emerged from the shadow of tough summer 2018 comparisons. Plus, Marston’s issues profits warning on weak food sales and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsLidl opens largest distribution centre to date in Scotland
Around 600 employees have already relocated to the new £70m warehouse in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire…
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NewsSupermarkets sourcing tea from ‘inhumane’ Assam plantations, finds Oxfam
Interviews with workers on 50 tea plantations in Assam, India, found most had no access to clean drinking water
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NewsSupermarkets should facilitate children’s vaccination services, says health expert
Helen Bedford suggested the system be NHS-led and said it could work in the same way as mobile breast screening units
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NewsLidl signals plans for online launch on ‘new platform’
Plans include developing a new platform to ‘drive online sales’
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NewsPoundland launches frozen and fresh food offering
The move is in partnership with Yorkshire-based fresh and frozen retailer Fultons Foods
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NewsSainsbury’s rolls out hidden disability lanyard scheme nationally
Staff provide extra support such as assisting with finding shopping items or giving customers more time at the checkout
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Comment & OpinionJohn Lewis has lost its way. Is the restructure a route to salvation?
As incoming chairman Sharon White is about to find out, hybrid food/GM businesses are notoriously tricky to unite
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat should retailers be doing to prepare for a no-deal Brexit?
The BRC has published a list of actions retailers need to take to minimise disruption of a No Deal Brexit.
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Comment & OpinionTesco has blazed a trail with economy own-label – but is it too successful?
Economy own-label ranges have thin margins, so too large an impact can be a bad thing – as Sainsbury’s knows, says Barclays’ Warren Ackerman
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Analysis & FeaturesFive key skills all successful fmcg buyers have
These are the most important skills that all of the UK’s best food and drink buyers have in their arsenal
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NewsRawtenstall Jack’s store to close and revert to Tesco
Rawtenshall has been trialled as a bulk-buy format, sparking speculation the chain could morph into a cash & carry-style proposition
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Comment & OpinionDave Lewis won’t lose sleep over Tesco ad ruling from the ASA
Availability, not price, was the reason for the advertising ban
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NewsCity snapshot: Bank holiday sun helps grocery market back into growth
The grocery market has returned to growth with a 0.5% uplift in value sales, the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show. Plus, Ocado Retail grows third quarter revenues by 11.4%, plus all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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Comment & OpinionHow to engage retailers in conversations about in-store change
Suppliers must understand retailers’ corporate strategies and views on your category, says Jeremy Garlick