Sainsbury’s to pump tens of millions into its prices to offset inflation pressure on Brits August 31, 2022 Sainsbury’s said this morning the supermarket giant plans to invest £65m into its pricing next month amid ratcheting pressure on customers’ budgets. Simon Roberts, chief executive of the supermarket chain, promised the brand will stand with its customers “to ease the financial pressure they face”. The latest pricing pledge – which is part of wider [...]
Shoppers spend more at convenience stores this summer while volume sales at large grocers dip August 23, 2022 Convenience stores have seen sales buoyed this summer, as shoppers coughed up £3.6bn on groceries in them over the past month. Over the four weeks to 13 August, convenience stores made up some 28.9 per cent of sales, according to fresh data published by NielsenIQ on Tuesday. Total till grocery sales saw a growth of [...]
Aldi raises warehouse workers’ pay for second time August 15, 2022 Aldi will boost warehouse workers’ pay by up to nine per cent in a bid to help their staff cope with the rising cost of living. This means that warehouse selectors, who make up a majority of distribution centre roles, will receive a new minimum rate of £12.66 an hour. The company said yesterday that [...]
Asda, Boots and Primark among retailers urging officials to prioritise crime against shop staff August 11, 2022 High street staples including Tesco, Aldi and Primark have signed a letter urging police commissioners to prioritise tackling crimes against shop staff. Some 105 retailers have written to police and crime commissioners in England and Wales, calling for more help with increasing violence and anti-social behaviour towards workers. Reports of abuse towards shop staff have [...]
4,500 TSB staff to be given £1,000 payment to weather cost-of-living crisis July 25, 2022 Around 4,500 staff at TSB are to be given a £1,000 payment after the high street lender became the latest firm to announce payouts to help employees weather the cost-of-living crisis. The payment will be made to all staff at the bank earning £35,000 or less and will be made in two stages – one [...]
Aldi raises pay for 26,000 shop staff with Londoners to be paid £11.95 an hour July 25, 2022 Aldi has announced it is raising store assistant pay further, with Londoners to receive £11.95 minimum per hour from the autumn. The discount supermarket said this pay increase means it retains the crown of the country’s best-paying grocer, with store assistants outside the M25 to receive a base pay of £10.50 an hour. Some 26,000 [...]
Now hiring: Aldi launches recruitment drive for 1,000 new logistics roles July 21, 2022 Aldi is the latest firm to take part in a logistics recruitment boom, creating some 1,000 roles across the country over the next year. The discount supermarket wants to expand its distribution, transport and maintenance teams at its 11 regional distribution centres across the country. It comes as retailers are facing a race for distribution [...]
Supermarket shoppers face £454 extra to yearly grocery bill as inflation bites July 19, 2022 Shoppers are now facing a £454 increase to their annual supermarket bills, with grocery price inflation edging towards the highest level since 2008. According to the latest numbers from Kantar, grocery price inflation now sits at 9.9 per cent for the past four weeks. This marks the second highest level of inflation seen since 2008, [...]
Supermarket shoppers turn to frozen and canned meats in a bid to slim cost of weekly shop June 28, 2022 Supermarket shoppers are swapping out traditional meat products for cheaper frozen and canned alternatives, in a bid to cut down on costs. According to freshly published data from NielsenIQ, volume sales across all categories at UK supermarkets dropped 5.5 per cent over the past four weeks. With household bills sky-rocketing in recent months, shoppers have [...]
Graduates set to enter UK’s strongest job market in years as starting salaries soar June 27, 2022 Graduates are set to enter the strongest job market Britain has seen in years, on the back of surging graduate salaries and a major increase in the number of graduate jobs. Graduate salaries are up seven per cent compared to a year ago, while the number of graduate job vacancies is up 59 per cent [...]