Large stores are having to be creative to meet booming online orders at a time of staff and stock shortagesAn army of 3,000 staff will fan out from Marks & Spencer’s head office this week with one mission in mind: meeting the Christmas boom.Staff w…
Oja bags $3.4M to build an online supermarket for ethnic products
As investors continue to pour billions into super speedy on-demand grocery delivery — trying to dislodge the dominance of traditional supermarket giants via a hyper convenience lever (whipping up some local opposition to their 24/7 dark stores and delivery methods in the process) — other entrepreneurs are spotting opportunities to slow things down a little. […]
Want to be a greener food shopper? We ask experts for their advice
Leading experts advise on the impact of deliveries, buying organic, packaging and food wasteHow do UK supermarkets rate on the climate crisis?We want to make the right decisions when we shop, but with so many different options on offer, how are we supp…
UK driver shortage could steer grocery retailers toward bigger profits
The increasing prices as a result of today’s driver shortage could create a far more profitable e-grocery opportunity for British retailers by driving click-and-deliver customers to click-and-collect.
The Tories should take back control of food supply policy | Letter
Kate Howell says the value of sustainable producers and independent retailers needs to be recognised and supportedYour report from the Tory party conference cites Liz Truss’s view that the government is not responsible for food shortages in the shops (…
Smaller packs, same price: curse of ‘shrinkflation’ hits shoppers’ baskets
Food suppliers are cutting pack sizes and raising checkout prices in response to rising costsUK faces ‘grim winter’ as cost of living crisis quickens paceRising inflation ‘could trigger global sell-off that would harm UK’Shoppers should watch out for s…
UK energy prices are giving the surest signal of an expensive winter
If there is a political plan to manage a possible crisis – beyond blaming international markets – it is hard to spotHere’s a forecast to alarm the Bank of England, which has only just started preparing us for inflation at 4% by Christmas. Try 6% as soo…
Frozen turkeys in high demand as Christmas shopping starts early
Aldi selling four times usual amount of turkey crowns as consumers heed warnings over festive shortagesIt is not even Halloween yet, but shoppers have already started their Christmas shopping in earnest with Aldi reporting runaway demand for frozen tur…
Morrisons’ new owner has plenty of wiggle room in takeover terms | Nils Pratley
CD&R has made fine-sounding pledges but they don’t stop this being yet another debt-fuelled buyoutThe auction for Morrisons wasn’t worth the wait, but the mission to cast Clayton Dubilier & Rice as a kindly, far-sighted owner of the UK’s fourth…
Sainsbury’s shares rise as it is tipped as next takeover target
US company Fortress, which missed out on Morrisons, has said it is still eager to buy a UK firmSainsbury’s was the top riser on the FTSE 100 on Monday as investors bet that the supermarket chain could be the next target for a takeover after the US firm…