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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Aug- 2022 -5 August
Asda targets 30% female store managers by 2025
Asda has announced a new diversity target of increasing the proportion of female general store managers to 30% by 2025, as part of its second Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report, which provides an annual update on the supermarket’s progress on the key issues which matter to its…
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4 August
Aldi named cheapest supermarket second month in a row
Which? has named Aldi as the cheapest UK supermarket for the second consecutive month, with savings of £12.62 compared to the average Big Four basket. Its research comes as consumers continue to look for ways to cut household costs amid the cost-of-living crisis. Which? conducted its monthly Cheapest Supermarket price…
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3 August
Co-op and Deliveroo extend partnership to 1,400 stores
Co-op and Deliveroo have extended their partnership for a further three years, with plans for the service to be available from up to 1,400 of the convenience retailer’s stores by the end of the year. The two companies first joined forces in 2017, with quick commerce since reportedly becoming a…
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1 August
Waitrose removes ‘best before’ dates on 500 products to cut food waste
Waitrose has announced it will remove the ‘best before’ dates on nearly 500 fresh products to reduce the volume of food waste occurring in UK households. The removal will come into place from September, and it will include fresh food items such as root vegetables, fruits including grapes, citrus and…
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1 August
Iceland boss calls for next PM to rethink business rates
Iceland has joined in the call for Tory leadership candidates to rethink “outdated” business rates as the company’s managing director, Richard Walker, reportedly urged the prime minister to promise a “root and branch” reform of the tax. His intervention, according to This is Money, follows similar calls from other UK…
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Jul- 2022 -27 July
Southern Co-Op faces legal complaint over facial recognition CCTV
Southern Co-Op is facing a legal challenge after a privacy rights group filed a complaint that its use of live facial recognition cameras is “unlawful”. Big Brother Watch claims that the group uses biometric cameras which are “infringing the data rights of a significant number of UK data subjects”. The…
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26 July
Summer heatwave and alfresco dining help lift July supermarket sales
Grocery sales at UK supermarkets surged +4.4% in the last four weeks ending 16 July, with sales rising to +5.6% during the final week as inflation, coupled with the start of the summer heatwave, encouraged shoppers to spend more. That is according to data from NielsenIQ, which revealed that over…
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25 July
Aldi to give workers second pay increase this year
Aldi has announced that around 26,000 store employees are to receive a second pay increase this year. This move is said to maintain the retailer’s position as the UK’s “best-paying supermarket”. From September, all hourly paid workers within its stores will receive an increase of 40p an hour on their…
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22 July
M&S acquires logistics provider Gist for £145m
Marks and Spencer Group plc has announced the acquisition of Gist Limited, the principal contract logistics provider to M&S Food, from Storeshield Limited, a subsidiary of The BOC Group Limited. Under the transaction, M&S has acquired the entire share capital of Gist for an initial consideration of £145m in cash.…
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22 July
Gov agrees deal with grocers to help with cost of living crisis
The Government has agreed deals with major UK grocers, including Asda and Sainsburys, to help ease the cost of living crisis as part of its Help for Households Campaign. The deals are designed to reduce costs at the checkout and ensure access to necessary services for families during the summer…
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