All Supermarkets articles – Page 7
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Comment & Opinion‘Price gouging’? Grocery retailers hardly have the chance
Grocery retailing is fiercely competitive – if retailers get anywhere near being comfortable, they pay, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
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NewsSainsbury’s facial recognition rollout to continue despite false thief claim
Sainsbury’s has temporarily suspended the use of Facewatch technology from the Dulwich superstore to further investigate, and if necessary provide additional staff training, it said.
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NewsWorldpanel: shoppers lapping up promotions despite calls for clampdown
Deals were included in 31.3% of grocery sales in the four weeks to 9 August 2026, their highest level this year, as shoppers sought to save money
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NewsHeatwaves send shoppers in search of hydration and ice cream: NIQ
Shoppers spent about £1.5bn on soft drinks, ice cream and suncare in the past month at the supermarkets as the UK endured successive heatwaves, according to the latest industry data
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NewsYo to open nine new kiosks with Tesco after ‘record-breaking’ sales
The latest kiosks will open in Bristol, Ashford, Rochdale, Sudbury, Sutton Cheam, Mold, Bracknell North, Thetford, and Clowne from September onwards.
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NewsBRC calls on government to ‘back the Saturday job’ with reforms
A BRC-commissioned Opinium poll of 2,000 UK adults found four out of five believed part-time work, including the traditional Saturday job, was important in helping young people into employment
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NewsAsda launches wholesale supply model for independent stores
Asda has struck an initial agreement with Scottish independent retailer One O One to trial its new Asda Convenience fascia at three of its stores in Glasgow
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Grocer 33Tesco wins cheapest supermarket by just 11p in competitive week for pricing
Loyalty prices were a key factor for the competitiveness of both Tesco and Sainsbury’s
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Grocer 33Waitrose is New Forest’s best supermarket in a low-scoring week
Despite being the smallest of this week’s stores, Waitrose Lymington impressed with its bright and well-organised aisles
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Grocer 33How Waitrose Lymington runs smoothly despite New Forest wildfires
Deputy store manager Lyndsey Nelms says Waitrose Lymington, with its spacious aisles and ‘lovely’ 183-strong team is by far her favourite
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NewsAsda creates new cereal product for families in food poverty
The donation is part of Asda’s partnership with the food industry body Alliance Food Sourcing and redistribution charity Felix
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NewsWaitrose expands AI assistant app pilot to more stores
Named Rosie 2.0, the app responds to text and voice requests from supermarket staff
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Analysis & FeaturesThe juiciest revelations in the CMA’s decision on Aldi and Lidl
Behind a front of ‘nothing to see here, we’re just the same old limited-range discounters’, it turns out Aldi and Lidl have changed rather fundamentally over the past 15 or so years, with potential regulatory consequence
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NewsA third of grocery workers ‘struggle to cope’ with daily life, GroceryAid finds
The silver lining is that GroceryAid has been able to expand its support significantly to meet demand, accordng to its latest impact report
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NewsAldi and Lidl understated range size by 40%, according to CMA
The revelation is in the CMA’s 80-page decision that Aldi and Lidl are no longer limited assortment discounters and should face the same competition rules as large grocery retailers such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are sleepwalking into the ‘Club Ozempic’ era
As 8.25 million Britons take or consider GLP-1 medications, retailers from Boots to Ocado are racing to work out what ‘Club Ozempic’ shoppers actually want, says Amy Stobie, co-founder and commercial director at AgencyUK
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NewsSupermarket bosses unite to make Alliance Food Sourcing poverty appeal
Bosses at Sainsbury’s, Tesco, M&S, Waitrose and Morrisons called for for companies to support the industry’s Alliance Food Sourcing efforts
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NewsAsda to outsource 3,500 store cleaning roles
Asda said the move would give it ‘the cleanest stores in retail’. However, GMB labelled the proposals ‘detestable’
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NewsPrice rises ‘inevitable’ says FDF as fears grow over fruit & veg shortages
FDF Scotland’s David Thomson told the BBC there were ‘significant concerns’ over the availability of many fruit & veg products
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NewsFood the winner as heatwave thaws July retail sales
Food was the winner according to BRC’s July retail sales data, as shoppers cut back on their trips to the store amid continued record temperatures