All Supermarkets articles – Page 19
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DataData: Grocers deliver bumper Christmas sales despite Omicron fears
Grocers enjoyed a bumper festive season despite fears that surging coronavirus cases would dampen the Christmas season, with premium own-label sales breaking records.
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NewsAsda poaches Tesco and Nisa executives as it rebuilds leadership team
Supermarket chain Asda has poached Kris Comerford and Ken Towle from Tesco and wholesaler Nisa respectively as it looks to rebuild its denuded senior management team.
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NewsTesco launches UK’s first electrified HGV trucks to cut down on emissions
Grocery giant Tesco has launched the UK’s first-ever commercially used, fully electrified, heavy-freight articulated trucks as it takes another step towards its net-zero commitments.
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NewsTesco reopens talks with union in bid to end planned Christmas strike action
Tesco has agreed to reopen talks with Usdaw after members across its distribution centres voted overwhelmingly to go on strike from December 20.
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DataData: Grocery sales fall as inflation jumps to highest level in over a year
Grocery sales in the past month slumped as food inflation jumped to its highest level since last summer and the average cost of Christmas dinner surged.
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NewsAsda sales slip as grocer charters cargo ship to ensure Christmas availability
Asda’s like-for-like sales in the third quarter slipped as the grocer outlined the measures it was taking to ensure good availability for customers heading into Christmas.
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NewsLidl GB boss Härtnagel to head up German business as deputy chief promoted
Lidl GB boss Christian Härtnagel is moving to run the discounter’s German business, meaning a promotion for deputy chief executive Ryan McDonnell.
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NewsLidl boss Christian Härtnagel: Supply chain issues making Christmas ‘much more work’
Lidl GB staff are working much harder than ever before to ensure good availability at Christmas due to the ongoing supply issues hammering UK retail, says boss Christian Härtnagel.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Are Amazon and Tesco checkout-free stores the future or a fad?
As Tesco and Aldi follow Amazon in opening cashierless stores, it’s clear that grocers are convinced they have a part to play. But do consumers feel the same?
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DataData: Grocery sales fall in October as Kantar predicts big shop is here to stay
Grocery sales slid in the month of October and supermarket visits remained lower than pre-pandemic levels as Kantar predicted that the coronavirus-fuelled big shop is here to stay.
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NewsUS rapid-delivery giant Gopuff launches in ten UK cities
US rapid delivery giant Gopuff has launched across ten UK cities on the same day Superdrug rolled out a two-hour home-delivery service.
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NewsSainsbury’s delays toy promotion as boss predicts Christmas shortages
Stock shortages due to the ongoing supply chain crisis have forced Sainsbury’s to delay its toy promotion by a week, with boss Simon Roberts predicting further shortages over Christmas.
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DataData: Store vacancy rates plateau for the first time in three years
No retail locations saw an increase in vacancy rates in the third quarter of 2021 for the first time since 2018, though overall vacancies remain at record highs.
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DataData: From potato milk to ‘climatarianism’- Waitrose unveils the biggest food trends of 2022
Waitrose & Partners’ latest Food and Drink Report highlights the emergence of new dairy alternative products and even more climate-conscious consumers as some of the key trends in food for next year.
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NewsSainsbury’s brings net zero pledge forward to 2035 ahead of COP26
Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s has bought its net zero pledge forward five years to 2035, ahead of the COP26 international climate change summit kicking off next week in Glasgow.
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NewsAsda extends loyalty app trial to customers
Asda has extended the trial of its ‘pounds not points’ loyalty app to customers at 16 of its stores after a successful pilot of the programme with staff.
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NewsMorrisons shareholders rubber-stamp £7bn CD&R takeover
Morrisons shareholders have rubber-stamped the £7bn takeover of the grocer by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) nearly four months after private equity interest in the retailer first emerged.
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NewsAsda, M&S and Boots target tens of thousands of workers amidst UK labour crisis
Asda, Marks & Spencer and Boots have become the latest retailers to set out temporary worker targets for the festive period with all looking to hire thousands of workers despite the UK labour shortage.
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GalleryStore gallery: Asda’s first ‘premium’ On the Move c-store format
Asda has unveiled its first ‘premium’ On the Move c-store format on an EG Group forecourt in Buckinghamshire, with more of a focus on its deluxe ranges.
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NewsGovernment to roll back foreign driver rules to ease supply chain pressures
The government is planning to relax rules on the number of deliveries foreign drivers can make in the UK in a bid to ease ongoing supply chain issues.