Supermarkets

Ex-Sainsbury’s boss warns of labour shortages amid coronavirus outbreak

Former Sainsbury’s chief executive and current non-executive director at Marks and Spencers, Justin King, has warned that supermarkets need to…

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Tesco to sell Thai and Malaysian divisions in £8bn deal

UK supermarket giant Tesco has agreed a deal to sell its Asian operations in Thailand and Malaysia in a £8bn…

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Tesco launches campaign to match prices with Aldi

‘Big 4’ grocer Tesco has announced it will start to match prices with discount supermarket Aldi on hundreds of grocery…

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Grocery sales increase in February

UK supermarkets saw “positive growth” in February, as total till sales increased to +0.7% in the last four weeks according…

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EG Group to vie with equity firms for Asda stake

The EG Group, owned by petrol station billionaire brothers Zubin and Moshin Issa, is reportedly among a number of interested…

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Waitrose launches online roll-out programme

Waitrose has announced the launch of its new national online roll-out programme, which will add Waitrose.com online delivery service to…

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Aldi removes single-use plastic lids from own-label products

Supermarket Aldi has announced it is removing all plastic lids on its own-label products, as part of its ongoing campaign…

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Walmart in talks over potential sale of stake in Asda

American retailer Walmart has revealed it is in talks over a potential sale of its stake in ‘Big Four’ grocer…

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Tesco to overhaul baking operations putting 1,800 jobs at risk

‘Big Four’ grocer Tesco has announced a major overhaul to its in-store bakery operations, putting 1,816 staff at risk of…

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Waitrose named top UK grocer, Asda wallows in bottom place

Waitrose has been rated the best UK in-store supermarket for the second year in a row in Which?’s annual supermarket…

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