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Chart of the WeekCharts of the Week: Lidl overtakes Morrisons; retail sales start to sag
There is a new member of the grocery top five and why the quarterly retail sales trends are important.
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NewsGovernment releases list of ‘everyday essentials’ targeted for tariff reductions
The government has announced a list of 125 everyday essential food items it has targeted for tariff reductions, alongside announcing measures to help people with the cost of travel.
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NewsGrocery inflation eases as Lidl leapfrogs Morrisons as fifth-largest grocer
Grocery inflation eased in early May, as discounter Lidl’s consistent growth saw it finally leapfrog supermarket chain Morrisons.
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NewsWaitrose adds more stores as part of £1bn programme
Grocer Waitrose has secured two new branches as it seeks to extend its store coverage.
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NewsMorrisons ready to sell to rivals in bid to slash debt pile
Supermarket Morrisons is reportedly in talks with rival supermarkets over deals to sell food to them in a bid to boost its manufacturing business and slash its growing debt pile.
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Opinion‘Forget about price caps. Retailers are already doing their bit for consumers’
Continually hammering retailers financially isn’t just bad for them; it will ultimately undermine wider government ambitions, too, says George MacDonald
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NewsChancellor unveils ‘anti-profiteering powers’ as Treasury walks back mooted price cap talks
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has today unveiled new measures “to protect people from unjustified price hikes” and giving consumer watchdogs new powers, even as the Treasury has attempted to distance itself from reports of planned supermarket price caps.
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NewsSupermarkets urged to limit price rises in exchange for eased regulations
Supermarkets are being urged by the government to limit food prices in return for easing regulations.
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GalleryIn pictures: Asda makes play to woo back customers with store and range refresh
Asda is telling customers to “take a fresh look” at its offer, having launched a major customer experience drive with “one of its biggest” range refreshes and store upgrades in its history.
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AnalysisRetail media: The advertising opportunities the World Cup can bring
This year marks the first men’s FIFA World Cup taking place in the summer for eight years, and will have more matches than ever, more teams qualified than ever, and 16 cities across the US, Canada and Mexico set to host games.
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NewsTesco boss Ken Murphy’s salary soars after market share gains
Tesco boss Ken Murphy took more than £1m pay rise last year, bringing his total pay packet to over £10m.
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NewsMorrisons wins union backing for staggered staff payrise
Usdaw members have approved Morrisons’ proposed pay rise for store and manufacturing staff, which will see hourly rates rise to over £13 an hour by October.
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News‘Lidl & Go’ pilot to be available across seven UK stores
Lidl’s customer trial, ‘Lidl & Go’, is being rolled out to a total of seven stores and is being made available for public use for the first time.
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NewsGrocers say store expansion rules should apply to Aldi and Lidl
Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, and Iceland have responded to a CMA consultation on how restrictive land clauses apply to Aldi and Lidl.
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NewsTesco to roll out Aldi Price Match across convenience stores
The grocery giant is set to roll out its Aldi Price Match scheme to more than 2,000 of its Express c-stores.
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NewsUK shoppers hunt for deals amidst Middle Eastern uncertainty
UK customers were very value-conscious in the month of April, amidst the ongoing uncertainty around the situation in the Middle East, even as grocery inflation fell.
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NewsSainsbury’s ‘outperforms market’ as sales continue to grow
Supermarket Sainsbury’s has said it has “outperformed the market” for six years in a row as it reported rising sales.
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DataRetail Pay Index: How much do the biggest UK retailers pay shopfloor staff?
Explore Retail Week’s annual index of the shopfloor pay for 80 of the UK’s biggest retailers.
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NewsMorrisons agrees staff pay rise with shopworkers union
Morrisons has reached a pay offer agreement with Usdaw that could see shopfloor staff pay rise to £13.11 an hour, Retail Week understands.
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NewsAsda appoints new ambient food boss
Asda has appointed Jon Downes as its new vice president – ambient, further strengthening its senior leadership team.