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- 2022 -4 JulySupermarkets
Supermarket Income acquires four supermarkets in £82.9 deal
Supermarket Income REIT plc, a real estate investment trust, has announced it has acquired two supermarket sites for a total purchase price of £82.9m. The company has purchased a Tesco superstore, Marks and Spencer Foodhall and an Iceland in Chineham, Basingstoke, and an Asda supermarket in Carcroft, Doncaster. The 18.7…
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4 JulyNews
Sainsbury’s faces growing pressure to supply living wage
Over 100,000 members of the public have joined the call for Sainsbury’s to become a Living Wage employer, with a group co-ordinated by Organise and 38 Degrees recently attending Sainsbury’s headquarters in London to submit a petition of 102,764 signatures. Included in the report were also a number of testimonials…
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Jun- 2022 -30 JuneSupermarkets
Tesco to stop stocking Heinz over price row
Heinz has stopped supplying Tesco after a row between the two companies about price increases on baked beans, tomato ketchup and other products. Tesco’s website shows that products including Beanz 4x415g, Sticky Barbecue Sauce 500g, Salad Cream 605g, Baked Beans & Pork Sausages 200g, Beanz No Added Sugar 4x415g Snap…
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29 JuneSupermarkets
Morrisons sales down 6.4% in Q2
Morrisons has reported that like-for-like sales were down 6.4% in Q2, improving only towards the end of the quarter as Mother’s Day and Easter sales bolstered its performance. The company’s adjusted EBITDA grew by £9m to £71m, up from £62m the prior year, reflecting recovery of profit from areas that…
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28 JuneNews
Pets at Home Rochdale named Proud of My Store monthly winner
Fun, family spirit and amazing teamwork has given Pets at Home, Rochdale a win in the UK’s biggest nationwide competition celebrating frontline retail teams: Proud of My Store. Store Manager, Nathan Reynolds and his team (pictured) caught the eye of the competi-tion’s prestigious judging panel with their dynamic can-do attitude,…
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28 JuneSupermarkets
Aldi eyes new store locations amid expansion drive
Aldi has reportedly revealed a “wish list” of priority locations across the country where it is looking to build new stores on town-centre or edge-of-town sites that are around 1.5 acres. As the UK’s fifth largest supermarket, Aldi has more than 960 stores across the country currently and is said…
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27 JuneGovernment
Asda joins retailers in rejecting online sales tax
Asda has reportedly told the government that introducing an online sales tax (OST) will harm retailers and shoppers that are already affected with rising inflation, according to The Daily Express. The supermarket chain was one of a number of retail groups to meet with Lucy Frazer, the financial secretary to…
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20 JuneSupermarkets
Asda paid £375m interest in takeover deal, accounts show
Asda reportedly paid £375.1m in interest as a result of its £6.8bn takeover deal last year according to recent accounts, The Times has reported. According to the paper, its new owners have not yet taken any dividends from the business, yet due to the £4.06bn of debt used to finance…
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14 JuneSupermarkets
Lidl to take Tesco to court over logo battle
Supermarket rivals Lidl and Tesco are set to face off in court after the German budget retailer claimed the ‘Big Four’ grocer is using the background of its trademarked logo to promote its Clubcard discounts. Lidl has said its background, a blue square containing a yellow circle with a thin…
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13 JuneSupermarkets
Morrisons becomes highest paying supermarket in UK
Morrisons has announced it is set to raise its minimum pay to £10.20 an hour, making it the highest paying UK supermarket for store employees. In addition to the increase, the group pledged to pay a London location supplement of £0.85 per hour to all stores within the M25, taking…
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