Why Britain’s grocers are so weak and foreign investors spot a bargain opportunity in our supermarket shares ALEX BRUMMER Established grocers are weak because of the discounters Lidl and Aldi As they established a foothold in the UK, the native supermarkets had to fight back on price This battle has taken a terrible toll on … Read more
Plastic from British supermarkets is being illegally dumped and burned on Turkish roadsides, it has been claimed. Waste from major chains including Tesco, Aldi and M&S is among rubbish strewn across Turkey’s Adana province, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. The UK exports more than 500,000 tons of plastic waste every year – enough to fill … Read more
Plastic from British supermarkets is being illegally dumped and burned on Turkish roadsides, it has been claimed. Waste from major chains including Tesco, Aldi and M&S is among rubbish strewn across Turkey’s Adana province, according to an investigation by Greenpeace. The UK exports more than 500,000 tons of plastic waste every year – enough to fill … Read more
Vaccine rollout boosts grocers: Supermarkets report busiest month in more than a year By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 23:17 BST, 27 April 2021 | Updated: 23:38 BST, 27 April 2021 Shoppers made 4 per cent more trips to the supermarket in the month to April 18 Grocery experts said the ‘worst of … Read more
Feline mischievous! Pet owners share hilarious snaps of cats taking over supermarkets – from guarding a cash machine to napping in the fruit aisle Hilarious snaps show mischievous cats acting like they own the supermarket One cat proved it didn’t give a care in the world as it inconveniently sat on scales While another feline … Read more
Feline mischievous! Pet owners share hilarious snaps of cats taking over supermarkets – from guarding a cash machine to napping in the fruit aisle Hilarious snaps show mischievous cats acting like they own the supermarket One cat proved it didn’t give a care in the world as it inconveniently sat on scales While another feline … Read more
Stripping alcohol from supermarket shelves could help to curb Britain’s drinking problem, according to ‘nannying’ scientists. Researchers say policies to clamp down on problem drinking would work better if the UK moved to a radical Scandinavian-style system where booze is sold exclusively in off-licences. Cardiff University experts made the case after their study found hiking … Read more
Cheapest and priciest supermarkets to buy a basket of 20 items or trolley-load of 85 goods revealed: Waitrose is 32% more expensive than Lidl 20-item shop came in over £7 more at Waitrose than at Lidl, Which? said For a trolley of 85 items excluding discounters, Asda came out as the cheapest By Jane Denton … Read more
Welsh supermarkets can return to selling electronics, clothes and toys while garden centres reopen TODAY as national lockdown further eases – but non-essential shops remain closed All non-essential retail was ordered to close in Wales on Christmas Eve last year Supermarkets stayed open, but items like books and DVDs could not be sold Shoppers raged … Read more
Supermarkets warn ministers not to strike Brexit trade deals with countries with poor animal welfare and environmental standards Supermarket bosses said jobs would be at risk if UK flooded with cheap imports They ask No10 to use recommendations of Trade & Agriculture Commission Ministers have been under pressure to enshrine a ban on chlorinated chicken … Read more