Sainsbury’s
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31 Aug
Nisa Co-op: Sainsbury’s investors should be relieved
Sainsbury’s investors should be relieved that the Co-op has entered into exclusive talks with Nisa, avoiding a competition investigation, Nisa shareholder’s discontent, and most importantly: future disappointment.
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16 Aug
Why has Sainsbury’s put takeover talks with Nisa on hold?
Sainsbury’s, the second-biggest supermarket chain in the UK, has halted discussions of its £130m takeover bid with wholesaler Nisa until the the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) publishes its ruling on a similar deal between Tesco and Booker.
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28 Jul
British people really like British food
When it comes to shopping British people are not so fussed where things come from, except it seems for food.
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11 Jul
Here’s why Tesco and Sainsbury’s are so keen on buying up UK corner shop chains
Tesco and Sainsbury’s are taking over the independent corner shop market in Britain.
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7 Jun
UK election: Aldi and Lidl shoppers have swung to the Tories
If supermarkets were parliamentary seats, we would be looking at a majority government for the Conservatives according to the latest poll from GlobalData.
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18 May
The rise of free from diets: why balance is better than exclusion
Fancy an almond milk latte, some courgetti (courgette spaghetti), or brownies made from beetroot?
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4 May
Here’s why UK supermarkets will have to pass on cost increases to customers
As supermarkets battle with suppliers over increased costs following the devaluation of the pound, it is apparent that they don’t have a lot of room to swallow those increases themselves.
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29 Mar
Price inflation is driving the UK online grocery market
The e-commerce grocery market is climbing thanks mostly to price inflation.
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28 Mar
8 of the biggest, and strangest, fines supermarkets have paid
Tesco has been ordered to pay £129m in fines after it overstated its profits in 2014.
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22 Mar
Watchdog reveals supermarkets hold firm grip over suppliers
Charging suppliers for customer complaints and bullying them into buying charity tables; supermarkets have been throwing their weight around.
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20 Mar
M&S, RBS and Sainsbury’s abandon Google ads over extremist content
Extremists have made an estimated £250,000 ($310,000) from advertisements for UK brands on Google, according to a Times investigation.
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14 Mar
Here’s how the online grocery market is going to grow around the world by 2020
British online supermarket giant Ocado has reported double-digit sales growth in its latest quarter.
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27 Feb
New checkout tech can help supermarkets compete online
The supermarket industry has seen contactless card payments, self-service checkouts, self-scanners, and mobile payments rip through their stores.
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7 Feb
Aldi bags spot in top 5 UK supermarkets
German-owned retailer Aldi is now Britain’s fifth largest supermarket, according to industry data released today by research firm Kantar Worldpanel.
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12 Jan
After some welcome festive cheer, the grocers will be taking stock
The UK’s biggest grocers have been among the poster boys for a bumper festive season, but what does their success really say about the state of the grocery sector and what lies in store for 2017?