All Supermarkets articles
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NewsTesco to rollout electronic shelf labels across its full estate
Supermarket giant Tesco is set to roll out electronic shelf labels to all of its stores over the next two years, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsLidl unveils multimillion-pound investment in price cuts
Lidl has made a multi-million-pound investment in slashing prices in a bid to help customers save money.
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NewsBooths unveils new branding and strategy
Upmarket Northern grocer Booths has launched a refreshed brand identity and strategy, as the UK’s oldest family-owned grocer, looking to connect with “more people beyond its bricks-and-mortar store estate”.
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NewsAldi to upgrade 25 stores across the UK this summer
Aldi has announced plans to upgrade 25 of its UK stores this summer, as part of its wider £300m investment into its store estate.
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Chart of the WeekChart of the Week: The public still (wrongly) think supermarkets are ripping them off
Brits think hospitality companies are operating on a 40% margin, fashion retailers on a 47% margin and supermarkets taking in profits of 50%.
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NewsIceland outpaces rivals on price increases
Iceland, the supermarket run by Labour’s cost-of-living tsar Richard Walker, has pushed ahead on price rises faster than almost all its competitors.
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AnalysisAsda and Ocado: Fulfilment partnership is much-needed win for both businesses
As supermarket giant Asda strikes a fulfilment deal with Ocado, Retail Week analyses what it means for both retailers and how it will work
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NewsAsda hails turnaround progress as like-for-like sales improve
Asda executive chair Allan Leighton has hailed progress in the brand’s turnaround plan.
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NewsWaitrose invests over £20m in own-brand price cuts
Supermarket Waitrose is investing over £20m in lowering prices on over 160 of its own-brand products.
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AnalysisLidl vs Morrisons: Seismic moment or statistical footnote?
As today’s Worldpanel grocery market share data showed Lidl overtaking Morrisons, Retail Week analyses whether this is a seismic moment for UK grocery, or will come to be seen as a statistical footnote in all but the most niche histories?
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Chart of the WeekCharts of the Week: Lidl overtakes Morrisons; retail sales start to sag
There is a new member of the grocery top five and why the quarterly retail sales trends are important.
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NewsGovernment releases list of ‘everyday essentials’ targeted for tariff reductions
The government has announced a list of 125 everyday essential food items it has targeted for tariff reductions, alongside announcing measures to help people with the cost of travel.
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NewsGrocery inflation eases as Lidl leapfrogs Morrisons as fifth-largest grocer
Grocery inflation eased in early May, as discounter Lidl’s consistent growth saw it finally leapfrog supermarket chain Morrisons.
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NewsWaitrose adds more stores as part of £1bn programme
Grocer Waitrose has secured two new branches as it seeks to extend its store coverage.
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NewsMorrisons ready to sell to rivals in bid to slash debt pile
Supermarket Morrisons is reportedly in talks with rival supermarkets over deals to sell food to them in a bid to boost its manufacturing business and slash its growing debt pile.
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Opinion‘Forget about price caps. Retailers are already doing their bit for consumers’
Continually hammering retailers financially isn’t just bad for them; it will ultimately undermine wider government ambitions, too, says George MacDonald
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NewsChancellor unveils ‘anti-profiteering powers’ as Treasury walks back mooted price cap talks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today unveiled new measures “to protect people from unjustified price hikes” and giving consumer watchdogs new powers, even as the Treasury has attempted to distance itself from reports of planned supermarket price caps.
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NewsSupermarkets urged to limit price rises in exchange for eased regulations
Supermarkets are being urged by the government to limit food prices in return for easing regulations.
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GalleryIn pictures: Asda makes play to woo back customers with store and range refresh
Asda is telling customers to “take a fresh look” at its offer, having launched a major customer experience drive with “one of its biggest” range refreshes and store upgrades in its history.
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AnalysisRetail media: The advertising opportunities the World Cup can bring
This year marks the first men’s FIFA World Cup taking place in the summer for eight years, and will have more matches than ever, more teams qualified than ever, and 16 cities across the US, Canada and Mexico set to host games.