Supermarkets
Supermarkets examines the strategies, performance, and operational challenges facing the UK grocery retail sector. This section reports on trading results, pricing strategy, supply chain management, sustainability initiatives, and consumer trends influencing supermarket performance. Retail Sector’s Supermarkets coverage provides analysis and insight for retail leaders, buyers, and suppliers, exploring how competition, regulation, and innovation are shaping profitability and long-term growth across the grocery landscape.
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Jun- 2021 -21 June
Aldi to remove 1.4bn pieces of plastic in own-brand tea bags
Aldi has committed to removing approximately 1.4 billion pieces of single-use plastic from all its own-brand tea bags by the end of 2021 The supermarket will switch the oil-based plastic sealing of the tea bags to biodegradable materials, following a number of trials. In addition, the retailer will also remove…
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21 June
Morrisons rejects £5.5bn CD&R takeover bid
Wm Morrison Supermarkets has rejected a £5.5bn takeover bid from the American private equity company, Clayton, Dubilier and Rice (CD&R). Submitted on 14 June, CD&R’s offer was valued at 230 pence per Morrisons share for the entire share capital of the group. However, following a valuation with the supermarket chain’s…
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18 June
Tesco sees sales slow in Q1
Tesco has revealed that group retail sales for the 13 weeks ended 29 May 2021 increased 1% on a like-for-like basis compared with 2019, which saw a 9.3% increase, despite the supermarket being open during the lockdown periods. Across the board, UK sales grew by only 0.5% to £10bn, accounting…
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16 June
Aldi to expand Scottish presence with 20 new locations
Aldi has announced it is on the lookout for 20 new store locations in Scotland as it moves to expand its presence in the country. The areas in Scotland where it is now looking for sites include Clarkston, Peebles and Stonehaven. The supermarket chain currently operates 96 stores in Scotland…
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16 June
Issa Brothers given green light for £6.8bn Asda takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has accepted the Issa Brothers offer to sell 27 of their 395 EG Group petrol filling stations in a bid to close their £6.8bn takeover of Asda. In April, the competition watchdog launched an investigation into the deal after it was feared that the…
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16 June
Asda opens ‘biggest refill zone’ in York
Asda has announced plans to open its biggest refill zone to date in York in October. The zone will feature 18 standalone bays with over 70 branded and own-label products in refillable format with brand new product types including dried Mars pet food and additional ranges of snacking, desserts and…
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11 June
Asda sales climb 7.3% in Q1
Asda has revealed that its like-for-like sales climbed 7.3% for the three months ended 31 March 2021. The increase in like-for-like sales was driven by a 31% jump in clothing and a 39% spike in general merchandise sales. Moreover, like-for-like food sales at Asda also increased by 3.9% during the…
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11 June
Morrisons shareholders vote against exec bonuses
Morrisons shareholders have overwhelmingly voted against the retailer’s remuneration proposals which included paying David Potts, chief executive, £1.7m in bonuses, according to the BBC. Last year all Morrisons colleagues had their bonus “significantly enhanced” and paid early to recognise their “extraordinary commitment, innovation, selflessness” and hard work during the past…
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10 June
Aldi introduces ‘Prevented Ocean Plastic’ packaging across fish range
Aldi has announced that it is introducing packaging made with ‘Prevented Ocean Plastic’ across its entire range of own-label fishcakes and crispbakes. The packaging, produced by Sharpak, part of Groupe Guillin, includes fully traceable and certified recycled waste plastic that has been “collected by communities living in coastal areas across…
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9 June
Aldi’s ‘price match’ complaint against Tesco dismissed by ASA
Aldi’s complaint against Tesco’s ‘price match’ campaign has been dismissed by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). The German grocer launched a complaint against a press ad issued by Tesco last July – which aimed to compete with Aldi. The ad depicted a large roundel which stated “Aldi Price Match”. Further…
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