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10 July 2023
As its 50 th anniversary celebrations continue in Germany, Lidl has collaborated with Diageo to produce four gift packs alongside its Freeway private label brand. Enjoy your branded favourites with a free private label mixer The delights at Lidl keep coming in Germany, with its latest offering of gift packs showcasing spirits by Diageo and its own private label products. Shoppers can en...
04 July 2023
Sainsbury’s first quarter trading results have been released. Covering the 16 weeks to the 24 th of June the results reveal positive performances for most areas of the business, and its focus on price in grocery has led to the return of volume growth. The headline numbers (exc. fuel) are: Total retail +9.2% Grocery +11.0% Argos +5.1% Sainsbury’s GM -1.2% Clothing -3.7% ...
30 June 2023
Tesco and Sainsbury’s have announced further price cuts will take effect in the coming days. Tesco reducing the price of 500 essential items Tesco will make further price reductions for certain items in its private label pasta, tinned tuna, milk, grapes, and cheese ranges. Tesco said it had worked with suppliers to pass on cost reductions where possible. The average price reduction will be ...
21 June 2023
Morrisons and M&S have announced further rounds of price cuts and price locks to take effect this week. Sixth round of price cuts at Morrisons this year The latest round of price cuts at Morrisons is the sixth to take place this year. The announcement will see 47 high-volume products such as mince, tomatoes, butter, squash, cereal, and summer picnic items have prices reduced on average by 2...
15 June 2023
As Sainsbury’s implements a range of mechanics as it looks to support shoppers and offer value, we round up developments from the retailer over the last couple of weeks. Extends the reach of Nectar Prices membership scheme Initially launched in April , Sainsbury’s has said the Nectar Prices scheme has proved successful with shoppers and ‘ exceeded expectations ’ in its full year upda...
10 May 2023
Sainsbury’s has reduced the price of its own brand bread and butter products. Sainsbury’s said it was passing on the savings to shoppers following a fall in commodity prices for wheat and butter but was not reducing the price it pays to farmers. The price for 800g loaves of Sainsbury’s Soft Medium Sliced White Bread, Medium Sliced Wholemeal Bread, Thick Sliced Wholemeal Bread, and Toastie Thic...
27 April 2023
Sainsbury’s annual results for the 52-week period to 4 March 2023 reveal overall retail sales increased by 2%, to £28.7 bn (inc. VAT, exc. fuel), but underlying profit before tax was down 5% to £690m. Grocery sales drove growth in the year Retail growth was driven by grocery. The category’s sales increased in the final three quarters of the year to finish at £21.7 bn (inc. VAT, exc. Fuel)...
24 April 2023
In the wake of the launch of its widely publicised Nectar Prices enhanced value mechanic across its large stores and online platform, Sainsbury’s has introduced ‘Pocket Friendly Prices’ to its Local convenience estate to offer value reassurance to shoppers in its small stores. While Nectar Prices are not available in Sainsbury’s Local stores, Pocket Friendly Prices brings a new EDLP offer on key ...
14 April 2023
Tesco, Sainsburys,Asda, Aldi and Lidl have taken the move over recent days to reduce the price of milk to shoppers. The retailers are reducing the price of their four-pint own brand bottles to £1.55, matching other grocers.  Tesco have detailed that they have reduced their price on milk due to the cost of buying in milk has fallen.   As well as the four-pint bottles, both Lidl and Aldi have...
11 April 2023
Sainsbury’s has launched a new Nectar Prices mechanic that aims to replicate the success of Clubcard Prices at Tesco. Previously, in a fairly cumbersome process, shoppers with the Nectar app could activate incentives on selected items that they had previously bought and also access lower prices by using the SmartShop self-scanning system.   The new system will enable all Nectar card and a...