All Supermarkets articles – Page 291
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NewsSainsbury’s pulls plug on Brand Match scheme
The retailer is focusing on lower everyday prices instead
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s must dodge drop-off in customer service
You might think the mood this week would be one of celebration at the retailer’s Holborn HQ
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NewsSainsbury's sales up 1.2% yoy as early Easter boosts sector
Grocery prices were 1.5% lower than this time a year ago
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NewsEarly Easter boosts supermarket sales in latest Kantar figures
Kantar said the early Easter gave the market a sales boost of £152m
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NewsLidl splashes out £78m to take lead in retailer ad spend
The discounter increased media spend by £37m, an 89% boost on 2014
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NewsWaitrose comes top in Twitter customer service survey
Mystery shoppers were used to gauge the reaction times, friendliness and quality of responses of major grocery retailers
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NewsAdjudicator urges more transparency in retailer forecasting
Christine Tacon this week published a new best practice statement for forecasting
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's, Morrisons and Tesco give cause for optimism
The British superstore operators have been a virtual no-go area for investors for some years
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NewsTesco to close Nutricentre health food business
The retailer has started redundancy consultations with 137 staff
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Analysis & FeaturesRetailers ramp up multibuy deals on sweet Easter treats
Easter is early this year, and retailers have responded with a marked increase in promotional activity on sweet treats
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NewsEaster chocolate events unveiled by retailers
Asda this week kicked off a major Easter push with a new 60-second ad featuring a 30ft chocolate hen
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Comment & OpinionHow healthy is the Waitrose Mark Price leaves behind?
The industry will be eagerly watching to see what happens next at Waitrose as retail director Rob Collins steps up to the plate
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NewsAdjudicator Tacon to probe suppliers on how they would feel safer
Tacon is considering new measures to protect suppliers who come forward to report breaches of the code by supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice cuts push supermarket deflation to record low
The Grocer Price Index fell to a new record low of –2.9% year on year in the month to 1 March 2016
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NewsGovernment suffers defeat on Sunday Trading reform
MPs voted 317 to 286 against the proposals to relax Sunday Trading laws
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NewsCo-op, Aldi and Lidl continue to make market share gains
Lidl’s sales grew by 18.9% and Aldi’s by 15.1% in the 12 weeks ending 28 February
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NewsTesco’s recovery continues, says Kantar
Kantar found supermarket sales were up by 0.5% compared with a year ago
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons is playing dangerously. But it has a lot to gain
Morrisons is playing a dangerous game. But if Amazon is successful it has a lot to gain at very little cost
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NewsMorrisons found vicariously liable for employee assault
Finding does not change the law on vicarious liability
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Comment & OpinionAmazon deal represents a potentially game-changing move for Morrisons
A renewed confidence at Morrisons has been created by Potts in a subtle, understated but significant way