Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

Asda’s flagging fortunes have carried further into the new year, with sales at the supermarket falling 5% in the 12 weeks to 23 February. Kantar reported that the market share for the UK’s third largest grocer now sits at 12.6%, down 1.1% Aldi – the UK’s fourth largest grocer – saw its sales rise 4.9%

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Leighton helmed Asda from 1996 to 2001 and is credited with turning around the struggling chain, alongside current M&S chair Archie Norman – pulling the grocer from the brink of insolvency to orchestrating its bumper £6.7bn sale to Walmart in 1999. as sales fell 5.5% in the 12 weeks to 3 November.

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Retail TouchPoints

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

RFMN is a retail media and ad tech company that specializes in providing solutions to independent grocers, mid- to large-scale chain supermarkets and convenience stores. This collaboration empowers local grocers to enhance their in-store advertising with real-time promotions and elevate engagement with customers and CPG partners.

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Retail TouchPoints

MAY 9, 2025

Much of this language boils down to marketing speech, and often, true industry disruption fails to materialize. A movement is growing among food retailers that is not only disrupting how they go to market but is rewriting shopper expectations altogether. As such, traditional grocers are losing market share.

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Retail TouchPoints

JUNE 30, 2025

For four decades, 99 Ranch Market has been a beloved fixture in Asian-American communities, known for its curated selection of imported pantry staples. It’s opened up markets we could never reach with stores alone.” But its reach rarely extended beyond metropolitan hubs in California, Seattle, Texas and New York City.

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Retail TouchPoints

OCTOBER 10, 2024

DoorDash kicked off its expanded partnership with Wegmans Food Markets by offering on-demand delivery from the supermarket’s Maryland stores, with Wegmans locations in Virginia, North Carolina, New Jersey, Delaware and upstate New York available in the coming days and more stores to follow.

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Inside Retail

MAY 11, 2025

Lord & Lions success didnt come from rushing to market, however it came from resisting the urge to dilute “Spices should be given this incredible love and attention and why they should be in the grand food halls of the world. De Zoysa ensured Lord & Lion was never going to look like anything else in a typical supermarket aisle.

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Retail Gazette

JULY 14, 2025

Aldi has overtaken Asda for the first time to become Scotland’s second biggest supermarket by volume, according to new data from Kantar. The German discounter’s volume share of the grocery market in the country rose 11.7%

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Retail TouchPoints

APRIL 1, 2025

For this reason, there have been major investments in exciting retail activations from some of the biggest grocers in the world, with a particular focus on bringing the online and in-store shopping experiences together in one seamless checkout. grocers are valued at $8.5 boasting 365 locations.

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Retail Gazette

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Asda was the only major supermarket in the UK to see its sales decline in the lead up the crucial Christmas trading period. Data from NIQ shows the grocers market share slipped 1.1 Ocado remained the UKs fastest growing retailer as sales rocketed 16.2%, pushing its market share up 0.2 Its market share rose 0.2

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 29, 2025

Morrisons boss Rami Baitih said its been a year urgent reinvigoration as the supermarket reported its strongest quarter since the start of 2021. The chief executive noted that the grocer had made positive progressive against its turnaround strategy as it grew market share and made switching gains from its competitors.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Asda has introduced its first automated free sample vending machine at its Pilsworth store in Bury, calling it a first to market innovation that will “revolutionise in-store sampling” Shoppers at the branch can access free samples through the Asda Rewards app, with Mller offering Frijj as the first product. it held last year.

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Retail TouchPoints

MARCH 25, 2025

The 570 -store Midwestern supermarket retailer Hy-Vee will expand its partnership with Instacart by adopting the platforms Carrot Ads solution. Instacart has been an important partner in our marketing strategy, helping us grow sales on their platform by 40% last year.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 4, 2025

Asda managers only found out about the supermarkets decision to scrap their annual bonuses when the news broke in the media, sources have told Retail Gazette. The supermarket giant has reportedly scrapped its bonus scheme for more than 10,000 managers due to underperformance, with the news first emerging in The Telegraph earlier this week.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 2, 2025

Related Story Aldi and Lidl launch new stores ahead of Christmas in latest expansion drive 05/12/2024 x 12:08 PM The German discounter – Britain’s sixth biggest supermarket chain, was the fastest growing bricks-and-mortar grocer in the year to end-November, with sales up 6.6% year-on-year, Kantar said last month.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 2, 2025

Sainsburys chief executive Simon Roberts took home over 5m in pay last year as the supermarket chains underlying retail profits swelled to 1bn. He received 2.17m from the grocer’s long term incentive plan. The chief executive took home an annual salary of 1.06m and 4.12m in bonus payments, including an annual bonus of 1.94m.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 1, 2025

in the 12 weeks to 23 March 2025, with its market share slipping to 12.5%, according to the latest data from Kantar. In contrast, Aldi and Lidl both gained market share during the period. Aldis market share rose to 11.0%, while Lidls increased to 7.8%, as their sales grew by 5.6% share of the market.

