Aldi removing ingredients from shelvesThe supermarket chain Aldi has made a huge move towards further appealing to consumers who want their food more natural. More than nine out of ten products sold at Aldi are under the supermarket chain’s exclusive brand, and the chain has come to be among thrifty shoppers’ ideal grocery stores. Panera and Campbell Soup are among the brands that have pledged to remove substances the public finds unhealthy, and even unsafe, like trans fats, artificial flavors, and artificial food dyes, but Aldi’s CEO has spoken out. Aldi will no longer carry items that contain certified synthetic colors, partially hydrogenated oils, and added monosodium glutamate (MSG).
Hy-Vee offers new pickup and delivery serviceThe grocery store chain last Monday introduced the new Hy-Vee Aisles Online program, with which customers can check off items on their grocery lists with a click of the mouse. Zach Shank, Worthington’s Hy-Vee store director, said it’s as easy as it sounds.
5p charge starts in England, shoppers face tangle of red tape
Supermarkets are braced for chaos and confusion at the checkout today as the 5p charge for plastic carrier bags launches in England.
Bosses fear a complicated list of exemptions to the new rule could lead to disputes as customers are told they must pay for the bags, in a Government scheme to reduce litter and protect wildlife.
Checkout operators have been given special training to deal with argumentative shoppers who object to paying the mandatory charge if they have not brought their own bags to stores.
Dave Lewis rings up sales in UK at TescoTESCO chief executive Dave Lewis is expected to announce this week that his turnaround is working with improved UK sales and flat first half revenues.
City analysts also believe that Tesco will unveil on Wednesday healthier profits than it did last year, when it shocked the market by revealing its profits had crashed due to an accounting scandal and sliding sales.
Tesco Lotus opens centre in South
New distribution facility in Surat Thani to serve 200 outlets and lifts local economy. Tesco Lotus has opened a regional distribution centre in Surat Thani, it's second in the country, to serve more than 200 Tesco Lotus hypermarkets and Express stores in the South.
The first regional distribution centre was opened in Khon Kaen last year to serve 400 Tesco Lotus hypermarkets and Express stores in the Northeastern region.
Ahold given average recommendation of “Hold” by analystsKoninklijke Ahold has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the twelve brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company.
Company shares of Whole Foods marketShares of Whole Foods Market rose by 9.07% in the past week and 5.93% for the last 4 weeks. In the past week, the shares have outperformed the S&P 500 by 7.95% and the outperformance increases to 4.3% for the last 4 weeks.
Pick n Pay falls as earnings forecast comes in lower
In an earnings update on Friday Pick n Pay warned that market conditions were likely to remain difficult in the second half. This echoed sentiment from other South African retailers who have continued to feel the pain as consumers face sustained pressure from rising costs, higher interest rates, increases in taxes and escalating prices due to a weakening rand.
Retail trade in Moscow is falling faster than in therest of the country
Retail trade turnover in Moscow in August 2015accelerated in decline from 0.8% to 14.1%, stated a Mosgorstat report. Prior tothis, decline accelerated by 1.2 % in June and 0.7% in July, reports posudka.ru.
The situation for Moscow retailers has beendeteriorating since the beginning of the summer after a slight slowdown in thedownturn in late spring. In Russia in general, retail tradeturnover is falling at a much slower pace than in the capital, and in the last2 months it has even shown signs of stabilising.
Sales of products (including drinks and cigarettes)in Moscow, in August fell by 18.6%, in comparison with the same period for2014, when sales of non-food products fell by 9.3%.
Thus, at the end of the summer the situation islooking much worse than in the first half of 2015, when sales of products inthe capital fell by 12.3% and non-food - by 6.9%.
