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- 2022 -24 AugustSupermarkets
Co-op Group appoints Shirine Khoury-Haq as CEO
The Co-op Group has announced the appointment of Shirine Khoury-Haq as the supermarket chain’s new CEO. Allan Leighton, chair of Co-op, said: “I’m delighted that Shirine has accepted the invitation to lead and develop our Co-op into the future, tackling the challenges presented by the highly uncertain and volatile external…
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16 AugustSupermarkets
Grocery price inflation hits new peak, Kantar finds
Supermarket sales rose by 2.2% in the 12 weeks to 7 August according to the latest take-home grocery figures from Kantar, despite grocery price inflation hitting 11.6% – the highest level since Kantar first started tracking the data this way in 2008. During the period, Lidl remained the fastest growing…
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15 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi increases pay for warehouse employees
Aldi has increased its hourly pay for colleagues working at Aldi distribution centres, the majority of distribution centre roles are warehouse selectors, who will receive a new minimum rate of £12.66 an hour. From September, it said all hourly paid colleagues within its warehouses will have received pay rises of…
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5 AugustSupermarkets
Asda targets 30% female store managers by 2025
Asda has announced a new diversity target of increasing the proportion of female general store managers to 30% by 2025, as part of its second Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) report. The report, which provides an annual update on the supermarket’s progress on the key issues which matter to its…
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4 AugustSupermarkets
Aldi named cheapest supermarket second month in a row
Which? has named Aldi as the cheapest UK supermarket for the second consecutive month, with savings of £12.62 compared to the average Big Four basket. Its research comes as consumers continue to look for ways to cut household costs amid the cost-of-living crisis. Which? conducted its monthly Cheapest Supermarket price…
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2 AugustFeatures
Plant Based World Expo offers key to increasing sales
Rise of the Flexitarian The plant-based food market has experienced extreme growth in the past five years, with sales of meat-free and plant-based dairy products roughly doubling. This growth has been accelerated by the pandemic, when improving health became priority number one for many people and reducing intake of animal…
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2 AugustAnalysis
Naked Wines on uneven footing for the future
The specialty wine retailer, Naked Wines, has experienced a downward trend in its sales, with full-year sales rising by only 3% after peak pandemic trading, and shares in the company down 4.2% at 158.10p each. The company’s chief financial officer even departed the company by “mutual agreement” amid a recent…
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Jul- 2022 -29 JulyHigh Street
Iceland warns of costs as energy bill set to double by 2023
Iceland has warned the global impact of energy prices is likely to have an impact on its performance next year. The news comes as it is set to be hit with a surge in energy costs from the running of its freezers, according to The Financial Times. Iceland’s energy bill…
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27 JulySupermarkets
Southern Co-Op faces legal complaint over facial recognition CCTV
Southern Co-Op is facing a legal challenge after a privacy rights group filed a complaint that its use of live facial recognition cameras is “unlawful”. Big Brother Watch claims that the group uses biometric cameras which are “infringing the data rights of a significant number of UK data subjects”. The…
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27 JulyPeople Moves
JD Sports eyes former B&Q executive as CEO
The Lancashire-based sportswear retailer, JD Sports, is reportedly close to finalising the appointment of Regis Schults as the company’s new chief executive officer, according to Sky News. Schults is the former executive at the DIY retailer B&Q, having held “several” senior jobs at B&Q. His credentials also include running Monoprix,…
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