All Supermarkets articles – Page 50
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NewsAsda second-quarter sales boosted by later Easter
Asda has posted an uptick in second-quarter sales, boosted by the later timing of Easter.
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NewsTesco to quit using plastic bags for grocery deliveries
Tesco is to stop using plastic carrier bags to deliver its groceries as the war on single-use plastics steps up.
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NewsSainsbury’s-Asda merger blocked for 10 years
The competition watchdog has blocked Sainsbury’s and Asda from joining forces for 10 years, rubbing salt into the wounds of their failed merger bid.
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NewsSainsbury’s boss Coupe gets shareholder backing at AGM
Sainsbury’s under-pressure boss Mike Coupe has been unanimously backed by the grocer’s shareholders, despite suffering a bruising AGM.
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NewsAsda and Just Eat launch 30-minute grocery deliveries
Asda is to launch 30-minute grocery deliveries after extending its tie-up with Just Eat.
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VideoWatch: Can Coupe get shoppers and shareholders back on side?
This week, the team discusses the predicament of Sainsbury’s boss Mike Coupe as shareholders vote on his £3.9m pay packet following poor results and the failed Asda merger.
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NewsTesco boss Lewis warns of ‘challenging’ October Brexit
Tesco boss Dave Lewis has warned that leaving the EU in October would be “much more challenging” for retailers than the previously planned March Brexit.
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NewsTesco to hike pay of store and warehouse workers
Tesco is to hike the pay of its shopfloor and warehouse workers by more than 10% across the next two years.
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NewsSainsbury's scraps plastic bags on produce in all stores
Sainsbury’s is scrapping plastic bags for loose fruit, vegetables and bakery items from all of its stores as it ramps up its war on plastic.
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NewsAsda restructures commercial food team
Asda has reshaped its commercial food team following the departure of former executive Nick Jones to Joules.
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DataConsumer data: what 2,000 shoppers want from supermarkets
Retail sales registered the biggest decline on record in the month of May, according to the BRC-KPMG Retail Sales Monitor, and most worryingly for retailers even food sales took a hit.
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NewsMorrisons bosses give up £1m in bonus payments
Morrisons chief executive David Potts and finance boss Trevor Strain have handed back more than £1m in bonus payments linked to personal performance targets.
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NewsWalmart's Judith McKenna: We're focused on Asda's future
Walmart International boss Judith McKenna has insisted the business is committed to driving Asda’s strategic plan following the collapse of its proposed merger with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsMorrisons' Potts eyes 'next-meal' delivery market
Morrisons boss David Potts has hinted that the grocer could partner with the likes of Deliveroo and JustEat as it targets the “next-meal” delivery market.
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NewsTesco to sell Jack’s-branded products in new price salvo
Tesco has started selling Jack’s-branded products in its core supermarket business for the first time as part of a fresh price salvo.
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NewsAsda faces growing MP pressure to scrap contract changes
Asda has come under mounting pressure from MPs to drop its controversial new pay proposals for shopfloor workers.
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AnalysisHow Sainsbury's Coupe plans to accelerate performance
Despite being overshadowed by the CMA’s decision to block its planned merger with Asda, Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe insisted at today’s results that the future is still bright. We take a look at his plans to move the grocer forward.
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OpinionOpinion: Sainsbury's results could be final act for Coupe and Co
It seems bizarre to even consider describing the full-year results of one of Britain’s largest retailers as a sideshow.
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NewsMP criticises Asda for proposed contract changes
MP Siobhain McDonagh has written to the chief executive of Asda asking to clarify a number of issues around the grocer’s proposed changes to the contracts of its hourly paid staff.
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OpinionOpinion: Grocers are making real progress in the war on plastic
It can often be difficult, for a cynic such as myself, to differentiate between an outbreak of opportunistic bandwagon jumping and a genuine sea change in corporate behaviour.