All Supermarkets articles – Page 6
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NewsFurore as industry newsletter announces death of packaging ‘cryptocurrency’
A newsletter sent out by PRO founder member Incpen has caused a furore after it declared that 2026 would be the last year of the Packaging Recovery Note system
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NewsIceland Foods retail media chief Adam Smith to leave
Smith was promoted last year to build Iceland’s retail media offer from scratch
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NewsLidl working with Olio food sharing app to further cut waste
The trial adds Olio’s network of ‘food waste heroes’ – volunteers who collect unsold edible food – to Lidl’s existing redistribution work with Neighbourly
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NewsSupermarkets in talks on ‘hyper local’ food poverty action
Supermarkets and other food businesses are being asked to consider a range of interventions including help for schools, food charities and the government’s Healthy Start scheme
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches Argos 15% payday discount for new colleague-only offers
The colleague-only offers will roll out across well-known household brands and will be ongoing beyond payday
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NewsWales DRS: Plaid Cymru urged to rethink inclusion of glass
It is understood Exchange for Change is to resubmit its bid, ahead of the new 2 June deadline, without major changes
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NewsAldi renames loaf after complaint to Trading Standards
Aldi is renaming a loaf from ‘Dark Rye Sourdough’ to ‘Wheat & Rye Dark Sourdough’
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NewsCabinet claims focus is on food prices, not new leader
Speaking outside 10 Downing Street today after a Cabinet meeting, international development minister Jenny Chapman said discussions had focused on the crisis in the Middle East and its impact on consumers and the cost of living
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NewsMorrisons adds cancer awareness messages to own label bath and shower range
The campaign aims to encourage people to use ‘everyday routines’, like showering, to check their bodies for potential signs of cancer
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NewsFood sales fall after earlier Easter but shopper confidence remains weak
The overall rate of the year-on-year decrease was distorted by a calendar change in 2026, where Easter fell in March, compared with April last year, the BRC warned
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NewsSainsbury’s and Comic Relief set new £30m fundraising target to provide millions of meals
The pair are looking to double their work so far by donating the equivalent of 120 million meals to the charity’s partners by 2030
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Comment & OpinionHow significant is John Lewis’s battle over online sales in rent?
And how are landlords and retailers dealing with the sticky issue of online sales in more recent turnover-linked leases?
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NewsAldi pokes fun at Lidl’s loyalty changes with cucumber giveaway
Aldi leapt on the fact that a free cucumber costs 100 points by giving away cucumbers at a store on Friday and posting the video on Instagram
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NewsSainsbury’s worker fired after tackling champagne shoplifter
Gary MacArthur, who worked at the supermarket’s West Wickham branch as a shop assistant for 15 years, was fired in March following the altercation in December 2025
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NewsAldi celebrates raising £13m for Teenage Cancer Trust
To mark the occasion, Aldi staff across the UK are set to walk 13,000 steps a day over two weeks in a charity event
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InterviewsApps, loyalty and customers: Louise Weise on Lidl’s winning way
As Lidl revamps its loyalty scheme, chief customer officer Louise Weise explains why getting the basics right is key to the discounter’s stellar growth
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Grocer 33Ocado supply chain director Tim Walker on same-day delivery and dynamic aisles
‘We’re finding an increasing number of shopping missions need to be supported in different ways’
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Grocer 33Ocado bests rivals in online Liverpool mystery shop
Our shopper rates Ocado as ‘my favourite’ thanks to the ‘high-quality items’ and because ‘they have real-time availability’
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Grocer 33Amazon cleans up as cheapest supermarket with 22 items on price-cut promotions
At £78.55, Amazon’s basket was 7.7% cheaper than its nearest rival
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Comment & OpinionWhy Morrisons calling Aldi ‘attractive’ is a killer point for the CMA
The row – and consultation – is about whether Aldi and Lidl should be banned from putting clauses in property deals to stop competition opening nearby, a practice that’s been outlawed for other major supermarkets since 2010