Supermarkets Co-op and Asda forced to recall camembert after listeria fears February 9, 2016 Two of the UK's biggest supermarkets have been forced to issue a recall notice, over fears a brand of cheese could have listeria monocytogenes present – which can harm pregnant women and their unborn babies. The Co-operative has warned shoppers to return any of its own brand Truly Irresistible Camembert "as a precautionary measure", the [...]
Eagle Eye wins contract with Canadian supermarket giant Loblaw February 3, 2016 Eagle Eye Solutions, an Aim-listed retail and hospitality voucher firm backed by Sir Terry Leahy, has won a significant contract with Canadian supermarket chain Loblaw to assist it with its digital promotions. Eagle Eye, whose clients also include Sainsbury's and Asda, said that Loblaw represented its first major international client and would contribute material revenue over [...]
Bye-bye BOGOF? Tesco finally winds down promotions in favour of simpler pricing strategy February 2, 2016 Tesco is winding down its focus on promotions such as the famous BOGOF – buy one get one free offers – instead offering customers clearer prices in the long term. It's the latest supermarket to follow in the footsteps of discounters Aldi and Lidl with low prices overall rather than deals which have been criticised as [...]
Morrisons adds fuel to the supermarket price war with another round of price cuts January 31, 2016 Morrisons has added fuel to the price war after announcing a further round of cuts in an effort to win back customers and revive sales. The Yorkshire-based supermarket said it will slash the price of 1,072 items, with an average price cut of 19 per cent on fruit and vegetables. The price of a kilo of Morrisons onions, for example, [...]
Household spending power slows to 14-month low, Asda income tracker shows January 28, 2016 The average household income grew at its slowest rate in 14 months, a new survey has found, due to a slowdown in wage growth and a slight increase in inflation. According Asda's Income Tracker published today, consumers were £13 – or 7.2 per cent – better off year-on-year in December with an average of £194 of [...]
After yet another data breach, more customers are planning to share less information – so how do companies win back that trust? January 25, 2016 We can barely go a week without news of another business falling foul of a data breach. Only last week, Asda joined the long line of high profile victims, with a website bug putting millions of personal details at risk. In an age where customer experience is valued more than ever before this is a precarious position for any [...]
Tesco to drop diesel prices further to 97.7p from today January 22, 2016 Tesco has said it will drop its diesel prices even further, committing to lowering the price of the fuel to 97.7p at all of its 500 filling stations from midday today. The supermarket was one of many to bring the price of diesel below £1 at the start of the year, alongside Sainsbury's, Asda and Morrisons, [...]
Business groups slam proposals for new £1000 annual tax on non-EU workers, saying levy will send message that UK is no longer open to international talent January 19, 2016 In a move that business groups say "sends a signal to the rest of the world that UK is not an attractive place to invest and do business", an expert committee has today recommended that the government tighten rules and impose a major new tax for employing non-EU migrant workers. The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC), a group of [...]
Asda will axe jobs in the UK as supermarket struggles continue January 18, 2016 Asda will axe jobs in the UK amid increasing pressure on British supermarkets. The redundancies will be at Walmart-owned supermarket's Leeds head office. The supermarket said in a statement: "It’s well documented that in recent years, customers have radically changed the way they shop. "We were the first of the “big four” to recognise this and [...]
Asda owner Walmart to close 269 stores as it ditches Walmart Express, its smallest-format chain, five years after they launched January 15, 2016 Asda owner Walmart has announced plans to close 269 stores – and scrapped its experiment with small-format stores altogether five years after they first launched. It seems US consumers' buying habits are vastly different to their British counterparts'… The supermarket giant – the world's largest company by number of employees, with 2.1m workers – said it was making the changes to "ensure [...]