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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Mar- 2020 -16 March
UK supermarkets appeal for ‘considerate’ spending
British food retailers have written a joint letter urging customers to practice “considerate” spending amid the coronavirus outbreak. The letter was collectively released by such retailers as Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Waitrose, Marks and Spencer, Aldi, Lidl and more, and has been published in national newspapers on Sunday (15 March) and today…
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11 March
Ex-Sainsbury’s boss warns of labour shortages amid coronavirus outbreak
Former Sainsbury’s chief executive and current non-executive director at Marks and Spencers, Justin King, has warned that supermarkets need to be “prepared” for a shortage of labour amid the outbreak of the coronavirus. According to Sky News, King said supermarkets are facing a “greater challenge than coronavirus-related panic buying”. Speaking…
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9 March
Tesco to sell Thai and Malaysian divisions in £8bn deal
UK supermarket giant Tesco has agreed a deal to sell its Asian operations in Thailand and Malaysia in a £8bn deal. The portfolio of over 2,000 stores under the Tesco and Lotus brands has been acquired by Thai conglomerate CP Group. The board of Tesco said it intends to return…
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5 March
Tesco launches campaign to match prices with Aldi
‘Big 4’ grocer Tesco has announced it will start to match prices with discount supermarket Aldi on hundreds of grocery items. Tesco is decreasing the prices of its own-label and branded products in a bid to attract more customers into its stores. The Aldi Price Match campaign will see a…
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3 March
Grocery sales increase in February
UK supermarkets saw “positive growth” in February, as total till sales increased to +0.7% in the last four weeks according to new data from Nielsen. Fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) sales at the top four supermarkets also returned to growth during the month, despite sales in general merchandise declining by…
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2 March
EG Group to vie with equity firms for Asda stake
The EG Group, owned by petrol station billionaire brothers Zubin and Moshin Issa, is reportedly among a number of interested private equity firms vying to acquire a majority stake in Asda. According to The Sunday Telegraph, the EG Group is one of a number of interested parties in acquiring a…
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2 March
Waitrose launches online roll-out programme
Waitrose has announced the launch of its new national online roll-out programme, which will add Waitrose.com online delivery service to a further 24 sites across the country. The supermarket giant said these sites were “strategically placed” to handle an increased demand for its online shopping service in preparation for its…
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Feb- 2020 -28 February
Aldi removes single-use plastic lids from own-label products
Supermarket Aldi has announced it is removing all plastic lids on its own-label products, as part of its ongoing campaign to reduce single-use plastics. From March, the UK’s fifth-largest supermarket will stock products such as ready-to-drink coffee and own-label fresh cream without “unnecessary” plastic lids in over 780 stores across…
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27 February
Walmart in talks over potential sale of stake in Asda
American retailer Walmart has revealed it is in talks over a potential sale of its stake in ‘Big Four’ grocer Asda. Following “inbound interest”, Walmart and Asda confirmed that both are currently considering whether there is an “opportunity” for a third party to invest in the UK grocer, alongside Walmart,…
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26 February
Tesco to overhaul baking operations putting 1,800 jobs at risk
‘Big Four’ grocer Tesco has announced a major overhaul to its in-store bakery operations, putting 1,816 staff at risk of redundancy. Some 58 stores will now have products delivered pre-prepared, then baked and finished in-store – as opposed to being baked from scratch. However, as a result of these stores…
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