All Supermarkets articles – Page 8
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Innovation of the Week
Rewe Group trials AI hologram to onboard new employees
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
Morrisons warehouse workers to strike over pension changes
Morrisons staff at two distribution hubs are set to strike over changes to their pensions, according to union bosses.
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News
Lidl raises staff pay for third time in 12 months
Lidl is increasing the pay for hourly paid UK colleagues for the third time in 12 months in a move that represents an investment of more than £2.5m.
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Analysis
Can a bumper summer of sport boost retail spend?
A summer of sport is nearly upon us with Euro 2024 and the Olympic Games hitting our screens in the next few weeks. Retail Week asks whether these two sporting spectaculars might prompt consumers to splash the cash
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News
CMA pushes grocers to fix inaccurate pricing to comply with law
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found some retailers showing “inaccurate prices” during its review of how grocers display their prices in-store.
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News
Asda delays debt until next decade as it completes £3bn refinancing deal
Asda has completed a refinancing of £3.2bn of its debt, which the supermarket said will push the “majority of its maturities into the next decade”.
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News
Asda slashes prices on over 100 products worth £70m
Asda has announced a new round of price cuts on 126 essential items worth £70m as part of its strategy to reduce the price of shopping for customers.
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Opinion
‘Can Co-op Live ever make sweet music after bum note launch?’
With Co-op Live’s planned grand opening becoming something of a PR disaster, George MacDonald wonders if things can be turned around
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News
Co-op Live venue tech issues cause opening fiasco
The opening night of Co-op Live, the new concert arena in Manchester, has descended into chaos as a technical difficulty led to a string of cancelled gigs.
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News
Sainsbury’s sales soar as food first strategy pays off
Sainsbury’s has reported growth in sales with record market share gains and volumes driven by a strong performance by the supermarket’s food division.
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News
Grocery shoppers still hunting bargains as inflation falls again
Grocery shoppers saved themselves £1.3bn through promotional spending over Easter, as inflation fell for the 14th month in a row.
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Interview
Mohsin Issa: ‘I’m absolutely committed to Asda's long-term success’
Asda owner Mohsin Issa talks to Retail Week to discuss the rumoured split with his brother, supermarket strikes, his search for a CEO and his long-term vision for the grocer
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News
Asda sales and profits increase as it continues focus on growth
Asda has reported increased sales and underlying profits as the supermarket continues its strategy to focus on growth.
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News
Ocado shareholders push for switch to New York stock market
Ocado is under pressure from its shareholders to consider leaving the London stock market for New York, according to The Sunday Telegraph.
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News
Asda co-owner Zuber Issa close to selling £500m stake
Asda co-owner and billionaire Zuber Issa is reportedly edging closer to securing a deal to sell his £500m stake in the grocer to private equity firm TDR Capital.
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News
Rapid-delivery firm Gopuff to price match against Aldi
Grocery delivery platform Gopuff has announced it is price matching against discounter Aldi on certain items for London-based customers.
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News
Fourth Asda store votes for strike action
Members of the GMB union in a fourth Asda supermarket have voted to take industrial action. Meanwhile, the Asda Lowestoft store has announced strike dates in May.
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Analysis
Inflation, cost cutting and Clubcard clout – takeaways from Tesco’s Ken Murphy
As Tesco profits more than doubled to their highest level in more than a decade, boss Ken Murphy gave his thoughts on some of the key issues affecting the industry
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Analysis
Is Jason Tarry the right choice to turn things round at John Lewis?
The appointment of former long-serving Tesco executive Jason Tarry as the next chair of John Lewis has been welcomed as a return to retailing focus. However, experts agree the former boss of the UK and Ireland business of the UK’s largest retailer has a big job ahead of him
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News
Zuber Issa to stand down as EG Group co-CEO
Zuber Issa, co-founder of EG Group, intends to relinquish his role as co-chief executive of the petrol station empire he helped to build.