UK: Third Asda store facing strike action
Asda's store in Lowestoft is facing a walkout by staff in a dispute over pay and conditions. It would become the third Asda store to face a strike. Workers at the supermarket's Gosport site walked out last month and staff at its Wisbech store are set for industrial action over Easter weekend.
Source: kamcity.com
Belgium: Two Colruyt Group city formats jointly established on Louizalaan in Brussels
Collect&Go Walk-in and Okay Compact are jointly opening their doors on Louizalaan in Brussels. The new Collect&Go collection point aims at urban customers who often do their grocery shopping on foot or by bike. Collect&Go Walk-in offers a wide range of 15,000 products to local customers, while with its 3,000 items, Okay Compact meets daily grocery needs and has a strong focus on fresh products.
Source: press.colruytgroup.com
Tesco slashes cost of Easter vegetables to 15p
Tesco is cutting the cost of essential Easter vegetables to 15p for Clubcard members, alongside offers on meat, fish, chocolate eggs and hot cross buns. The supermarket giant said that from 27 March until Tuesday 2 April, potatoes, carrots, swedes, brown onions and white cabbage are all 15p on Clubcard Prices - down from 19p last Easter.
Source: retailgazette.co.uk
UK: Morrisons posts strongest sales growth in three years
Morrisons has issued an upbeat first-quarter trading update, with new Chief Executive Rami Baitiéh suggesting that his turnaround strategy was beginning to yield positive results. Over the 13 weeks to 28 January 2024, the group's like-for-like sales were up 4.6%. This is the supermarket's strongest quarterly growth for three years and follows seven consecutive quarters of improvement.
Source: kamcity.com
UK: One Stop continues to expand store estate
Tesco's One Stop subsidiary has revealed that it opened 27 new company stores over the last 12 months. This is the most stores the convenience retailer has opened in a single year for the past five years.
Source: kamcity.com
France: Carrefour to repurchase 25mln shares from Galfa
French retailer Carrefour has agreed to buy back 25mln of its shares, representing around 3.5% of its capital, from Galfa, a subsidiary of Motier. Following the transaction, Galfa's stake in Carrefour will represent 7.71% of the capital and 13.3% of the voting rights.
Source: esmmagazine.com
Amazon fined $7.8mln by Polish consumer watchdog
Amazon has been fined 31mln zlotys ($7.8mln) in Poland for misleading customers about product availability and delivery dates, consumer watchdog UOKiK said. The regulator said it had received complaints from customers who did not receive their orders.
Source: reuters.com
UK: Co-op rolls out member prices to online shop
Co-op has rolled out member prices to its online shop as it aims to grown its membership. The convenience retailer is now offering the same member price benefits online for its members as in store. Member prices operate across more than 300 of the business's key lines and everyday essentials, including branded and own-branded products, such as its Co-op spaghetti, whole cucumber, and Co-op tomato ketchup.
Source: retailgazette.co.uk
Finland: S Group sees grocery store sales up 8.9% in FY 2023
Retailer S Group has reported sales growth of 8.9% across its grocery stores in full-year 2023 compared to the previous year, driven by the good performance of the Prisma and S-market banners. S Group's grocery store market share reached 48.3% in 2023, up 1.3% year on year, the retailer noted citing Nielsen's store register data.
Source: esmmagazine.com
UK: Tesco issues three-word reminder to shoppers who buy vegetablesTesco has issued a three-word alert to consumers who buy its vegetables and fresh goods - saying: "Use them all". Tesco has a handy guide on its website on how best to maximise its fresh fruit and veg produce, including using up all areas of the foodstuffs.
Source: birminghammail.co.uk
Israeli supermarket chain Shufersal Q4 profit, sales jump
Shufersal, Israel's largest supermarket chain, reported record profit in the fourth quarter, citing strong demand for food and other items. Shufersal said it earned 132mln shekels ($36mln) in the October to December period, up from 2mln a year earlier. The firm noted its bottom line was helped by an efficiency plan.
Source: reuters.com
Ireland: Below-cost selling by retailers is morally wrong
IFA President Francie Gorman has called on retailers to end their policy of discounting fresh food in their stores. This week vegetables, potatoes and lamb are being sold below the cost of production at a price that is insulting to the farmers and growers who produced it. "Farmers are having an awful time with weather and cost pressures and then they see what they worked so hard to produce being devalued on the shop shelf," he said.
Source: ifa.ie
Pinemelon plants roots in Boulder: Fresh, local groceries from farmers market to your doorstep
Pinemelon, a trailblazing online grocery platform based in Denver, Colorado, is thrilled to announce its expansion into the Boulder market. Known for its commitment to strengthen local food systems and deliver quality groceries directly to your doorstep from local farmers, ranchers and producers, Pinemelon is pioneering a revolutionized shopping experience.
Source: businesswire.com
US: BJ's following through on ambitious expansion plans
BJ's Wholesale Club is making good on its previously announced plans to open 12 new locations in fiscal year 2024. The company has shared the five latest stores coming to its footprint, building on its already aggressive expansion plans. New locations include: Maryville, Tennessee; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; Palm Coast and West Palm Beach, Florida; Carmel, Indiana.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: Cooperative food retailer offers digital ordering via eGrowcery
Willy Street Co-op, a group of cooperative supermarkets located in and around Madison, Wisconsin, has rolled out digital ordering and fulfillment solutions from eGrowcery, developer of an e-commerce platform for grocers.
Source: progressivegrocer.com
US: Trader Joe's opens new 'Pronto' concept in former wine store
Trader Joe's has reopened its Trader Joe's Wine Shop in Manhattan as a grab-and-go food store named Trader Joe's Pronto. The Pronto store is sparsely merchandised with a limited assortment of sharply priced grab-and-go salads, sandwiches, and wraps, as well as a small produce selection, an assortment of packaged snacks, and a few refrigerated items such as yogurt and hummus.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Weis Markets now offers delivery through Uber Eats
Weis Markets announced a new partnership with Uber Eats to offer on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery in 185 Weis locations. In addition to Uber Eats, Weis Markets also offers online home delivery through Amazon, Shipt, DoorDash, and Instacart.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Kroger to close 3 e-commerce fulfillment facilities
Kroger is closing three spoke facilities as part of its e-commerce hub-and-spoke network with Ocado on May 25, a spokesperson for the grocer confirmed. The soon-to-be-shuttered facilities are in Opa-locka in South Florida, and San Antonio and Austin, Texas. "Despite our best efforts, including the support from new customers, learnings from other locations and the incredible work of our associates, the Miami, Florida, San Antonio, Texas and Austin, Texas facilities did not meet the benchmarks we set for success", Kroger spokesperson April Martin said in an emailed statement.
Source: grocerydive.com