Supermarkets

Toujust works directly with producers and farmers, eliminating as many “middlemen” as possible. A new low-cost supermarket brand is set to launch in France, promising to provide prices up to 10% lower than current...

METRO is able to cut the price of a product as the expiration date approaches by using smart packaging to track expiration dates on fresh commodities. Consumers who anticipate to eat the product right...

Merger raises the spectre of a private equity black hole on the UK high street, says GMB Union Asda merger talks which could see the company combine its petrol and supermarket divisions have prompted fresh...

The owners of British supermarket company Asda and fuel forecourts operator EG Group are considering a merger, according to the London-based Times on Saturday. According to the newspaper, the merger would create a retail...

Morrisons announced more price cuts today, as food inflation continues to strain buyers’ finances. The store has reduced the prices of 820 items, including meat, fruits and vegetables, and confectionary. It has also reduced...

Supermarket prices have risen in recent months, with food costs at Coles and Woolworths rising 9.2 percent on average in December. According to UBS research, this is up from an average of 8.2 percent...

The decision by LloydsPharmacy to withdraw from all Sainsbury’s stores this year comes as no surprise, says a leading testing expert. The current funding crisis facing community pharmacies has left supermarket-based outlets unsuited to...

Silvia Rindone, EY UK&I Retail Lead, comments: “Despite indications that consumers might be delaying their Christmas shopping and many stores starting their January sales earlier to entice shoppers, retail sales volumes fell by 1%...