Supermarkets

Waitrose to remove shrinkwrap plastic from all tinned goods

Waitrose has begun the total removal of shrinkwrap plastic from its own-label tinned grocery products in a bid to axe…

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Lone Star drops out of Asda race

US private equity firm Lone Star has reportedly dropped out of the £6.5bn race to acquire Asda from Walmart. According…

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Co-op H1 sales surge 8.8% but profits dented by Covid costs

Grocery chain Co-op saw has revealed that like-for-like sales for the six months of the year increased by 8.8% as…

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UK supermarket sales begin to stabilise

After a period of “accelerated growth”, UK supermarket sales have begun to stabilise, but Brits now shop for groceries online…

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Ocado sales surge as it praises M&S switch

Online grocer Ocado has revealed it has reported a 52% surge in sales during the third quarter of the year,…

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Aldi to trial click and collect

Major supermarket chain Aldi has announced it will begin its first UK trial for a click-and-collect service from today (14…

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Morrisons profits dented by £155m Covid-19 costs

Morrisons has revealed its HY profits were dented by £155m of Covid-related costs. During the first half of 2020/21, Morrisons…

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Asda future could be decided this week as takeover deadline looms

The future of ‘Big Four’ grocer Asda could be decided as early as this week, as rival private equity firms…

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Co-op creates 1,000 jobs in new stores launch

Co-op is set to create 1,000 local jobs as part of a major store investment programme. The supermarket chain will…

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Morrisons doubles number of instore florists

Morrisions is doubling the number of professional florists in its stores to 300 later this year, to meet increased consumer…

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