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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Jun- 2020 -9 JuneEconomy
Consumer spending drops 26.7% year-on-year in May
Consumer spending contracted 26.7% year-on-year in May. This is according to new data from Barclaycard, which revealed that spending on essential items grew slightly by 0.9%. This was bolstered by a 24.5% rise in supermarket spend – which increased to 27% in the week preceding the VE Day weekend as…
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8 JuneCoronavirus
Usdaw opposes government plans to open supermarkets full time on Sundays
Shopworkers union Usdaw has condemned government plans to let supermarkets open for 24 hours a day on Sundays as “a slap in the face” for key workers. The news comes as the government is considering trading laws limiting supermarket Sunday opening times to six hours, in an attempt to boost…
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May- 2020 -20 MaySupermarkets
Asda sees Q1 sales rise 3.5%
Big four grocer Asda has reported a 3.5% like-for-like sales rise during the first quarter of the year following a “surge” in online sales during the coronavirus lockdown. In an update for the three month period ending 31 March 2020, the supermarket said it experienced a surge in demand for…
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15 MayCoronavirus
Sainsbury’s expands Chop Chop delivery service to outside of London
Sainsbury’s has announced the expansion of its Chop Chop bicycle delivery service to 20 cities in the UK, as it rolls out the scheme outside of London for the first time. The service, which enables customers to order up to 20 products from the ‘Big four’ grocer via the Chop…
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13 MayComment
Three ways supermarket behaviour has changed after seven weeks of lockdown
While the beginning of lockdown was marked by empty shelves, panic-buying and a lack of delivery slots – have we now adapted to the new way of shopping for groceries? There’s no doubt that shopping is a very different experience from a couple of months ago; a life before socially…
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5 MayAdvice
Supermarket Peep: a glimpse at UK shopping behaviours in the now
As we sit in our make-shift offices, attempting to keep a work-life balance and ponder where we will go on our permitted once daily exercise, it’s hard to walk past the local parade of shops or high street and not wonder when or even if normality will ever be the…
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Apr- 2020 -30 AprilCoronavirus
Sainsbury’s to face £500m profit hit
Sainsbury’s has warned that its annual profits could take a £500m hit as a result of the ongoing pandemic, despite a recent rise in grocery sales. The supermarket giant said the profit impact was due to “significant costs” in light of the nationwide lockdown, such as weaker sales fuel, clothing…
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29 AprilComment
Twin peaks: it’s a time of peak purchasing, but not as we know it
Purchasing in the time of Covid-19 is fuelled far more by necessity than luxury, and it’s an unprecedented peak the retail industry is rapidly trying to adjust to. These aren’t indulgent puddings to follow your Christmas spread, or a fun new gadget you’ve treated yourself to because the Black Friday…
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29 AprilNews
Former Sainsbury’s exec set to head Waitrose
The John Lewis Partnership is poised to appoint a former Sainsbury’s executive to head up its food operations at Waitrose in an effort to navigate the ongoing pandemic. According to Sky News, the group’s new chair, Dame Sharon White, has approved the appointment of Sainsbury’s veteran James Bailey for the…
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28 AprilCoronavirus
Tesco begins laying off some of its 45,000 temporary workers
Supermarket giant Tesco has reportedly begun laying off some of the 45,000 temporary workers it hired to help meet the surge in demand during the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak. According to the Telegraph, some of the job cuts have come earlier than expected with temporary staff in one store…
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