Supermarket

Consumer spending grows 3.9% in January  

Consumer spending increased 3.9% in January, partially driven by price increases that continued to drive uplifts in ‘essential’ spending. That…

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Lidl keeps place as UK’s fastest growing supermarket

Lidl has proven itself to be the UK’s fastest growing retailer, according to data from market researcher Kantar Worldpanel. The…

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Aldi customer finds half a rat in frozen vegetable

A customer has found half a dead rat at the bottom of a bag of frozen vegetables, bought at discount…

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Tesco appoints new UK CEO Charles Wilson

Tesco has appointed Booker Group boss Charles Wilson as the new CEO for its UK and Ireland retail and wholesale…

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Asda to scrap 5p bags in a bid to reduce plastic

Supermarket Asda will be scrapping 5p bags by the end of the year, as it sets out plans to reduce…

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Sainbury’s purchases Nectar for £60m

Sainsbury’s has today acquired the Nectar loyalty scheme for £60m from Aimia. The supermarket, which has been a member of…

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Morrisons to cut 1,500 store manager positions

Morrisons has announced plans to cut more than 1,500 store manager positions across the UK as part of a restructuring.…

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Tesco launches free staff food scheme to tackle food waste

Supermarket giant Tesco will be introducing a new scheme that lets colleagues take home food that’s approaching its expiry date.…

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Waitrose pledges plastic-free packaging by 2018

Supermarket retailer Waitrose has announced that it aims to remove all black plastic used in its meat, fish, fruit and…

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Amazon opens new supermarket with no checkouts

Online retail giant Amazon has launched a new supermarket which has has no checkout counter or self service tills. The…

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