Supermarkets
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Jan- 2022 -5 January
Price rises to pick up momentum in 2022
Shop price annual inflation accelerated to 0.8% in December, up from 0.3% in November with prices set to rise in the new year, according to a latest study from the BRC. The increase of 0.3% is above the 12 and six month average price decreases of 0.9% and 0.3%, respectively.…
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4 January
Tesco unveils first commercial electric articulated HGVs
Tesco has launched the “UK’s first” commercially used fully electric heavy freight articulated trucks. Two new 37 tonne DAF electric vehicles will transport food and other products from Wentloog rail terminal outside Cardiff to Tesco’s distribution centre in Magor, Wales, in partnership with logistics and international freight forwarding company FSEW.…
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4 January
Ethical spending hits ‘record’ £122bn in 2021
Ethical spending across the UK has reached “record” highs as it exceeded £100bn for the first time ever, amounting to a total of £122bn in 2021, according to new data from the Co-Op. While the UK’s ‘green pound’ soared over the period, brand boycotts on ethical grounds were also found…
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4 January
Aldi to add over 100 new British suppliers in 2022
Aldi has announced plans to recruit over 100 additional British suppliers in 2022. The plans aim to increase the group’s spending with British suppliers by £3.5bn a year by the end of 2025. This forms part of the supermarket’s push to further increase the number of products it sources from…
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Dec- 2021 -23 December
Iceland MD urges people to get vaccinated as staff absences surge
Iceland managing director Richard Walker has urged colleagues to get vaccinated as the number of staff absences reached a new high at the supermarket. The retailer, which employs roughly around 30,000 people, said that due to the Omicron variant, staff absences have quadrupled. During the peak Christmas period, Walker noted…
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23 December
Morrisons to reduce own-brand greenhouse gas emissions
Morrisons has announced it is working with its own-brand suppliers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, as part of its commitment to lower the amount of carbon emitted in its wider supply chain. Own-brand suppliers will be encouraged to reduce the greenhouse emissions associated with the sourcing, manufacture and transportation of…
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22 December
Asda strike looms amid ‘unacceptable’ pay offer
GMB has announced that strike action at Asda has moved closer after thousands of workers said they were ready to walk out over the company’s “failure to make an acceptable pay offer”. The association’s representatives will meet after the next pay talks to agree the next steps in moving to…
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21 December
Unite suspends two-day HGV strike action
Unite union has suspended a two-day strike which could have affected deliveries to 1,500 convenience stores across London and the South East. The two-day strike, which was due on 23 December 2021, would have included Christmas Eve by drivers employed by the Tesco-owned Booker Retail Partners at its Thamesmead site.…
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20 December
Sainsbury’s opens new Glasgow store
Sainsbury’s welcomed customers to its latest new store of 2021 as it opened the doors to Sainsbury’s Ingram Street Local in Glasgow. Colin McInnes from local charity Homeless Project Scotland joined colleagues to cut the ribbon and support the arrival of the new convenience store. Situated in the heart of…
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20 December
M&S links £850m loan to net zero goals
Marks and Spencer will accelerate its sustainability initiatives after securing funding through a new £850m revolving credit facility that is linked to its Plan A net zero targets. Under the terms of its new credit facility, M&S will reportedly benefit from a lower interest rate if it delivers targets aligned…
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