Supermarket
This coverage examines the supermarket sector within UK retail, focusing on store operations, pricing strategies, product innovation, supply chain efficiency, financial performance, and leadership decisions. Reporting provides insights into competitive dynamics, shopper behaviour, and strategic initiatives shaping grocery and high-volume retail. Tailored for executives and managers, it supports effective decision-making in a fast-moving market.
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Jun- 2018 -26 JuneEconomy
British grocery market sees two years’ consecutive growth
Britain’s grocery sector has grown for two consecutive years, according to the latest grocery market share figures from Kantar Worldpanel for the 12 weeks to 17 June 2018. The figures published today, 26 June, showed supermarket sales have risen for 25 consecutive months and now stand at 2.1% compared with…
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25 JuneSupermarkets
Morrisons reintroduces paper bags to cut down on plastic waste
Supermarket chain Morrisons will be reintroducing brown paper bags for loose fruit and vegetables, in order to help reduce the approximately 150 million small plastic bags used annually by Morrisons customers. The bags are made from 100% recyclable paper and will have a see-through paper strip so that customers and…
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21 JuneGovernment
MPs hit out at ‘baloney’ supermarket claims of price-cut post-merger
Neil Parish MP yesterday told Asda CEO Roger Burnley not to “give us a load of baloney” after Burnley repeatedly claimed his firm’s merger with Sainsbury’s and the product price cuts they have promised would not negatively affect small suppliers. Burnley said during a Environment, Food and Rural Affairs select…
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20 JuneSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s trials ‘relaxed’ shopping lanes
Sainsbury’s has introduced a relaxed shopping lane at its Prestwick store in a trial which will run for a month. The shopping lane is for shoppers who take a little longer in the supermarket, allowing them to be slower than the regular customer. This measure is said to be potentially…
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20 JuneSupermarkets
Welsh face beer and soft drinks shortage during World Cup
A beer and soft drinks shortage has hit the industry in Welsh pubs and shops this summer, just in time for massively increased demand during the World Cup. Drink-makers are concerned over CO2 supply, gas which carbonates beer and soft drinks, at the time when temperatures are rising. The cause…
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19 JuneSupermarkets
Plastic-free supermarket Clean Kilo opens in Birmingham
A plastic-free supermarket has opened today in Birmingham. The Clean Kilo, which claims it is the first such supermarket in the city, offers plastic-free food products in addition to household, baking and cleaning products. Customers can bring their own reusable bags and containers to shop at the Digbeth-based store. The…
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19 JuneSupermarkets
CMA reveals Asda-Sainsbury’s merger comments
Industry responses to a Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) consultation on the proposed Asda-Sainsbury’s merger have revealed concerns about higher prices and reduced choice for customers. A number of submissions concerned the impact of the proposed merger at a national level, with fears it would lead to increased concentration in…
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15 JuneSupermarkets
Tesco’s sales rise with Booker’s acquisition
Tesco has increased its sales for the 10th quarter in the three-months to 26 May, meaning its acquisition of wholesaler Booker was a successful move. Tesco reported its group sales increased by 1.8%, with UK and Ireland sales increasing 3.5%. Similarly, Booker, which Tesco bought for £3.7bn last year, had…
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13 JuneDepartment Stores
M&S reprimanded by ASA over Christmas claim
M&S has been reprimanded by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) after they claimed that they were the only “supermarket where Christmas dinner cost less than last year”. A Good Housekeeping survey was used as the basis of M&S’ claims, however the ASA said this was “misleading” and “substantiation” because “it…
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8 JuneEconomy
Tesco CEO blames business rates for decline of the high street
Dave Lewis the CEO of Tesco has said that business rates have played a “large part” in the decline of many high street retailers. Lewis questioned whether the rise of business rates created an “uneven playing field” for some retailers. Last year’s restructure of business rates saw rises for some…
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