All Supermarkets articles – Page 7
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News
Asda poaches Lidl exec to run stores network
Asda has poached Lidl’s chief operating officer to head up its stores and distribution network, as it looks to further strengthen its senior management team.
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The new Asda gen-AI initiative helping board members make decisions
Asda has rubber stamped a new generative AI platform providing data insights to its executive leadership.
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M&S should have already overtaken Waitrose, says CEO
Marks & Spencer chief executive Stuart Machin says the retailer should have already “overtaken” Waitrose in the wake of its latest financial results.
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Asda launches store upgrade programme
Supermarket giant Asda has launched a fresh round of investment in updating its stores, in a bid to “improve the shopping experience for customers” in larger supermarkets and superstores.
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Data
Revealed: The supermarkets with the fastest online sales growth
Retail Week teamed up with sister brand Retail Navigator to reveal which supermarket had the biggest ecom sales, and which one is growing the fastest.
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Innovation of the Week
PepsiCo takes over Tesco for Champions League final
Innovation of the Week is a subscriber-only series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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News
Asda launches new premium own-brand range
Grocer Asda has today launched its new premium, own-brand Exceptional by Asda range, which it said is set to “elevate” its premium-tier offering.
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Asda disputes union claims that workers face ‘third month of wage errors’
Asda has disputed the GMB’s claims that some Asda workers are being underpaid in what the union described as the “third month of wage errors”.
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Analysis
Is Aldi losing shoppers to Lidl’s loyalty scheme?
With its discounter cousin Lidl growing ahead of it for the eighth month in a row and its total market share percentage slipping, Retail Week looks at whether Aldi’s decision to avoid membership schemes has let its advantage slip.
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Grocery price rises slow as own-label trade down continues
Grocery inflation in the UK slowed to the lowest levels seen since 2021, though households are continuing to trade down to cheaper, own-label products after over two years of rising prices.
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Morrisons slashes and locks prices on over 400 products
Morrisons has slashed prices on more than 400 food and household products, and committed to lock those prices in for at least the next eight weeks.
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French conglomerate sues Morrisons over £2.5bn petrol forecourts deal
French giant Bouygues is taking legal action against Morrisons over its £2.5bn petrol forecourts deal over the rights to operate electric vehicle chargers.
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Asda sales jump as owner Mohsin Issa hails ‘good progress’
Asda has announced an increase in total ex-fuel and like-for-like sales as owner Mohsin Issa said the supermarket made “good progress” in the quarter.
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Walmart ups guidance as sales rise in first quarter
US retail giant Walmart has posted a sales increase for the first quarter and upped its guidance as it continues to win over upper-income consumers.
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Sainsbury’s unveils Microsoft partnership to boost AI capabilities
Sainsbury’s has announced a five-year strategic partnership with Microsoft, which will see the tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities drive the grocer’s strategy.
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Waitrose becomes first grocer to open in-store takeaway Gail’s bakery
Waitrose has announced it will open the first takeaway Gail’s bakery store in the summer, having already opened Gail’s sections in 64 stores.
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Opinion
‘UK food security can’t be safeguarded without a functioning border agreement’
Both major political parties agree that UK food production is in crisis, but neither is addressing the elephant in the room: Brexit and the border between the UK and EU, says Hugh Radojev.
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PM to launch food security index and support British farming
The prime minister has promised to launch his food security index to farmers, as extreme bouts of wet weather this spring have raised issues around British food security.
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Union confirms strike dates at Asda Brighton supermarket
Supermarket workers at the Asda Brighton Hollingbury store have announced strike dates as they prepare to walk out for the first time.
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Asda to create new ‘town centre’ and build homes in London
Supermarket giant Asda has become the latest retailer to branch into residential property, unveiling plans to build 1,500 homes and create a new town centre in London.