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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Jul- 2023 -12 JulyNews
Morrisons to stock Savers products in 500 convenience stores
Morrisons has begun to stock a range of its entry-level Savers products in over 500 convenience stores across the UK. The products will be the same price as in Morrisons supermarkets with the initial roll-out comprising 10 products, including washing up liquid, toilet rolls and sausages. A further 30 products…
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7 JulyNews
Argos to close 100 stores over the next year
Argos is reportedly planning to shut down more stores next month as part of plans to close 100 sites over the next year, according to The Sun. The retailer has already shut down 37 shops this year, including all the branches in Ireland. Owned by Sainsbury’s, Argos is now planning…
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6 JulySupermarkets
Asda owner to face committee over inflated fuel prices
The Commons business and trade committee has reportedly informed Asda owner Mohsin Issa about “apparent discrepancies” in the price of petrol fuel pricing at the supermarket chain and has asked the businessman to appear on 19 July, according to The Telegraph. The chairman of the committee, Darren Jones, said that…
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4 JulySupermarkets
CMA issues £60,000 fine to Asda over fuel price probe failure
The Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) has fined Asda £60,000 for failing to provide information for its fuel pricing probe when required. Asda received two fines each of £30,000, for sending a representative to attend a compulsory CMA interview who was not equipped to provide evidence on certain topics and…
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4 JulySupermarkets
Morrisons to close Bradford manufacturing site, 450 jobs at risk
Retail trade union USDAW has been briefed by Morrisons about its intention to close the Bradford manufacturing site at Cutler Heights in Bradford, which will put over 450 jobs at risk. This comes as Morrisons is proposing that the work carried out at Cutler Heights will be moved to their…
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4 JulySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s returns to growth in Q1 as food inflation falls
Sainsbury’s welcomed a return to volume growth and strengthening market share outperformance in Q1, largely driven by a strong grocery momentum over the period, as the group noted that food inflation was starting to ease. Over the quarter, like-for-like sales (excluding fuel) were up by 9.8%, while total retail sales…
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Jun- 2023 -27 JuneNews
Sainsbury’s invests a further £15m in price cuts
Sainsbury’s has announced a £15m investment to cut the price of cupboard staples such as rice and pasta to help customers manage their budgets. The retailer will also become the only supermarket to offer Freefrom pasta at the same price as standard pasta as part of the price cuts. This…
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26 JuneSupermarkets
Supermarket leaders to be questioned over rising prices
Supermarket leaders are set to be questioned by MPs this week regarding claims they could be profiteering from rising food and fuel prices. According to The Sunday Times, Morrisons CEO David Potts will be among the supermarket bosses to be questioned by MPs on the business committee tomorrow (27 June).…
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21 JuneSupermarkets
Aldi becomes Scotland’s 3rd biggest supermarket by volume, Kantar finds
Aldi Scotland has revealed its volume share of the grocery market has increased to 11%, moving ahead of Morrisons and Sainsbury’s for the first time to become the third biggest supermarket, according to new data from Kantar. Aldi Scotland now commands a higher volume market share than Co-op (7.2%), Sainsbury’s…
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20 JuneFeatures
‘It’s a disgrace for the planet’: what supermarkets should do to encourage the ethical consumption of food
Ever since supermarkets last year ditched the ‘Use By’ dates of fruits and vegetables, this trend seems to have caught up again since M&S announced that it will start labelling milk with ‘Best Before’ dates. What do you think about this move? I think there are ‘Use By’ dates on…
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