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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Apr- 2021 -7 April
UK supermarkets see clothing and confectionary sales boost
British consumers spent £439m on confectionery ahead of Easter in the four week period ending 27 March 2021, a +34% increase in sales compared with the same period in 2020. The new data released by Nielsen also reveals that as non-essential retail remained closed, consumers turned to supermarkets to “treat…
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7 April
Asda opens third in-store Covid vaccination centre
Asda has opened a third in-store Covid vaccination centre at its Old Kent Road Superstore in London. The opening follows the launch of vaccination sites at its Cape Hill store in Birmingham and Watford Superstore back in January – with the grocer facilitating the vaccinations of 26,000 patients. The supermarket…
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6 April
Iceland MD calls for digital sales tax
The boss of Iceland is calling for a digital sales tax to support the British high street’s economic recovery post-lockdown. Malcolm Walker, managing director of the group, believes a tax on online sales could potentially become part of an overhaul of current business rates, which he refers to as “outdated…
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6 April
Tesco adds 250 new food donation points
Tesco has announced plans to install more than 250 new food donation points at its Superstores and Tesco Extra stores throughout the country. According to the grocer, the food donations made by shoppers will be given to Trussell Trust food bank or FareShare – a charity network aimed at relieving…
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1 April
John Lewis Partnership appoints non-executive director
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that Nish Kankiwala will join the board as a non-executive director. Kankiwala will succeed Laura Wade-Gery who will step down from the board when her term ends on 30 April 2021. Kankiwala will bring 40 years’ experience in retail and consumer brands such as…
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Mar- 2021 -31 March
Asda ends George sale rumours
Asda has reportedly revealed that it will not sell off its George clothing division, as it instead intends to invest in the brand. According to Drapers, despite rumours that had surfaced regarding the potential sale, owners Zuber and Mohsin Issa are intent on keeping hold of the clothing department. To…
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30 March
Grocery sales growth slows in Q1 2021
Grocery sales reportedly rose 7.4% during the 12 weeks to 21 March 2021, representing a slowdown in growth as sales are annualised against 2020 spending. According to research conducted by Kantar, sales across the most recent four weeks marked a 3% year-on-year decline. The study found that although shopping had…
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30 March
Former M&S CIO joins Asda
Asda has confirmed that Marks and Spencer’s chief information officer (CIO) Carl Dawson will join its team, also as CIO. Dawson has spent the last six years at M&S delivering “technology modernisation and digital transformation programmes”. The appointment comes after former CIO Phil Tenney left the business in December to…
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29 March
Aldi stores to supply National Lottery
Aldi has announced that it has partnered with Camelot to offer the National Lottery across its entire 900-store UK portfolio. Commencing in April 2021, the supermarket group will provide all of the National Lottery’s draw-based games at its checkouts. The move follows a trial in the north of England, and…
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29 March
Sainsbury’s to remove 18.5m plastic straws
Sainsbury’s has announced it will be removing 18.5 million plastic straws from its own brand lunchbox juice cartons from circulation each year, equating to a 6.6 tonne plastic reduction. The announcement is the latest step by the retailer which is part of its ongoing commitment to reduce its use of…
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