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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Oct- 2023 -27 October
Sainsbury’s Lothian wind farm reaches completion
Sainsbury’s has completed its brand-new wind farm in Scotland, which will add up to 50 megawatts of electrical capacity to the grid in the form of renewable energy that will be used to power the retailer’s stores, offices and depots nationwide. The wind farm, named Longhill Burn, has been under…
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27 October
Tesco names Matthew Barnes as new UK CEO
Tesco has announced the appointment of Matthew Barnes as its new UK CEO effective from March 2024, following news that current CEO Jason Tarry will be stepping down after 33 years at the retailer. Barnes is a highly accomplished retailer, having worked in many senior positions in Aldi. He was…
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24 October
Lidl becomes third largest supermarket in London
Lidl GB has overtaken Asda to become the third largest supermarket in London with a market share high of 9.1%, double the market share of any other discount supermarket in the capital. It reported the fastest growth out of all supermarkets in the city, while Kantar named it the fastest-growing…
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17 October
Grocery sales stabilise helped by supermarket loyalty scheme discounts
Total Till sales at UK supermarkets experienced sustained growth (+9.1%) in the last four weeks ending 7 October 2023, according to new data released today by NIQ. This growth, although slightly down from +10.1% growth in the previous month, is in line with retail food inflation (+9.9%). Volume sales also…
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16 October
Aldi to open 12 new stores before Christmas
Aldi has revealed that it plans to open 12 additional stores across the country before the end of the year. The supermarket, which opened its 1,000th UK store in Woking last month, will be opening one new store a week between now and the end of the year. New stores…
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16 October
Tesco petition to protect retail workers hits 10,000 signatures
A new petition calling on the Government to make violence or abuse against retail workers a standalone criminal offence has surpassed 10,000 signatures. The petition was lodged with Parliament this week by Tesco worker, Jenny Whyte, who works in Tesco convenience stores in the North of England. If the number…
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13 October
Sainsbury’s to create 22,000 seasonal roles
Sainsbury’s is creating 22,000 additional seasonal roles ahead of Christmas trading, including 2,000 new roles at Argos. The supermarket said it is recruiting temporary colleagues earlier than usual this year, starting as early as this week. It said this will “ensure there are plenty of colleagues ready to help and…
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10 October
Grocery price inflation falls for seventh consecutive month
Grocery price inflation has fallen for the seventh month in a row to 11% for the four weeks to 1 October 2023, the lowest rate since July 2022, according to new data from Kantar. Over the period, take-home grocery sales rose by 9.1% compared with last year, as people enjoyed…
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9 October
Aldi to recruit 3,000 roles ahead of Christmas
Aldi has revealed it is recruiting for 3,000 store roles ahead of the festive period. The supermarket is looking to hire for both temporary and permanent store positions to help replenish stock and provide further assistance to customers during the busy Christmas season. Roles available will include store assistants, managerial…
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9 October
John Lewis to persist with housing venture despite ‘extreme challenges’
John Lewis strategy director Nina Bhatia has maintained that the retailer’s commitment to its housing venture was “unwavering” in The Telegraph, regardless of who will succeed Dame Sharon White as chairman. This comes after last December, the retailer revealed plans to build 1,000 rental properties on its land as part…
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