All Supermarkets articles – Page 2
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Analysis
Countdown to Christmas: How many temporary staff are retailers hiring?
It’s October, and that means the Golden Quarter has kicked off. With Christmas coming fast, Retail Week looks at how many temporary staff retailers are recruiting.
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News
Grocers roll back prices on essential items as inflation nudges up
UK grocers have continued to invest in lowering the prices on essential grocery items over the past month as food inflation inched up ahead of the October Budget.
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News
Sainsbury’s to hire 20,000 seasonal workers as it ramps up to Christmas
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has opened applications for seasonal staff, who will be employed for up to three months over the coming crucial Christmas period.
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News
Tesco is set to bring its F&F range back online
Tesco is planning to relaunch its F&F clothing range online six years after being axed.
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Analysis
Co-op chief executive and food boss count the costs of retail crime and give their outlook for Christmas
Following a strong set of results for the first half of the financial year, Co-op senior executives discuss the outlook for Christmas and the impact of retail crime on their business
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News
Morrisons sales jump as chief executive hails progress ‘across the board’
Morrisons chief executive Rami Baitiéh has praised the “good headway across the board” the supermarket has made, after reporting an increase in both total and like-for-like sales.
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News
Tesco’s Aldi price-match scheme is under scrutiny following Panorama investigation
Various products on Tesco’s Aldi price-match scheme are not like-for-like matches with those of the discounter, according to an investigation by BBC’s Panorama.
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News
Supermarket convenience stores are found to charge ‘up to a fifth’ more than bigger branches
Supermarket convenience stores have been revealed to cost shoppers up to 21% more than if they were to shop at larger branches, according to a study by Which?
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Opinion
‘Mohsin Issa’s Asda departure paves the way for Lord Rose to bring much-needed stability’
With Asda sales tanking and its market share in free fall, Mohsin Issa stepping down from running the business finally paves the way for new leadership to bring a semblance of stability back to the business, writes news editor Hugh Radojev
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News
Asda chair Lord Rose: ‘We can’t become a state where people just live on handouts’
Asda chair Lord Rose has warned that Britain’s “worklessness crisis” will take decades to address.
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News
Grocery price rises have eased but shopper confidence remains low
Grocery inflation in the UK fell in August but nearly 60% of households remain worried about the rising cost of their shopping.
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News
Asda workers are staging protests as equal pay claim case kicks off
Some Asda workers are staging demonstrations in Manchester and Brighton as an equal pay claim against the retailer begins.
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News
Aldi is making an ‘unprecedented’ investment following record sales growth
Aldi is making its “biggest ever annual investment in Britain” to open and refurbish a raft of stores by the end of this year, following its highest-ever period of sales growth.
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News
Convenience store giant rejects $38bn takeover bid
The owner of c-store powerhouse 7-Eleven has spurned a $38bn takeover bid, but said it is open to further discussions.
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Analysis
What industry experts are calling on Labour to do to safeguard UK food security
A new report from think tank Policy Exchange has unveiled the scale of the problem facing UK food security and laid out measures the Labour government can take to help.
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News
M&S to trial grab-and-go coffee shops as it takes on rivals like Pret
Marks & Spencer is set to trial more grab-and-go food and drink options in its cafe as it looks to win lunchtime customers from rivals like Pret a Manger, The Telegraph has reported.
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Retail Voice
How the Midcounties Co-operative is creating sustainable stores
Stores are retailers’ most critical assets, yet they often contribute significantly to energy consumption. For energy and sustainability teams in retail, reducing energy consumption requires understanding what drives it, as Ian Smithyman of LoweConex explains
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News
Iceland chair calls for change to ‘stupid’ retail crime laws
Iceland chair Richard Walker has called on the government to change “stupid” laws that prohibit retailers from sharing CCTV footage of shoplifters online, The Times has reported.
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News
Tesco faces prospect of strike action as staff reject pay offer
Tesco is bracing for possible strike action across its distribution network after warehouse workers at eight sites rejected a pay offer.
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News
Morrisons slashes the prices of 2,000 grocery items for its More Card customers
Supermarket Morrisons has today unveiled a new loyalty drive, slashing the prices on more than 2,000 products for its More Card customers.