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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Mar- 2021 -5 MarchSupermarkets
Co-op to hold ‘crunch talks’ over relief repayment
The Co-operative Group will reportedly hold a “crunch” board meeting next week to discuss whether it will repay £80m in government support funding, according to Sky News. According to Sky, Co-op directors, alongside chairman Allan Leighton, will now meet next Tuesday to discuss whether the group will repay the funding…
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5 MarchSupermarkets
Tesco sets out four-year plan for healthy eating targets
Tesco has outlined a set of new plans between now and 2025 to help customers eat more healthily going forward. The supermarket’s plans will include making improvements to its health profile of products, changing promotions and pricing to “remove barriers” to buying healthy food and a further expansion of its…
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4 MarchSupermarkets
Sainsbury’s restructuring plan places 1,150 jobs at risk
Sainsbury’s has begun a restructuring process that will see 500 head office roles cut and a further 650 jobs placed at risk at the company’s online fulfilment centre in east London. According to the supermarket chain, Simon Roberts, chief executive of the company has told staff about the shakeup which…
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4 MarchSupermarkets
Aldi to invest £22m in London expansion
Aldi has announced it is set to invest more than £22m in new and upgraded stores across London and within the M25 this year, as part of plans to further expand the business in the area. The supermarket chain now plans to open nine new stores in the London area…
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1 MarchSupermarkets
Morrisons acquires seafood wholesaler
Morrisons has announced its acquisition of Falfish, a family-owned wholesaler of sustainable seafood based in Cornwall. The acquisition represents the supermarket’s commitment to improving the range and quality of its fresh fish and shellfish in its stores. Some 80% of Morrisons fish and shellfish, across its 497 stores and online…
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1 MarchSupermarkets
McColl’s extends Morrisons supply partnership
McColl’s has announced it will be extending its supply partnership with Morrisons for a further three years to 2027. The agreement will see the convenience store chain transitioning to becoming a food-led retailer, with greater access to Morrison’s brand and expertise. Under the renewed partnership, Morrisons will supply the entire…
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Feb- 2021 -26 FebruarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s reveals new slogan ahead of UN summit
Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new brand slogan after being appointed as the principal supermarket partner of the UN’s upcoming international climate change conference (COP26). Parting ways with its ‘live well for less’ motto, the group will adopt the line ‘helping everyone eat better’ from Spring onwards. The move comes as…
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25 FebruaryNews
Asda’s new business plan puts 5,000 jobs at risk
Asda has announced it will transform parts of its business to focus more on online, putting 5,000 jobs at risk. To support the increasing number of customers who are choosing to shop online, the supermarket revealed it intends to expand its “in store pick” model by creating 4,500 new roles…
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22 FebruaryAdvice
Retail needs to adapt to the new necessities
“Who are these people buying heels?!” one of my team members asked in wonder today, when discussing how spending habits have changed so dramatically in the last 12 months. She couldn’t imagine why anyone would be buying anything other than more sweatpants and slippers. I didn’t tell her about the…
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22 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi crowned UK’s favourite in-store supermarket by Which?
Aldi has been named the UK’s favourite in-store supermarket in Which?’s annual satisfaction survey. According to the consumer organisation, Aldi emerged as the top in-store supermarket in the UK after receiving a five-star rating for value for money – the only supermarket to achieve this in the survey – and…
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