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What’s in Store for Grocery in 2022?

Retail TouchPoints

The supply chain crisis means an out-of-stock crisis for grocers, and empty shelves means unhappy and disloyal customers. To operate profitably and satisfy customers, grocers will optimize their assortments with far fewer, but more reliable and affordable products. . In 2022, grocers will need to become digital-first.

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Dollar General Adds 100+ Private Label Products as it Expands Fresh Food Offerings

Retail TouchPoints

“We have made significant enhancements to our private brands in 2023, and we know how important these value offerings are for our customers,” said Emily Taylor, EVP and Chief Merchandising Officer at Dollar General in a statement. “We

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M&S trials discounted prices for Sparks members

Retail Gazette

// M&S is testing Sparks Prices across 50 stores in South Wales, the North East and West Midlands // Shoppers can save up to £2 on select ‘Dine In’ meals and certain bottles of Prosecco M&S has become the latest grocer to introduce exclusive pricing for members of its loyalty scheme.

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Tesco to axe 400 jobs ahead of Budget tax hikes

Retail Gazette

Britains largest supermarket said the redundancies were caused by the more competitive than ever market that has meant it has to find new ways to invest in its value offer. Tesco is not the first UK grocer to push ahead with a major cost-cutting drive as of late. Today, we have almost 1,000 vacancies available.

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Sainsbury’s becomes first UK grocer to extend Aldi Price Match to convenience stores

Retail Gazette

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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M&S chair ‘unhappy’ with Ocado Retail as reset underway

Retail Gazette

M&S chairman Archie Norman told shareholders that he was “not happy” with Ocado Retail performance last week and said there was “work to do” with the joint venture it runs with the online grocer. Last month Ocado revealed it had slashed price of over 100 everyday food essentials as it looks to increase its value offer.

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Will Aldi leapfrog Asda as the UK’s third biggest supermarket?

Retail Gazette

The chain’s value offer and rapidly expanding store network in recent years saw it overtake Morrisons to become the UK’s fourth largest supermarket in 2022. Retail Gazette examines how likely this is to happen by comparing the strengths and weaknesses of the rival grocers. Which grocer offers better value?