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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Mar- 2022 -2 March
Sainsbury’s to axe 200 cafes amid new eat-in offering
Sainsbury’s has announced plans to close 200 of its cafes in the spring this year amid new plans to transform its eat-in, takeaway and home delivery food and drink offer, putting 2,000 colleagues at risk. The company said the colleagues affected will be prioritised for vacant roles in Sainsbury’s stores…
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Feb- 2022 -28 February
McColl’s confirms talks with banks as it fights insolvency
McColl’s Retail Group plc is reportedly trying to secure new funding to prevent its collapse, with millions of pounds of its bank debt being sold to hedge funds, according to Sky News. The outlet said McColl’s is working with advisers on attempts to find a buyer or third parties willing…
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25 February
John Lewis axes Never Knowingly Undersold pledge
John Lewis has announced it is scrapping its Never Knowingly Undersold pledge after nearly a century as the company said it is “no longer enough to assure trust” as shopping moves increasingly online. John Lewis has replaced the pledge with a new £500m investment into its prices both in store…
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25 February
Tesco to trial Apeel to combat food waste
A plant-based protection that “keeps fruit fresh for up to twice as long” is being trialled by Tesco. The product, called Apeel, is a plant-based protection used on fruits and vegetables which aims to slow down their rate of spoilage, keeping fruits and vegetables fresher for longer. Britain throws away…
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24 February
Asda reveals 6.1% gender pay gap between colleagues
Asda has published its Gender Pay report for 2021, which shows that its mean and median figures continue to be well below the national average. In a report submitted to the Government’s Gender Pay website, Asda confirmed the following: The median pay difference between all male and female Asda colleagues…
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23 February
Morrisons moves to carbon milk packaging to reduce plastic
Morrisons has announced it has become the first UK supermarket to sell its own brand fresh milk in carbon neutral cartons, with nine types of Morrisons fresh milk to be sold in Tetra Pak cartons from mid-February to save an initial 100 tonnes of plastic a year. Morrisons has also…
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21 February
Tesco removes 1.5 billion pieces of plastic packaging
Tesco has scrapped more than 1.5 billion pieces of plastic across the group following the launch of its 4Rs – Remove, Reduce, Re-use, Recycle – packaging strategy. Over the last year, it said it has identified and removed 500 million more pieces of unnecessary plastic from the business in a…
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16 February
M&S raises hourly pay for all store colleagues
M&S has announced it has increased its hourly pay to £10 for all store colleagues across the UK as part of a broader reward package. Set to take place from the beginning of April, over 40,000 colleagues will see their base rate of pay increase by 50p an hour from…
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11 February
Waitrose boosts partnership with Deliveroo
Waitrose has announced it is expanding its partnership with Deliveroo and will be trialling Deliveroo Hop, the delivery service that reportedly brings groceries to customers’ doors within 10 minutes. Deliveroo launched Deliveroo Hop in September 2021 with the aim to complement the company’s existing on-demand grocery service and provide an…
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8 February
Iceland to rework product sourcing with RangeMe partnership
Iceland and The Food Warehouse have joined forces with global product discovery platform, RangeMe, to change the way they uncover and source new products. RangeMe said it offers a single place for buyers to discover opportunities from suppliers around the world. It first launched in 2014 and is now used…
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