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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Aug- 2023 -11 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi lowers prices on over 30 products
Aldi has cut prices of more than 30 household grocery staples, marking the latest of more than 130 prices that Aldi has cut in the past two months across its entire range. Aldi said its shoppers will now pay less for fresh produce including apples, oranges and peaches. Essentials including…
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7 AugustSupermarkets
Morrisons trials support for British farmers in £2m investment
Morrisons has launched a new year-long trial to support farmers by underwriting 100% of the costs associated with growing crops in a £2m investment. The trial aims to help British farmers mitigate the cost and weather pressures that come from the peaks and troughs of the season, including field rent,…
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3 AugustNews
Tesco becomes first supermarket to offer right to request flexible working
Tesco is granting colleagues new flexible working rights almost a year ahead of an expected change in the law from the government. The supermarket is giving its more than 300,000 colleagues, from the shop floor to its offices, the right to request a flexible working pattern from their first day…
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2 AugustSupermarkets
Asda to display daily fuel prices online
Asda has today (2 August) become the first UK supermarket to publish local fuel prices online, allowing motorists to check the price of petrol or diesel before they get in their car. This comes as the supermarket chain has confirmed that fuel prices at each filling station will be available…
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2 AugustSupermarkets
Co-op boss hits back at profiteering claims amid rise in shoplifting
Co-op Food boss Matt Wood has “lashed out” at supermarket profiteering claims amid a surge in crime at the group’s stores, The Telegraph has reported. Hood claimed that shoplifters were able to “overrun” retailers without facing consequences, and warned that people were defending their actions after MPs accused supermarkets of…
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Jul- 2023 -31 JulyNews
Aldi to remove use by dates on milk
Aldi has announced it is removing use by dates from its fresh milk to help reduce food waste. Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket will instead begin using ‘Best Before’ dates on milk bottles, except for filtered milk, across its stores in England and Wales to prevent milk from being thrown away unnecessarily.…
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26 JulyFeatures
From Tesco to tiles: The eight largest mergers and acquisitions of 2023
This year has seen a large number of M&A deals in the retail industry. In fact, the number of UK retail merger and acquisition deals increased by 23% in the last year, a five year high, according to data from law firm RPC. With more and more retailers looking for…
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26 JulyNews
Aldi slashes prices of fruit and vegetable products
Aldi has announced price cuts on fruit and vegetable products in order to help customers during the cost of living crisis. Ten products are included in the price drop, from avocados, red peppers and easy peelers to potatoes and sweetcorn. The move is the latest of hundreds of prices that…
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20 JulyNews
Asda cuts prices on more than 200 products
Asda has announced price cuts on more than 200 own-label products as part of its ongoing support to help families during the cost-of-living crisis. The 226 products, which have been reduced in price by an average of 9%, include a host of fresh fruit and vegetables, frozen meat and fish…
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18 JulyNews
Tesco explores freehold acquisitions to combat inflation
Tesco is reportedly looking to acquire the freeholds of more stores in order to minimise its lease liabilities and reduce its exposure to inflation, The Times has reported. According to its annual accounts, the supermarket chain now owns the freehold of 60% of its 4860-stores, an increase from 40% in…
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