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Retail Gazette

JANUARY 10, 2025

Tesco and Sainsburys have been crowned the winners of Christmas by Kantar as the pair outperformed the rest of the grocery market. It’s hold on the market rose to 28.5% – the highest of any supermarket – boosted by growth across its convenience, superstore and online channels. The supermarket sold over 1.4

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 10, 2025

Competition in the grocery sector is heating up as Tesco revealed it was lowering its profit guidance for the year ahead to give it the firepower it needs to respond to increased market pressures. “Whatever the competitive environment and whatever comes our way, we’re capable of dealing with it,” he assures.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The company stressed that chair Allan Leighton urgently needed to resolve the grocer’s operational issues. It cautioned the supermarket could fall behind Morrisons. Financial services firm Moody’s has warned Asda’s credit rating is under threat if it does not turn around its performance.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 7, 2025

The supermarket’s store, which opened in late February, is the first to feature the updated design and layout, and is being followed by similar changes at two new London locations, Sainsburys Bermondsey Square and Sloane Avenue. Related Story Are supermarkets right to scale back on Aldi price match?

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Reviving Asda’s fortunes could take three to five years, according to Allan Leighton, the supermarket’s former CEO who has returned to drive its turnaround efforts. He will be spending three to five years with the supermarket chain , acknowledging that “it is going to take us that long to get it right.”

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

Morrisons will utilise long-standing tech partner Ocado’s fulfilment centres to help drive its move to more in-store fulfilment, as the bricks-and-mortar grocer reassesses its online grocery operations. At its 2021 peak, the online grocer was valued at £22bn, but it is now worth around £3bn.

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Asda and Amazon have launched a new parcel pick-up and label-free, box-free return service at over 700 of the supermarket’s stores. Eligible Amazon orders will now be able to be collected at most of the supermarket’s stores across the UK, with more locations set to be added across the coming months. as sales fell 5.5%

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Retail Gazette

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Sainsbury’s has become the first UK grocer to extend Aldi Price Match into convenience stores, in a bid to offer its shoppers value and competitive pricing in time for the key Christmas period. The offer is now available for all of the grocery giant’s customers whether shopping online or in one of over 1,400 stores.

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Retail Gazette

JUNE 16, 2025

The grocer’s platform was built in-house by the supermarket chain and Nectar360 alongside partner brands and agencies. The supermarket chain said it will harness customer insights and AI to deliver audience insights, media planning and activation, optimisation and measurement into one single portal.

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VMS

JUNE 23, 2025

C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC (Keene, N.H.) Most of Spartan Nash’s stores operate under the banners of Family Fare, Martin’s Super Markets and D&W Fresh Market.) • Greater efficiency and scale that’s expected to result in lower prices for grocery shoppers. said it plans to acquire SpartanNash Co. Grand Rapids, Mich.)

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 11, 2025

The frozen food specialist has promoted category trading manager Adam Smith to head of retail media, who will head up the retailers first dedicated in-house team, The Grocer reported. The supermarket joins the likes of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Asda, which has strengthened its retail media offer in recent months.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 29, 2025

At least one product that you could also buy in a supermarket is now sold every minute on the platform, with TikTok reporting its grocery sales are up 180% year-on-year. That said, it may come as some surprise that more and more consumers are also using platforms such as TikTok Shop to stock their fridges and pantries.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 28, 2025

Price wars between the UKs major supermarkets helped boost sales at Tesco and Sainsburys, according to the latest data from Kantar. in the 12 weeks to 18 May, increasing its market share 0.4 This is almost double that of Sainsburys, whose market share remained flat at 15.1% Sales at Tesco jumped 5.9% percentage points to 28%.

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Retail Gazette

MAY 6, 2025

Asda has named Morrisons’ marketing director Rachel Eyre as its new chief customer officer. Eyre previously served as chief customer and marketing officer for Morrisons, where she was in charge of the rival grocer’s customer service, brand, marketing, digital and PR activities.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 9, 2025

Aldi has overtaken Asda on food and drink sales in a fresh blow to the embattled supermarket chain. of food and drink sales across the sector in the 12 weeks to 23 March, overtaking Asdas market share which fell from 10.5% Including the additional items, Asda is still the third largest grocer in the UK behind Tesco and Sainsburys.

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Inside Retail

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

For example, Shein is disproportionately shopped by Gen Zers, thanks to the retailer’s wide array of trendy styles at competitive prices and successful social media marketing strategies.

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Retail Gazette

MARCH 18, 2025

Morrisons is planning to relaunch its Market Street proposition as part of a wider overhaul of the supermarkets trading team. Recently appointed group trading director Andrew Staniland has spearheaded the restructure which sees five layers of reporting in the retailers category buying teams reduced down to three, The Grocer reported.

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Retail Gazette

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

With Pepco set to reveal its grand plan for Poundland on its Capital Markets day on 6 March, Retail Gazette takes a look at what Williams may have up his sleeve and what’s next for one of the high street’s much-loved retailers. It also launched its own rewards app in October.

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Retail Wire

MAY 14, 2025

chief marketing officer for The Wendy’s Company, said in a statement. Fresh, Never Frozen Patties Now in Select Colorado Grocery Stores For fans of the iconic fast-food chain who don’t want to stand in line to get their food, select Colorado grocers will now carry the iconic square burger patties.

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Retail Gazette

APRIL 15, 2025

Running from 15 to 21 April, the grocer’ s promotion includes five core lines: 1kg of carrots, one swede, 360g of broccoli, 500g of parsnips, and 2kg of white potatoes all priced at 8p each, in-store and online while stocks last.

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