Supermarkets
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Aug- 2025 -26 August
Aldi pledges £350k apprenticeship levy funding to Teenage Cancer Trust
Aldi has committed £350,000 of its apprenticeship levy to Teenage Cancer Trust, giving staff at the charity’s head office access to new training and qualifications. The funding will enable employees to develop skills relevant to their roles, supporting day-to-day work and providing opportunities to gain recognised industry qualifications. It is…
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26 August
M&S launches first resale service through Ebay
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has launched its first resale service for clothing, footwear and accessories on Ebay. The retailer said the partnership will allow customers to trade in M&S items they no longer wear, and create a new medium to shop for M&S items. Customers will be able to complete…
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22 August
Co-op launches ‘tap to join’ memberships
Co-op has announced the introduction of ”tap to join” memberships on its new electronic shelf labels. The NFC technology utilised on the electronic shelf edge label directs the shopper to Co-op’s membership webpage via their own mobile phone where they can sign-up. Co-op confirmed earlier this year that it had…
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22 August
Lidl signs EHRC pledge to strengthen sexual harassment protection
Lidl Great Britain has signed a legal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) after an employment tribunal found it failed to take reasonable steps to stop the sexual harassment of a young female employee. The tribunal ruled that between 2019 and 2021, a Lidl GB employee was…
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22 August
Asda launches second sustainability-linked finance scheme with Lloyds
Asda has launched a new sustainability-linked supply chain finance scheme in partnership with Lloyds Bank, aimed at incentivising environmental and social improvements across its supplier base. The scheme offers tiered access to preferential financing rates, with terms dependent on suppliers’ performance against a range of sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs).…
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21 August
Waitrose managing director James Bailey to step down
The John Lewis Partnership has announced that James Bailey will step down as managing director of Waitrose at the end of September after more than five years in the role. Bailey joined in 2020 and led the supermarket through the pandemic and the cost of living crisis. Under his leadership,…
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21 August
M&S to invest £340m as it doubles food business
Marks and Spencer (M&S) will open a new food hub after announcing a £340m investment in its food supply chain, the largest in its history. This multi-year investment will fund the development of an automated National Distribution Centre (NDC) in Northamptonshire as the group looks to double the size of…
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20 August
Total till sales slow to 3.7% in July, NIQ finds
Total till sales growth at UK supermarkets slowed to +3.7% in the four weeks ended 9 August 2025, down from +5.8% in July, according to data from NielsenIQ (NIQ). NIQ data suggests that following the early summer heatwaves at the end of June and early July, along with treating themselves…
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20 August
Lidl launches ‘Live Well’ health and sustainability logo
Lidl GB has become the first discount supermarket to introduce a health marker across its own-label products. The ‘Live Well’ logo, designed to help shoppers identify healthier options in store, will apply to more than 100 items including fruit, vegetables, wholegrains and plant-based proteins. It will begin appearing on shelves…
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19 August
Grocery sales up 4% as Lidl narrows gap on Morrisons
Take-home grocery sales grew 4% in the four weeks to 10 August, as Lidl also closed in on Morrisons’ market position as the UK’s fifth largest grocer, the latest data from Worldpanel by Numerator show. The figures also showed that grocery price inflation eased slightly to 5.0%, down from 5.2%…
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