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The new Tiktok challenge waging war on the major supermarkets’ pricing

Inside Retail

Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Bunnings is now back in first place.

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Aldi tops Australia supermarket rankings, yet again

Inside Retail

Discount supermarket chain Aldi has topped the Canstar Blue Most Satisfied Customers Award, putting nine wins in its basket over the last 11 years. The survey also revealed that 91 per cent of customers go to the same supermarket for convenience and because it is “closer to home”, which was likely heightened by pandemic lockdowns.

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Lidl and M&S remain fastest-growing supermarkets

Retail Gazette

Lidl and M&S have retained their crowns as the UK’s fastest-growing supermarkets over the last 12 weeks. The news comes as the NIQ found total till sales at UK supermarkets saw continued growth of 6.6% Grocery shopping after Christmas saw a 1.3% in January. It said this reflected a 6.1% It said this reflected a 6.1%

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Supermarkets ‘blatantly disregarding’ HFSS rules

Retail Gazette

Some UK supermarkets are “blatantly disregarding” rules aimed at tackling childhood obesity by placing restrictions on where products high in fat, salt or sugar (HFSS) can be placed. The research comes a year after the government introduced regulations on HFSS food promotion and placement in England.

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Ocado crowned UK’s fastest growing supermarket

Retail Gazette

Ocado has been crowned as the UK’s fastest growing supermarket as sales jumped 12.2% The news comes as NIQ found total till sales at UK supermarkets slowed to 5.3% When food inflation was in double digits, shoppers did cut back on large ‘trolley’ shops and online was also impacted. over the last 12 weeks.

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Aussie supermarkets have a trust problem. Here’s how they can fix it

Inside Retail

The study flags that, despite the elevation of supermarket brands to become some of the most trusted entities in Australia, there is also a growth in distrust, and that’s a problem. Trust is a big deal: more visceral than can be measured on a 5-point Net Promoter Score scale or tracked through transactional data points.

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Sainsbury’s is priciest supermarket for a big shop, says Which?

Retail Gazette

has named Sainsbury’s as the priciest supermarket for a big shop if you don’t use a loyalty card. The supermarket overtook Waitrose for the first time in the consumer choice company’s monthly analysis, while Asda remained the cheapest non-discounter supermarket, coming in £33.52