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Supermarket growth remains flat over summer

Supermarket growth remained flat for the 12 week period to 11 August, with all chains barring discount brands Aldi, Lidl…

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Asda staff to protest over ‘punitive’ contracts

Workers at Asda are set to protest over new contracts which have been deemed as “punitive” by trade union GMB…

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Grocery spend falls despite the start of summer weather

Total grocery sales fell by -0.5% in the last four weeks, despite the start of warm summer weather at the…

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Asda Sainsbury’s merger blocked for 10 years

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has prohibited Asda and Sainsbury’s from working with each other until 29 July 2019…

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Asda to stop offering plastic bags with online grocery shopping

Asda is to stop providing single-use plastic carrier bags with its online grocery orders, in a move that will remove…

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Sainsbury’s Q1 sales fall as non-food sales struggle

Sainsbury’s has announced another tough quarter of trading as it revealed a 1.2% fall in total sales during Q1.  During…

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UK grocery market sees ‘modest’ growth despite wet start to summer

The latest grocery market share figures, published by research, data and insight consultancy company Kantar, show supermarket sales grew by…

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Sainsbury’s boss Coupe slammed for £3.9m bonus

Mike Coupe, CEO of supermarket chain Sainsbury’s, has been criticised by shareholders and MP for his £3.9m bonus. The bonus…

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Sainsbury’s fails to get Equal Pay claims struck out

An employment tribunal has rejected Sainsbury’s argument that equal pay claims for store staff should be struck out. Following the…

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Asda experiences sales dip after failed merger

Asda has seen its sales drop amid an “incredibly challenging backdrop” during which it also saw its Sainsbury’s merger plans…

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