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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Nov- 2021 -4 November
Sainsbury’s returns to profitability in H1
Sainsbury’s has revealed it has returned to profitability in the 28 weeks to 18 September 2021. During the period, the group generated pre-tax profits of £541m compared with a previous year’s loss of £137m which the group attributed to “significantly lower” restructuring and impairment costs. Group revenue rose to £15.7bn…
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3 November
Aldi to open 15 new stores before end of year
Aldi is set to open 15 new stores across the UK before the end of the year. The supermarket group, which currently has more than 930 UK stores, will open in new locations including Edinburgh (25 November), Orpington (2 December) and Poole (16 December). The new openings form part of…
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1 November
Asda owners considering European convenience store debut
Asda owners, the EG Group, are reportedly considering expanding its convenience store chain into the European market in an “international first”, according to The Times. The Issa brothers, Mohsin and Zuber, are said to be “exploring” whether the supermarket giant’s convenience store chain, “Asda On the Move” could open across…
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1 November
Morrisons commits to net zero carbon emissions by 2035
Morrisons has announced it has brought forward its commitment to be net zero carbon emissions from its own operations by 2035. This comes five years earlier than initially pledged and 15 years ahead of the UK government target. Morrisons has also announced its commitment to reducing its wider ‘Scope 3’…
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1 November
Aldi removes all plastics from toy range
Aldi has announced it is removing all plastic packaging from its entire wooden toy range. The supermarket’s upcoming Specialbuy range includes 26 different items, including wooden medical carts and pirate ships, and is available in stores from 31 October. The wooden toy range was originally launched in 2016 and has…
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Oct- 2021 -29 October
Aldi to donate 10 million meals to UK charities over Christmas
Aldi has revealed it will donate 10 million meals to local charities, community groups and food banks across the UK this Christmas. It said with all stores set to close on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and News Year’s Day, the retailer wants to ensure that any products approaching the end…
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29 October
Midcounties Co-operative partners with Too Good To Go
The Midcounties Co-operative has announced a new partnership with the free-to-download anti-food waste app, Too Good To Go to help combat food waste. Through the collaboration, members and customers with the app, which lists nearby businesses with unsold food, can now pick up a ‘magic bag’ of discounted food that…
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29 October
Tesco launches 10 min ‘rapid delivery’
Tesco has launched a new pilot scheme with delivery company Gorillas to offer customers the chance to get products delivered in just 10 minutes. As part of the scheme, products will be available to purchase on the Gorillas app and immediately delivered to customers in selected areas. Furthermore, it will…
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28 October
Morrisons opens new Kirkby supermarket
Morrisons has opened a new supermarket in Kirkby, adding the creation of 275 new jobs in full and part-time roles. Highlights of the 26k sq. ft. store include the butcher, the baker and the fishmonger counters, its nutmeg clothing range, a petrol station and Morrisons new market kitchen proposition where…
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27 October
Sainsbury’s opens new Nottingham store
Sainsbury’s has announced the opening of its newest store in Nottingham city centre, Nottingham Clumber Street Local. Store manager Chris Grace and his team welcomed their first customers after colleagues cut the ribbon during a small ceremony to celebrate the store’s opening. The new store has a sales floor of…
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