Supermarkets

Waitrose & Partners trials two-hour ‘rapid delivery’ service

Waitrose and Partners has launched the trial of a two-hour delivery service in selected London postcodes today (19 September). The…

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Co-op reports strong H1 sales growth thanks to Nisa acquisition

Sales for supermarket group Co-op increased by 10% to £5bn for its half-year financial results, driven by a strong food…

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Morrisons H1 results hits nine-year high with 6.3% sales increase

Supermarket giant Morrisons’ like-for-like sales increased by 6.3% in the group’s half year results, marking a nine-year high for the…

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Morrisons faces £1bn equal pay case for female staff

Morrisons could be made to pay over £1bn in compensation to women store employees who believe they have been paid…

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Asda axes price guarantee

Asda has announced it is to abandon its price guarantee, which saw shoppers refunded the difference if a competitor sold…

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John Lewis and Waitrose add ‘& Partners’ to business name in branding shakeup

John Lewis and Waitrose have added ‘& Partners’ to the group’s business names, formally recognising the 83,000 partners who work…

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Government to consult on the ban of energy drink sales to children

The government is seeking views from the public on ending the sale of energy drinks to children and young people…

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‘Brutal’ force-feeding of calves filmed on Waitrose organic dairy farm

Animal rights group, Animal Equality, has released footage of calves being “violently handled” on the Coombe organic dairy farm in…

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CMA begins Sainsbury’s Asda merger probe

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its formal investigation into the proposed merger between J Sainsbury PLC and…

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Retailers commit to support farmers during drought

The NFU has reached out to the UK’s top nine supermarket retailers to express the difficulties farmers and growers are…

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