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Asda launches £20 million partnership to help one million people out of food poverty

Supermarket giant Asda has announced a new partnership with two food redistribution charities, which could help around one million people…

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Lidl keeps place as UK’s fastest growing supermarket

Lidl has proven itself to be the UK’s fastest growing retailer, according to data from market researcher Kantar Worldpanel. The…

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Asda to scrap 5p bags in a bid to reduce plastic

Supermarket Asda will be scrapping 5p bags by the end of the year, as it sets out plans to reduce…

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Walmart partners with Japanese company Rakuten

Walmart, the parent company of UK grocer Asda, has announced a new ‘strategic alliance’ with ecommerce retailer Rakuten to launch…

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Asda and Aldi ban energy drink sales to under-16s

Asda and Aldi have joined supermarket Waitrose in banning the sale of high-caffeine drinks to anyone aged under 16, the…

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Aldi and Lidl ahead in the ‘supermarket space race’

Insurgent discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl have revealed large-scale land grabs for 2018, having submitted a combined total of 128…

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Tesco’s £1bn Christmas sales lift amid supermarket boom

Tesco recorded a 3.1% rise in sales in the three months ending December 31, according to the latest Kantar Worldpanel…

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Asda opens UK’s first ‘parcel vending machine’

A new automated ‘parcel tower’ for George.com’s click-and-collect service has been installed at Asda’s Trafford Park store following a successful…

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Asda ends partnership with European Marketing Distribution

Supermarket giant Asda has ended its partnership with European Marketing Distribution (EMD). EMD cooperates in buying private label products all…

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Energy – far more than a retailer’s ‘impulse buy’

Recent research has suggested that some £300m worth of energy is being wasted across the UK retail sector. As major…

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