All Supermarkets articles
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are worrying about the wrong consumer law risk
While retailers brace for fake reviews and dark patterns rules, the CMA’s real enforcement focus is something far more routine – how prices are shown, says Iona Silverman, IP and media partner at Freeths
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NewsPotts pledges more staffed counters in Asda store turnaround plan
Asda’s new boss has promised to re-open thousands more staffed checkouts
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NewsM&S sets out renewed growth ambitions to double food sales
M&S set out its ambitions and issued new growth guidance ahead of today’s capital markets day event
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NewsWorldpanel: sales of essential items up 10% after Be Ready advice
Worldpanel said the 10% uptick in all essential items across the 10 days showed the advice had been received calmly by shoppers
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NewsShoppers stock up on canned goods after government advice
Total till sales grew by 3.2% in the four weeks to 31 October thanks to a boost from Halloween, school half term and stocking up on essential goods in preparation for unseen emergencies
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NewsHalloween boosts food sales but retail spending stalls ahead of Black Friday
Food sales increased by 3.2% year on year, above the three-month average growth of 2.7%
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NewsFamilies to throw away a third of Christmas food, finds research
Food waste experts are urging retailers and brands to encourage families to make their Christmas food go further
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NewsDefra seeks to recruit food bosses to help crisis planning
In its latest move to ramp up resilience planning, Defra posted the chance for individuals to go on a three-month secondment to the department in Westminster
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NewsRetail and police unite against crime as shopworker abuse soars
Resarch by Retail Trust found 79% of shopworkers have faced an abusive or violent situation in the past year, compared with 77% in 2025, and more than half (54%) are now targeted weekly
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NewsGoldilocks stars in Morrisons Christmas advert 2026
Morrisons’ Christmas advert puts a festive twist on the classic Goldilocks and the Three Bears story to show off its fresh food and in-store Market Street counters
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Comment & OpinionShoppers are losing trust in deals and promotions, and who can blame them?
New research finds financially stretched shoppers trust deals least of all. Black Friday is the starkest example of a strategy backfiring, says Joseph Fullylove, insight director at Hall & Partners
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Comment & OpinionYour voice: obesity goals, value promises and trust
For the food industry, clarity matters. Businesses are already preparing for the Healthy Food Standard, mandatory healthy sales reporting and changes to the Nutrient Profiling Model.
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PodcastHow to hack a fridge. Could Britain’s supermarkets be next?
Hackers targeting supermarket fridges might sound like the premise of a tech thriller, but it’s a very real threat that has already caused major disruption across Europe
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Asda CEO, Kellogg’s rice woes and government bailouts
David Potts’ appointment has caused quite a stir this week, as Kellogg’s attracted the ire of shoppers and activists launched a legal crusade against JBS
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NewsUp to 70% of retail crime is by 10% of offenders, research finds
Retailers using Auror, an intelligence platform used to record crime, have been able to ‘connect the dots’ of repeat offenders committing theft offences across the UK
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NewsLidl fires starting gun on 2026 Christmas dinner wars
Lidl has set the bar early – and low – with its 2026 deal
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Comment & Opinion‘Be Ready’ campaign changes the shopper-retailer dynamic
‘The public has responded to the government’s ‘Be Ready’ campaign with sensible calm, but ministers are quietly shifting resilience costs on to shoppers and retailers alike, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsM&S launches Christmas advert 2026 starring James Norton as sexy Santa
M&S’s Christmas ad stars James Norton as Father Christmas when he leaves the North Pole to experience Christmas for himself
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas ads 2026: which of this year’s batch can impress our experts?
From Lidl’s ‘Barrioke’ offering to John Lewis’ ungrateful grandkids, the first batch of 2026 Christmas ads are in. Who’s done it best so far?
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Grocer 33Huge Tesco store is Milton Keynes’ best supermarket
Our shopper found the Tesco store’s scale ‘impressive’ if ‘slightly overwhelming at first’ but ultimately praised ‘how easy and enjoyable the shop was to use’