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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Feb- 2020 -19 FebruaryComment
The single customer view in a connected world
We used to talk a lot about sectors. When it comes to consumer data – in terms of both risk and opportunity – it is clear that segmenting the world into sectors has less and less meaning. Consider the long-time holy grail of the “Single Customer View” (SCV). Retail businesses…
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14 FebruarySupermarkets
UK food and grocery market set to be worth £174bn by 2024
The UK food and grocery market is set to grow by 15% between 2019 and 2024 to £174.5bn, according to data and analytics company GlobalData. However, the new research from the company suggests that ‘Big Four’ grocers Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and ASDA are set to lose out on a further…
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10 FebruarySupermarkets
Improved UK supermarket performance sparks property investment surge
Property investors sunk £1.78bn into the UK grocery sector during 2019, with volumes up 80% year-on-year according to Colliers International’s annual UK Grocery Report. According to Colliers, the improved financial performance by the UK’s major grocery operators triggered “concerted buying of supermarket property investments”. The report also found that the…
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5 FebruarySupermarkets
Aldi opens new £64m distribution centre
Budget supermarket Aldi has opened a new £64m distribution centre in Sawley, Derbyshire. The site, which spans over 600,000 sq ft, is Aldi’s 11th UK distribution centre and will serve the supermarket’s growing customer base across the east midlands. The facility is part of Aldi’s planned £1bn investment in 2019…
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4 FebruarySupermarkets
UK supermarkets see ‘disappointing’ sales growth in January
Supermarket sales grew by only 0.7% in January 2020, down from 3.3% in 2019, according to new data released from Nielsen. According to the data firm, value sales since Christmas fell at the grocery multiples by 0.3%, with volumes also down 1%. This was exacerbated by inflation, which was only…
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Jan- 2020 -28 JanuarySupermarkets
Sainsbury’s pledges to become carbon neutral by 2040
Sainsbury’s has announced it will commit £1bn towards becoming carbon neutral by 2040. The supermarket giant will use the £1bn investment to “implement a programme of changes”, including reducing carbon emissions, food waste, plastic packaging and water usage, and aim to increase recycling, biodiversity and healthy and sustainable eating. The…
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24 JanuaryComment
Why retailers need to take sonic branding seriously
Retail is undergoing something of a paradigm shift. This is a sector that faces unprecedented challenges as it adapts to the ever-changing shopping habits of consumers. Last week’s ONS data revealed that UK retail sales fell in December by 0.6%, making it the fifth consecutive month in which retail sales…
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24 JanuarySupermarkets
Tesco to remove plastic wrapping from multi-pack tins
Supermarket giant Tesco has committed to removing plastic within its multipacks of tinned food. The ‘Big Four’ grocer aims to eliminate 350 tonnes of plastic from the environment from its chains each year. Tesco has teamed up with canned food retailers Heinz and Green Giant to remove the plastic from…
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21 JanuarySupermarkets
Aldi hikes minimum wage
Aldi has announced it will implement “market leading” pay rates for its store colleagues. All employees will earn a minimum hourly rate of £9.40 nationally and £10.90 inside the M25, increasing from £9.10 and £10.55 respectively. The new rates, which exceed the Living Wage Foundation’s recommended rates, will be effective…
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17 JanuarySupermarkets
Morrisons appoints new executive promotions
Morrisons has appointed Andy Atkinson as its group commercial director and David Lepley its group retail director. The news follows the appointment of Trevor Strain as its chief operating officer and Michael Gleeson as chief financial officer. Atkinson joined Morrisons in 2012 and has held the positions of group customer…
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