Supermarkets

Asda axes price guarantee

Asda has announced it is to abandon its price guarantee, which saw shoppers refunded the difference if a competitor sold…

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John Lewis and Waitrose add ‘& Partners’ to business name in branding shakeup

John Lewis and Waitrose have added ‘& Partners’ to the group’s business names, formally recognising the 83,000 partners who work…

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Government to consult on the ban of energy drink sales to children

The government is seeking views from the public on ending the sale of energy drinks to children and young people…

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‘Brutal’ force-feeding of calves filmed on Waitrose organic dairy farm

Animal rights group, Animal Equality, has released footage of calves being “violently handled” on the Coombe organic dairy farm in…

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CMA begins Sainsbury’s Asda merger probe

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its formal investigation into the proposed merger between J Sainsbury PLC and…

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Retailers commit to support farmers during drought

The NFU has reached out to the UK’s top nine supermarket retailers to express the difficulties farmers and growers are…

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300 stores ‘could shut’ amid Sainsbury’s Asda merger

The result of the Sainsbury’s Asda merger could see up to 300 stores be forced to close if the merger…

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Asda reports fifth consecutive quarter of sales growth

Asda has reported its fifth consecutive quarter of sales growth after it posted a 0.4% increase in like-for-like sales. The…

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Sainsbury’s trials ‘till-free shopping’ at south London store

Supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is trialling a new ‘scan, pay and go’ scheme at its Clapham North Station Local store, enabling…

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Aldi announces ‘carbon neutral by 2019’ aim

Aldi UK and Ireland has unveiled plans to become carbon neutral by 2019 following investment in a long-term carbon management…

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