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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Feb- 2018 -6 FebruaryEconomy
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 is according to data from Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the nation’s credit and debit card transactions. Spending growth on day-to-day necessities surpassed 4% for the first time in…
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6 FebruarySupermarkets
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 supermarket saw a market share increase of 0.5% its sales increased by 16.3% compared to this time last year. Aldi came in second, with the food store increasing sales by…
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5 FebruarySupermarkets
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 supermarket Aldi. According to reports Pat Bateman had just finished feeding her two-year-old daughter and noticed the rodent when putting the vegetables back into the freezer. Aldi initially offered her…
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5 FebruaryPeople Moves
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 operations. Wilson will take over from current chief executive Matt Davies in April after the supermarket giants’ £3.7bn takeover of Booker. Tesco group chief executive Dave Lewis said: “I am…
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5 FebruaryNews
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 plastic use. Asda has become the first of the ‘big four’ supermarkets to set out detailed plans about how it will reduce its use of plastic. The supermarket, which has…
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2 FebruaryNews
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 the Nectar scheme since 2002, has purchased all assets including colleagues, systems and licences. Canadian marketing firm Aimia purchased Nectar in 2007 for £368million. A spokesperson for Sainbury’s stated: “Acquiring…
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1 FebruaryHigh Street
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. In a statement the supermarket said it will be discussing a proposed restructuring with store management teams and their representatives, in which there would be more customer service colleagues and…
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Jan- 2018 -26 JanuarySupermarkets
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. Food that cannot be sold is first offered to local charities and community food groups, but often charities do not need or cannot process everything that is offered to them,…
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23 JanuaryGovernment
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 vegetable products by end of 2018. The black plastic used for food such as ready meals and puddings cannot be recycled as lasers used by waste processors cannot sense the…
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23 JanuaryOnline & Digital
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 Amazon Go store located in Seattle, where the company is based, is full of ceiling-mounted cameras and electronic sensors which identify each customer and track the items they select. All…
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