South Africa: Grocery retailer Pick n Pay to start accepting cryptocurrency payments
One of South Africa's largest grocery retailers Pick n Pay is expanding a pilot of adding cryptocurrency as a payment option to more stores after the successful completion of the first phase, it said.
Source: reuters.com
UK fresh food prices rise 13.3% in year to October - BRC
The cost of fresh food in British shops last month was 13.3% higher than a year earlier, the biggest annual increase in records going back to 2005, the British Retail Consortium said. The BRC, a trade body, said its broader measure of shop price inflation picked up to 6.6% in October from 5.7%, while food prices overall rose 11.6%, as the cost of less perishable foodstuffs rose more slowly than prices for fresh items.
Source: reuters.com
Central England Co-operative rebrands
Central England Co-operative has announced it is changing its name to Central Co-op to better reflect its development and expansion plans as its annual sales approach £1bln for the first time. Alongside the name change, the Society will be rolling out new “modern and fresh” branding using the International Co-operative Alliance’s global marque as part of its new identity.
Source: kamcity.com
Sweden: The merger between ICA Gruppen and Murgröna is completed
In ICA Gruppen’s report from the Annual General Meeting on 31 May 2022, it was communicated that ICA Gruppen AB (ICA Gruppen) and Murgröna Holding AB (“Murgröna”) had resolved that all assets and liabilities of Murgröna should pass to ICA Gruppen through a reversed merger by way of absorption. The notification of the merger has been registered with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Sw. Bolagsverket). The merger is thereby completed. This means, among other things, that Murgröna’s assets and liabilities have passed to ICA Gruppen and that Murgröna has been dissolved.
Source: icagruppen.se
UK: Morrisons to close 132 McColl's stores putting jobs at risk
Morrisons says it plans to close 132 of its loss-making McColl's convenience stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk. It comes after the supermarket chain agreed to buy McColl's out of administration in May.
Source: bbc.com
South Africa: Shoprite creates 208 jobs with 4 new store openings on one day
Shoprite created 208 new jobs with the opening of four new supermarkets in Gauteng, all on the same day: Shoprite Hebron Mall in Pretoria; Shoprite Mamelodi; Shoprite Cosmo Mall; Shoprite Elsburg in Germiston. These new stores offer customers a convenient shopping experience and access to several in-store fresh food departments including a Meat Market, Hot & Cold Foods Deli, Bakery, Fresh Fruit and Vegetables and in-store Money Market counters.
Source: shopriteholdings.co.za
UK: Tesco to open three new checkout-free GetGo stores
Tesco will expand its checkout-free GetGo stores trial with three new shops that will adopt a hybrid model, giving customers the option to use an attended till as well. The sites are at Chiswell Street Express in central London, with Fulham Reach Express in Parrs Way, London, and Aston University Express in Aston, Birmingham also due to open over the next few months.
Source: retailgazette.co.uk
SPAR Australia opens new distribution centre in Brisbane
SPAR Australia is proud to announce the opening of their new 13,400m2 state-of-the-art distribution centre within ESR Australia’s Acacia Ridge Business Park. The distribution centre will service over 240 Branded and Independent Retail supermarkets across the Eastern Seaboard.
Source: spar-international.com
How to tackle the costs of supply chain waste
Norwegian e-grocer Oda has cut waste almost to zero. The grocer was founded in 2013 and delivers in Norway and Finland, soon to launch in Germany. Every pallet of fruit and vegetables is also sold the day it arrives, meaning a waste surplus of only 0.5%, way ahead of many other European e-grocers.
Source: raconteur.net
US: HelloFresh launches The Pass Master to help you pass delicious foods while passing on uncomfortable conversations this Thanksgiving
While 91% of Americans are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with loved ones this year (data from a survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of HelloFresh from August 30 to September 2, 2022, with a panel of 2,000 Americans who celebrate Thanksgiving), some look at the holiday as a time to stir up more than cranberry sauce at the dinner table. To help with the unavoidable political debate from your uncle or the not-so-discreet questions about marriage or children from your nana, HelloFresh, the world’s leading meal kit company, is launching a limited-edition product - The Pass Master by HelloFresh.
Source: businesswire.com
US: SpartanNash, Shipt announce expansion of same-day delivery partnership
Food solutions company SpartanNash (the “Company”) announced its growing partnership with same-day delivery service Shipt. Shipt users will now be able to shop nearly 90 Company-owned grocery stores across Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota and Ohio and have groceries and essential household items delivered in as soon as an hour.
Source: businesswire.com
US: Chartwells K12 wants kids to 'Veg Out' with new plant-forward lunch menus and food stations in school cafeterias across the country
Today's students are looking for more than Meatless Mondays when it comes to choosing what they want to eat and in looking at restaurant menus and supermarket shelves across the country, it has never been clearer that plant-based meal options are here to stay. With kids and adults being more mindful of the health of the planet, as well as their own health, Chartwells K12 has introduced its newest culinary concept "Veg Out", launching at schools across the nation this fall, including Comal ISD (Texas), MSD of Warren Township (Indianapolis) and South Whidbey School District (Washington).
Source: prnewswire.com
US: KeHE gets bigger in convenience store channel
KeHE Distributors has landed a distribution partnership with Midwestern convenience retail chain Kum & Go L.C., boosting the wholesaler’s share in the c-store space. Under the agreement, KeHE will serve as a primary partner for 80 Kum & Go locations, the Naperville, Illinois-based specialty grocery distributor said.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Publix turns in 7.6% comp-sales gain for third quarter
Publix Super Markets kept up its strong sales growth pace in the fiscal 2022 third quarter but again saw instability in the stock market impact its bottom line. For the quarter ended September 24, net sales surged 9.2% to $13bln from $11.9bln in the 2021 third quarter, when sales climbed 7.8%, Publix reported. The Lakeland, Florida-based supermarket chain also saw sequential growth in Q3, as net sales edged up 0.8% from $12.9bln in the 2022 second quarter.
Source: supermarketnews.com
US: Sweetgreen, one of the nation's top salad chains, is opening first Wisconsin locations
One of the nation's top fast-causal salad spots, sweetgreen, is coming to Wisconsin, serving salad bowls, roasted vegetables and more. The national chain with more than 170 U.S. locations plans to open spots in Brookfield and Madison.
Source: eu.jsonline.com