Supermarkets
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Dec- 2024 -13 December
Sainsbury’s opens first ever airport store in Edinburgh
Sainsbury’s has announced the opening of a new 24-hour shop inside Edinburgh Airport. The new convenience store is Sainsbury’s first ever shop to be located at an airport and its arrival is part of a major revamp of the food, drink and shopping options on offer to passengers flying to…
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10 December
Supermarket sales to hit £13bn over Christmas
Supermarket sales are expected to exceed £13bn over the four weeks of December for the first time ever, according to the latest data from Kantar. The news comes as take-home sales at the grocers increased by 2.5% over the four weeks to 1 December 2024 as shoppers get ready for…
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9 December
Caffè Nero bolsters Waitrose and John Lewis partnership
The Nero Group, the family-owned operator of Caffè Nero, has secured new partnerships with Waitrose and John Lewis, which will see the coffee chain open sites in five Waitrose stores. The partnership will also see the opening of the first Caffè Nero in a John Lewis store in White City,…
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6 December
M&S gets go ahead for Marble Arch redevelopment site
Marks and Spencer has been given the green light for the redevelopment of the M&S store at Marble Arch. After a three-year battle, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has approved the plans for the retailer to rebuild the store after they were initially submitted to Westminster City Council in 2021. …
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6 December
Morrisons CEO urges gov to rethink budget costs
Morrisons’ CEO has called on the government to stagger its “avalanche” of business costs following the latest budget.Speaking to The Sun, Rami Baitieh urged Labour to consider the costs of National Insurance changes, business rates rises and the increase in minimum wage. He told the paper that National Insurance changes…
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5 December
Aldi to open four new stores across the UK
Aldi is set to open the doors to four new stores today (5 December) as it continues its rapid expansion drive across the UK. The stores will be located at Cribbs Causeway in Bristol, Hetton-le-Hole in Tyne and Wear, Ashton-in-Makerfield in Greater Manchester, and Macduff in Banffshire, creating more than…
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2 December
Co-op extends £400m sustainability-linked revolving credit facility
Co-op has announced the extension of its £400m sustainability-linked revolving credit facility for a further five years until November 2029. The extension underlines the supermarket’s commitment to a sustainable future and aligns with its sustainability and social goals targets initiated within the original facility agreement. The revolving credit facility provides…
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Nov- 2024 -29 November
Waitrose opens first convenience store in six years
Waitrose has opened its first convenience store in six years in Hampton Hill, London, and announced a further push into the convenience market by building on partnerships with Welcome Break and Shell. The supermarket is to target more new locations under its franchise with the operator with stores opening on…
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28 November
Morrisons to cease deliveries from Ocado’s Erith centre
Morrisons has announced that it will gradually cease deliveries from Ocado’s Erith Customer Fulfilment Centre (CFC). Ocado has said that the decision comes as Morrisons has decided to process a greater share of its online deliveries through Dordon CFC and with in-store fulfilment. This also means that Ocado Retail will…
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28 November
John Lewis ‘worried’ about increase in National Minimum Wage
John Lewis has told the Telegraph that it is “worried” about the impact of Rachel Reeve’s decision to increase the National Minimum Wage. As part of the budget, the chancellor confirmed that the National Minimum Wage for 18 to 20-year-olds will rise 16.8% from £8.60 to £10, while pay for…
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