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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Sep- 2023 -12 SeptemberSupermarkets
Grocery price inflation drops to 12.2%
Grocery price inflation has dropped to its lowest level in over 12 months at 12.2% for the four weeks to 3 September 2023, according to the latest data from Kantar. Take-home sales from the grocers rose by 7.4% compared with the same period in 2022, a slight increase on the…
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11 SeptemberSupermarkets
Morrisons considers offloading petrol forecourts in £2.5bn deal
Morrisons is considering offloading its 340 fuel retail sites in a £2.5bn acquisition by CD&R-owned Motor Fuel Group (MFG), Sky News has reported. News of the talks between Morrisons and MFG comes months after CD&R stopped a potential sale of the latter business. It is understood that the retailer opened…
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11 SeptemberNews
Discount Dragon acquires Motatos UK
Online discount supermarket Motatos has been acquired by the parent company of Discount Dragon for an undisclosed sum. The news comes after Motatos’ recent announcement that it is exiting the UK market with immediate effect. The Swedish retailer launched in the UK in June 2022 offering discounts on food brands,…
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8 SeptemberSupermarkets
N Brown partners with Sainsbury’s on Simply Be launch
N Brown Group has announced a partnership with Sainsbury’s for a Simply Be launch in the UK supermarket chain. A selection of Simply Be clothing is available online at Tu, Sainsbury’s clothing platform, and will also be available at select stores from late September. The launch includes a selection of…
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7 SeptemberNews
Aldi opens 1000th store and targets 500 more
Aldi is opening its 1,000th UK store in Woking, Surrey, today (7 September) and has committed to a new long-term target of 1,500 stores in the UK, which will see the company invest billions of pounds into the UK economy. The Woking store is one of over 150 sites that…
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6 SeptemberSupermarkets
Aldi named cheapest supermarket for 15th month in a row
Aldi has been named the cheapest supermarket for the fifteenth month in a row, according to Which’s Cheapest Supermarket Price Comparison data. The data looks at the cost of a basket of items, including groceries and household essentials. The latest research shows that in August Aldi was £14.30 cheaper than…
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5 SeptemberSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s invests £6m in dairy farmers
Sainsbury’s dairy farmers will be paid more from next month following a further £6m annual investment made by the supermarket chain to support farms for the future. This latest investment in dairy pay is on top of an £8.9m booster payment given to SDDG farmers in April last year. Some…
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5 SeptemberNews
Morrisons launches new round of price cuts
Morrisons is cutting the price on more than 170 products this week, as part of its eight round of price reductions of the year. The supermarket has lowered the prices of over 1,000 products since January, in a bid to help customers plan their budgets. The grocer has also recently…
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4 SeptemberSupermarkets
Tesco staff offered body cameras as physical assaults rise
Tesco’s chief executive, Ken Murphy, has confirmed that the supermarket chain has equipped its members of staff with body-worn cameras, after seeing physical assaults rise by a third in a year. Writing to the Mail on Sunday, Murphy said that as a result, he has called for a change in…
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1 SeptemberSupermarkets
Lidl unveils further pay increase for staff
From today, 24,500 Lidl GB employees will receive one of the highest hourly wages in the sector, receiving up to 16% more than their counterparts in traditional supermarkets, the discounter has said. Store and warehouse employees working outside the M25 will see hourly pay increase to £11.40 from £11.00, rising…
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