Supermarkets
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Dec- 2021 -16 December
Tesco turns to refrigerated rail service to slash CO2 emissions
Tesco has announced it will begin to use a refrigerated rail freight service to transport goods across the UK over the festive season. The new rail service marks the first time Tesco has used refrigerated rail freight in the UK. It will be operated by Direct Rail Services (DRS), who…
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15 December
Aldi to introduce pay rise for all UK store staff
Aldi has announced that it will be giving 28,000 UK store colleagues a pay rise, effective from 1 February 2022. It revealed an investment of a record-breaking £34m with all 28,000 store colleagues receiving pay increases. According to the retailer, it will offer new hourly rates for store assistants of…
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15 December
Tesco avoids Usdaw strike action with new pay deal
Tesco has agreed a pay deal with Usdaw to avert strike action at nine of its distribution centres in the run up to Christmas. Prior to the new agreement, action would have seen Usdaw workers at the distribution centres walk out during the week leading up to Christmas Eve. Instead,…
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14 December
Brits set to spend £6.8bn on groceries in next two weeks
British shoppers are set to spend £6.8bn at UK supermarkets in the next two weeks leading up to Christmas Eve, up from £6.7bn in 2020, according to new data by NielsenIQ. Data from NielsenIQ reveals that Total Till grocery sales fell 2.5% in the last four weeks ending 4 December.…
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14 December
Aldi found to be ‘most hygienic’ supermarket
An analysis of the hygiene ratings of supermarket chains in England has revealed that Aldi has the most highly ranked stores for hygiene, followed by Waitrose and M&S. The study by Property Inspect used data from the Food Standards Agency to identify the percentage of each supermarket’s stores that received…
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8 December
Tesco reopens talks with Usdaw amid planned worker strikes
Tesco has reopened further talks with Usdaw after members in nine distribution sites voted in favour of industrial action over pay disputes. It comes as Usdaw revealed that planned industrial action, starting on Monday 20 December and concluding on Christmas Eve, is at this stage still set to go ahead.…
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8 December
McColl’s FY profit to be hit by supply chain issues
McColl’s has warned that profits could be between £20m and £22m in the full-year ended 28 November 2021, down from £29.1m in FY20, as the group blamed the impact of the pandemic and supply chain issues on its FY21 performance. In light of the disruption over the period, the retailer…
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7 December
Over 300 Spar stores shut following cyber attack
More than 300 Spar stores have been forced to temporarily close after a widespread cyber attack hit the group’s IT systems. A spokesperson for the group confirmed the news to Sky, adding that some stores avoided closure by switching to cash only payments. A statement from the group said: “We…
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6 December
Tesco set for Christmas shortages amid strike action
Tesco shoppers in many parts of the UK “face empty shelves” in the run-up to Christmas as members of Unite, the UK’s leading union, announced strike action in a dispute over pay. It revealed the strike is a result of Tesco offering the workers “just a four percent pay increase”,…
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2 December
Sainsbury’s pledges to help feed 12 million families this Xmas
Sainsbury’s has pledged to help feed over 12 million families this Christmas, with the return of its annual ‘Help Brighten a Million Christmases’ scheme, effective until 24 December. ‘Help Brighten a Million Christmases’, is a fundraising initiative which sees the retailer work with its customers to donate what they can…
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