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Aldi increases pay rates for warehouse workers

Aldi has announced that it is increasing its pay rates for around 7,000 warehouse workers across the UK from 1…

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Could budget supermarkets dominate ‘the big four’?

The big four – Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons – were once the undisputed favourites for supermarket shopping. However, when…

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Supermarkets see spending surge in final weeks of December

Total Till value growth at supermarkets increased to 10.9% from 7.6% in the final four weeks ending 31 December 2022,…

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Aldi hails record December as sales top £1.4bn

Aldi’s Christmas sales during December soared 26%, topping £1.4bn for the first time.  The figures, which reflect an increase in…

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Tesco to consider ending its fresh food counters

Tesco is reportedly considering ending its butcher and fishmonger counters in its stores as consumer interest in them has dropped,…

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Sainsbury’s to invest £550m in keeping prices low

Sainsbury’s is set to invest £550m over two years to keep its prices low and be “more competitive”, CEO Simon…

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Shopper spend rises 7.6% at UK supermarkets despite squeeze on incomes

Total Till sales grew +7.6% in the last four weeks ending 3 December 2022, up from +5.6% last month, according…

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Morrisons owner working to replace CEO

Morrisons owner Clayton Dublier and Rice (CD&R) is working to find an eventual replacement for CEO David Potts just a…

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Supermarkets see sales improve as they head into Christmas

In the last four weeks supermarkets’ total till value growth increased to 5.3% from 4.7% last month, despite inflation accelerating…

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Grocery price inflation hits record 14.7%

Four-week grocery price inflation has hit another record high figure at 14.7%, according to Kantar, marking another “record” high and…

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