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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Jun- 2024 -14 June
Tesco maintains guidance and grows market share as Q1 sales rise
Tesco has revealed that its market share has risen to 27.6% in the 13 weeks ended 25 May 2024, as the group welcomed strong volume growth and rising sales over the period. It comes as the supermarket’s sales in the UK and Ireland rose by 3.6% to £14.3bn over the…
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13 June
Sainsbury’s launches EV charging loyalty scheme in UK first
Sainsbury’s has begun rolling out its fast EV charging service, Smart Charger, with which customers will be able to collect Nectar points, making it the first EV charging service in the country to offer a national loyalty scheme. The retailer announced that smart charger customers with active Nectar accounts will…
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11 June
Lidl announces third pay rise in 12 months
Lidl GB has announced that it is increasing pay for hourly-paid workers to a minimum of £12.40 across the country, up from £12. In London, employees will see entry level pay rise to £13.65, up from £13.55. The new base rates equal “the best hourly pay” in the sector and…
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11 June
One in three Asda staff attacked at work, GMB finds
One in three Asda staff have stated that they have been attacked at work, according to a new survey from the GMB union. The survey includes reports of workers being stabbed, punched and threatened with syringes. The poll of almost 1000 Asda workers found that staff had been spat at,…
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11 June
Sainsbury’s cuts plastic waste by almost 700 tonnes
Sainsbury’s is set to save 694 tonnes of plastic a year thanks to the introduction of a number of packaging changes across its own-brand chicken and fish lines. All own-brand salmon fillet trays are switching to pulp cardboard instead of plastic, a UK retailer first, which will result in 70%…
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10 June
Waitrose acquires meal kit delivery firm Dishpatch
Waitrose has announced the acquisition of Dishpatch, the meal-kit delivery service that provides “restaurant-quality home dining” in collaboration with some of the UK’s leading chefs. Dishpatch, founded in 2020, “replicates a restaurant experience” without leaving the house with chef-designed dishes from the likes of Angela Hartnett, Michel Roux Jr, Rick…
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10 June
GE could delay M&S Oxford Street store development
Marks and Spencer’s may once again see plans for its new Oxford Street flagship store delayed, this time due to the general election, according to This is Money. The news comes after the group was hopeful that its plans to rebuild its Oxford Street store would be approved by ministers…
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7 June
Lidl announces plans for new distribution centre
Lidl UK has revealed plans for a brand new Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in Bolton, Greater Manchester, following the freehold acquisition of 43.71 acres at Harworth Group’s flagship Logistics North development. The news of the warehouse marks another multi-million pound investment by the retailer, following a series of recent announcements…
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7 June
TDR Capital to become majority owner of Asda as Zuber Issa exits
TDR Capital is set to become the majority owner of Asda, announcing that it has agreed to acquire Zuber Issa’s shares in the supermarket. Mohsin Issa will remain a co-owner in Asda alongside TDR Capital, and the ownership of Asda is now 67.5% by TDR Capital, 22.5% by Mohsin Issa, and…
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7 June
Sainsbury’s unveils Klarna partnership
Sainsbury’s has revealed that it has struck a deal with buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna for the use of its product. The deal will see its payment methods available at the online checkouts of three brands; Argos, Habitat and TU. Sainsbury’s customers will be able to choose from Klarna’s three interest free…
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