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24-hour Asda store: Where in UK has it received the go-ahead?
This new store will create about 40 part and full-time jobs.
Morrisons: Grocer's profit plummets to lowest point since 2007 as turnaround slows
Like-for-like sales excluding fuel over the full year dropped 2% while revenue edged up in the last quarter.
Lidl offering a whole cooked lobster for just £2.99 - with a slight catch
You'll just need to nab a voucher from the Easter brochure.
Tesco partners with FareShare and FoodCloud to fight scandal of food waste in Scotland
Retail giant will donate good food destined for waste to community groups to help feed vulnerable people.
Asda and other UK supermarkets could be fined if their trolleys get dumped in rivers
Tesco was recent fined £20,000 by a council in North of England for a similar case of dumped trolleys.
Tesco could cut 39,000 jobs over the next three years to reverse slump in profits
Competition from Aldi and Lidl has resulted in reduced sales for Tesco.
Apocalypse Now: If our world collapses, we can survive 55 years on supermarket food
A scientist says we could survive half a century thanks to non-perishable goods taken from UK stores.
Sainsbury's offer price for Home Retail beaten by a higher £1.4bn bid by South Africa's Steinhoff
Steinhoff is in support of Home Retail's decision to sell its Homebase chain to Wesfarmers.
Tesco to stop selling crescent-shaped croissants as Britons like them straight
Sainsbury's and Waitrose, however, said they had no plans to discontinue curved croissants.
Asda's Andy Clarke vows to win supermarket war despite reporting worst quarterly drop
Some analysts believe the fall is not only because of higher prices but on account of a 'sterile shop'.
Asda asks suppliers for discounts to help battle Aldi and Lidl
Morrisons and Tesco also trim prices and improve service under new management teams.
EasyFoodstore enforces 10 item daily limit to discourage competition from profiting
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou launched this store in early February.
Aldi warns rival UK supermarkets that they will not be able to match its new price cuts
This follows the recent price cuts promised by Asda and Morrisons.
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Asda and Waitrose face ban on 'special offers'
Consumer watchdog Competition and Markets Authority could impose ban.
Supermarkets are starting to take responsibility for wasted food - now it's our turn
The UK dumps 14 million tonnes of food a year (twice the EU average), half of which comes from households.
Grocery sales on the rise as customers turn to healthy foods early in 2016, Kantar says
Kantar data shows grocery sales edged 0.2% higher in 12 weeks to January as sales of fruit and vegetables rose 5%.
Ocado pre-tax profit soars 65% as shareholders await update on rumoured partnership talks
Ocado takes care of Morrison and Watirose's food deliveries but there were talks of a major deal with Amazon.
EasyJet founder Sir Stelios takes on UK budget grocers with food at 25p offer
The first trial store is situated on Park Royal West, just off the North Circular Road, in London's zone three.
Tesco plans simple pricing to win back shoppers
New strategy mirrors Sainsbury's and comes as Morrison to cut prices of 1,072 products.
76 Tesco stores will no longer operate for 24 hours
The move will affect 400 employees, who are being consulted for alternative roles with Tesco or other stores.
UK: Tesco to shut 'food-to-go' stores in London over lack of customer interest
Decision was blamed on lack of customer interest ending an experiment lasting over a year.
Asda to cut 'hundreds' of jobs at Leeds headquarters following weak Christmas
While Sainbury's benefitted, Tesco and Morrisons too saw poor sales during Christmas.
Waitrose to speed-up payments to smallest suppliers
Waitrose takes three times longer than Tesco to pay some of its vendors.
Wesfarmers acquires Homebase, the DIY unit of UK-listed Home Retail, for £340m
Sainsbury's had earlier bid for Home Retail's Argos division.
Tesco beats expectations with Christmas sales hike
In the quarter to 9 January, like-for-like sales dropped 0.5%, with analysts expecting a 1.5% drop.
Sainsbury's CEO Mike Coupe upgrades outlook as Christmas sales fall less than expected
Coupe said that Sainsbury's sales in the second half of the new financial year will be better than the first.
Lidl, Aldi and Sainsbury's among retail winners at Christmas
Kantar research shows German chains saw consumer spending increase by more than 10%.
Morrisons reports surprise increase in Christmas sales but grocer will close seven more stores
Morrisons has already shut down 11 superstores and sold its convenience store division.
Lidl sued by Generator Developments over land in Brentwood, Essex
Developer claims discount supermarket chain failed to honour a joint venture agreement.
Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons and Asda to report slide in Christmas sales
While the big four have lost in Christmas sales, discounters Aldi and Lidl gained over the festive period.