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Sainsbury’s strengthens team with new appointments

January 18, 2022

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Sainsbury’s has promoted Graham Biggart to the newly created role of chief transformation officer, who will join the board in March 2022. Biggart, who is currently the business unit director…

BrewDog partners with The Vegan Kind to launch new vegan beer

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Beer BrewDog grocer Pale ale Plant-based Scott McCulloch supermarket The Vegan Kind Vegan

January 17, 2022

Julian Amani

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Online vegan supermarket, The Vegan Kind, has partnered with craft beer company BrewDog, to launch a new plant-based pale ale. The new 5.5% pale ale comes in 330ml cans and…

Aldi has been criticised by shoppers after it appeared to brag about how unhealthy its vegan line is on social media.

Aldi comes under fire for bragging about ‘unhealthy’ vegan range

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Aldi discounter grocer Plant-based supermarket Vegan Veganuary

January 13, 2022

Julian Amani

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Aldi has been criticised by shoppers after it appeared to brag about how unhealthy its vegan line is on social media. The supermarket – which has over 600,000 followers on…

Asda uses in-cab tech to improve safety and cut CO2 emissions

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Asda Delivery Drivers grocer lightfoot supermarket sustainability

January 12, 2022

Julian Amani

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Asda has partnered with automotive technology firm Lightfoot to install onboard computers into its 3,000 vehicle fleet that converts data into live driving advice, improving driving standards. As a result,…

2021 food sales up 3.1%, BRC reveals

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BRC Christmas festive period food sales grocer supermarket susan barratt

January 11, 2022

Julian Amani

Total food sales grew 3.1% during 2021, the latest figures from the The British Retail Consortium (BRC) have revealed. According to the BRC, food sales also increased 0.4% on a…

Nisa charity appoints two new partner trustees

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Charity grocer Making a Difference Locally Nisa Retail Symbol Group

January 11, 2022

Julian Amani

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Nisa’s Making a Difference Locally (MADL) charity has announced the appointment of two new trustees, who will support the charity’s activity and help shape its direction going forward. The new…

Sainsbury’s acquires 8 extra stores from real estate investment trust

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Big 4 grocer grocer Real estate Retail Sainsbury's Supermarket Income REIT

January 7, 2022

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Sainsbury’s has acquired eight additional stores after grocery property investor Supermarket Income REIT updated the market on its 50-50 joint venture with British Airways Pension Trustees. The London-listed real estate…

Aldi crowned Christmas social media champion

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Aldi Asda Big 4 Christmas discounter grocer M&S Morrisons Sainsbury's supermarket Tesco

January 7, 2022

Julian Amani

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Aldi has been named UK’s “best-performing” supermarket on social media over the Christmas period, according to social media management platform Maybe*. The discounter led the way with more than 170,000…

2021 UK footfall down 33%, BRC reveals

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BRC COVID 19 footfall grocer Helen Dickinson Omicron supermarket

January 7, 2022

Julian Amani

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Total UK footfall of 2021 was 33.2% below pre-pandemic levels, however, this was up 19.3% compared to the same period in 2020, the British Retail Consortium has revealed. According to…

Asda poaches Nisa CEO as new director

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Asda Big 4 grocer Issa Brothers Ken Towle Kris Comerford Mohsin Issa Nisa Stuart Rose supermarket Zuber Issa

January 5, 2022

Julian Amani

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Asda has announced a raft of appointments which includes Nisa‘s chief executive Ken Towle, joining the Big 4 grocer as its new retail director. Towle joins from the symbol group…

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