9 d. ago Supermarket forced to use security tags on its fish amid shoplifting epidemic

Sainsbury's has been forced to put alarmed security tags on its fish products at one store in Purley, south London. It comes after supermarket bosses did the same thing to boxes of tea

Economics

1 week ago Major retail submits plans to replace M&S Simply Food unit in popular Glasgow neighbourhood

A supermarket has come swooping into replace one of its closing competitors in a very popular part of Glasgow

Culture

2 w. ago Where to buy the cheapest chocolate advent calendars as one supermarket takes crown for best deals

One UK supermarket consistently comes up trumps when it comes to the cheapest place to buy advent calendars

Economics

2 w. ago The kindness of strangers: a woman paid for my groceries when I couldn’t

I was trying to move money over quickly but the banking app was down. Plus, I had a toddler and a baby with me, and one had started screamingRead more in the Kindness of strangers seriesAt the Aldi checkout I was having trouble paying for my $100 grocery shop. It wasn’t that I couldn’t afford to pay, I’d just forgotten to transfer money into our everyday transaction account. I was trying to move the money over quickly at the checkout but the banking app was down. I had my two little kids with me, a toddler and a baby, one of whom had started screaming.With a growing queue of other customers behind me, the checkout guy set aside my receipt for the scanned groceries and saved it, then went on to serving other people. Frantically, I called my husband and asked him to come down to the supermarket with his bank card and pay, as it didn’t seem that I was going to be able to. While I was on the phone to him, a lady in the line paid for her groceries – then told the checkout guy, “I’ll pay ...

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4 w. ago Aldi shoppers can't stop talking about new 'sensational' £2.99 chocolates

Customers love the supermarket's 'delicious' new snack that comes in two flavours

Economics

last month ‘It’s actually a superfood!’ Why tempeh is suddenly on every menu – and coming to a supermarket near you

Tofu’s close relative can be sliced, smoked, marinated, deep fried, turned into mince, burgers, or ‘bacon’ and it’s high in protein and other vital nutrients. Here’s how to make the most of itPeople seem to have had their fill of mock-meat burgers, veggie sausages and fake chicken. Last month, the Grocer reported that Quorn and Linda McCartney’s, the UK’s leading meat-free brands, lost a combined £15.7m in 2024. Overall sales of meat substitutes fell by 6%, or £30m.But that doesn’t mean meat is back on the menu. According to Eating Better, an alliance of environmental, animal welfare, public health and social justice charities, meat consumption in the UK has been on a downward trend for more than a decade. Its 2024 survey found that fewer people eat meat every day, 61% are willing to eat less and 24% reduced their consumption in the past year. Continue reading...

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