All Supermarkets articles – Page 3
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NewsWorld Cup ‘top-up shops’ boost retail sales despite heatwave
Top-up shops and online boosted retail spending during June, according to the latest BRC-KPMG retail sales monitor
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NewsTesco to close Express stores early if England reaches the World Cup final
The supermarket giant said it would allow thousands of colleagues to get home or to the pub in time for kick off at 8pm, while still receiving their normal pay for those hours
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NewsIceland Foods microloans scheme returns to fight school holiday hunger
Returning for its fifth year, the Iceland Food Club provides shoppers with interest-free loans of up to £100 that can be spent on groceries and household items from Iceland or Food Warehouse stores.
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NewsAsda gives loyalty shoppers fuel discounts in latest Rewards enhancement
This is the latest in a new ‘summer programme’ of loyalty enhancements rolled out by Asda as it looks to make its much-maligned Rewards loyalty programme more competitive
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NewsTesco to scrap Whoosh delivery fees on selected World Cup matchdays
Starting tomorrow for England’s quarter-final clash with Norway, the supermarket will also be offering free deliveries all day on Wednesday 15 July and Sunday 19 July, regardless of whether England are playing
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NewsRepeat offenders strike retailers 300,000 times in six months
Facewatch said the rise in alerts to retailers reflected both the expansion of its network and persistent repeat offending
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NewsSainsbury’s commits £8m to tackle school holiday hunger
To close the ‘hunger gap’, Sainsbury’s is calling for the government to expand its Holiday Activities and Food programme cover to all school holidays and align eligibility with free school meals
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket Chaos: tidy up a store in creepy PC game
The player’s task is to reshelve 4,668 items - but it’s more enjoyable than it sounds
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NewsSupermarket bosses in appeal to ‘save’ Wales deposit return scheme
Figures including Tesco UK CEO Ashwin Prasad and Sainsbury’s chief Simon Roberts have joined drinks leaders from companies including Coca-Cola and PepsiCo in a letter to Welsh first minister Rhun ap Iorwerth
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Grocer 33Tesco takes narrow win in Super 33 Folkestone battle
The victorious Tesco on Cheriton High Street posted one of two perfect availability scores this week
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Grocer 33Lidl wins cheapest supermarket – even without any loyalty promos
Lidl also sold the cheapest ingredients for a full English breakfast with those sausages, bacon rashers, beans, hash browns and mushrooms totalling £8.59 to Aldi’s £8.87
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Grocer 33Store of the week: Interview with Tesco Folkestone store manager Paul Bennett
’It’s the toughest environment in terms of competition that I’ve experienced in my 35 years in retail’
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NewsAsda restructures commercial team following job cuts
It has seen job roles widened, as well as the adoption of new titles across the buying team at Asda House
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NewsM&S tops food retail customer satisfaction index
Banks & building societies overtook the retail sector for the first time in the survey’s history
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NewsMorrisons launches international sourcing arm to boost overseas revenue
Myton International comes as part of a broader push to increase the number of retailers to whom Morrisons supplies products
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News‘Scramble’ to meet new packaging tax deadline
The scheme administrator had already brought forward the deadline to 1 November and has now moved it again, to 1 September, following discussions with ministers
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NewsScotland health chiefs to back switch to tougher new junk food model
It is believed Food Standards Scotland (FSS) will recommend the move in a report being lined up for the autumn, as part of its independent role as an advisor on public health policy in Scotland
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Comment & OpinionRetailer turnaround plans always cost suppliers money
A retailer’s reset exists to improve the retailer’s economics – it clearly helps to dress the wolf in sheep’s clothing, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News10 Aldi shoppers to win free five-minute trolley dash
The ‘Supermarket Sweep’ competition has already raised over £60,000 in Scotland and Aldi has now brought it to England and Wales
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NewsM&S recalls Truffle Gouda in Northern Ireland over listeria threat
Symptoms of listeria can be similar to flu, including high temperature, muscle ache or pain, chills, feeling or being sick and diarrhoea