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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Sep- 2020 -15 September
UK supermarket sales begin to stabilise
After a period of “accelerated growth”, UK supermarket sales have begun to stabilise, but Brits now shop for groceries online more frequently, according to the latest data from Nielsen. FMCG sales growth at supermarkets has continued to plateau to +5.3% over the last four weeks ending 5 September. However, the…
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15 September
Ocado sales surge as it praises M&S switch
Online grocer Ocado has revealed it has reported a 52% surge in sales during the third quarter of the year, as it hailed the “successful switchover” to its M&S product range. For the 13 week period ending 30 August 2020, Ocado Retail recorded revenues of £587.3m as it said sales…
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14 September
Aldi to trial click and collect
Major supermarket chain Aldi has announced it will begin its first UK trial for a click-and-collect service from today (14 September). The supermarket is currently running a trial of the service for Aldi colleagues from a store in the Midlands and plans to extend that to customers in the coming…
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10 September
Morrisons profits dented by £155m Covid-19 costs
Morrisons has revealed its HY profits were dented by £155m of Covid-related costs. During the first half of 2020/21, Morrisons said “all its efforts” were fully focused on deploying its assets in the “best way” to enable its colleagues to help feed the nation during the Covid-19 crisis. For the…
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7 September
Asda future could be decided this week as takeover deadline looms
The future of ‘Big Four’ grocer Asda could be decided as early as this week, as rival private equity firms reportedly finalise their bids. According to The Telegraph, bids for the grocer, which is valued at around £6.5bn, are due today (Monday 7 September) with private equity firms Apollo Global…
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4 September
Co-op creates 1,000 jobs in new stores launch
Co-op is set to create 1,000 local jobs as part of a major store investment programme. The supermarket chain will launch 65 new and extended stores in the coming months, as well as makeover more than 100 of its existing stores, as part of the £130m investment. Up to…
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2 September
Morrisons doubles number of instore florists
Morrisions is doubling the number of professional florists in its stores to 300 later this year, to meet increased consumer demand. Flowers have been one of the country’s most popular online purchases, with online searches up 277%, according to recent Google data. The supermarket is expanding its in-store florist shop,…
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1 September
M&S and Ocado kick-off delivery team-up
Marks and Spencer’s has launched a new partnership with Ocado, with its first deliveries expected to reach customers today (1 September). Around 6,800 products from M&S will now be available to consumers through the online supermarket. According to the retailer, the new venture is expected to benefit from the increased…
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Aug- 2020 -24 August
Tesco creates 16,000 new permanent roles
Tesco has unveiled plans to create 16,000 new permanent roles to support the growth of its online business. These 16,000 jobs are in addition to the 4,000 permanent jobs already created since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The roles will include 10,000 pickers to assemble customer orders and 3,000…
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19 August
Asda delivers ‘record’ online sales in Q2
Asda has announced that like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, increased by 3.8% year-on-year in the quarter ended 30 June. In its second quarter of trading, the supermarket also delivered “record” online sales, with online grocery sales doubling, while click-and-collect sales quadrupled in the period. According to the group, transactional data shows…
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