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idl GB has opened its 900th store in Great Britain, which opens its doors for the first


time tomorrow. Located on Edge Lane near Liverpool city centre, the discounter’s 900th store has created 40 new jobs for the region and joins five other stores opening in January, which will collectively create nearly 250 new jobs. Additional store openings include


two new London stores in Heston and St Mary Cray, Shipley, Merry Hill and Newcastle.


The supermarket continues to


expand at pace, having opened over 50 new stores in the last 12 months alone, contributing to its target of 1,100 stores by the end of 2025 in Great Britain.


The discounter was recently


crowned the fastest growing bricks and mortar retailer over the Christmas period for the second year running, with sales growing +2.6% year on year and +21% on a two-year basis.


Lidl GB chief executive officer (CEO) Christian Härtnagel, who will soon be handing over to new CEO Ryan McDonnell, said: “As my time at Lidl GB comes to an end, I have been reflecting on our achievements over the past five years.


“Since my appointment in 2016, we have opened over 240 stores and seven distribution centres, creating thousands of new jobs for the UK economy. The opening of our 900th store reiterates our ambitious plans and commitment to Great Britain, and we remain on track to open 1,100 stores by the end of 2025.”


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aitrose has partnered with Channel Island convenience store chain


Alliance as it expands its presence in Jersey. More than a thousand Waitrose


products will become available in Alliance’s four Jersey shops in the new year. They will first be introduced at Alliance’s St Ouen shop in March, before launching in the St Helier stores in Sand Street, Walker House and Broad Street in the weeks that follow.


Ready meals, free-from and vegan


ranges, frozen products, prepared fruit and vegetables, meat, snacks and store cupboard staples will all be available, as well as flowers, beauty products and seasonal foods. The partnership with Alliance will complement the three Waitrose shops in Jersey, including St Helier, Red Houses and St Saviour, providing even greater convenient access to its products and ranges.


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esco has released its Q3 and Christmas Trading Statement 2021/22 which shows the


retail giant is continuing a strong momentum with further growth on top of exceptional performance last year.


The business has shown strong


large store and convenience performance and online sales remain significantly ahead of pre- COVID levels. Tesco Whoosh super- fast home delivery service now in over 100 stores. Sales overall are up strongly on a two-year basis with one-year growth on top of an


millions of pints of its own brand milk from being thrown away every year.


‘Use By’ dates will be scrapped


exceptional Christmas last year. Premier, Londis and Budgens are performing particularly well. Catering has shown strong growth for on both one- and two-year bases despite Omicron impact. Tesco has also announced its intention to acquire ten Joyce’s Supermarkets in Galway. Ken Murphy, Chief Executive said: “Despite growing cost pressures and supply chain challenges in the industry, we continued to invest to protect availability, doubled down on our commitment to deliver great value and offered our strongest ever festive range. This put us in a strong position to meet customers’ needs as, once again, COVID-19 led to a greater focus on celebrating at home. As a result, we outperformed the market, growing market share and strengthening our value position.


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rom 31 January Morrisons will scrap ‘Use By’ dates on 90% of its own brand milk – and


encourage its customers to use a sniff test - to help to reduce food waste in the home. Morrisons anticipates the move will stop


from Morrisons own brand British and Scottish milks, Morrisons For Farmers milks and Morrisons organic milks in store - supplied into Morrisons by Arla farmers. Morrisons South West milk and The Best Jersey milk are yet to be converted.


Morrisons will instead encourage its customers to use a simple sniff test to check if their milk is still good to consume. The milk packaging will show ‘Best Before’ dates to indicate to customers when they should drink it by – to get the best taste. Unlike some other fresh products, drinking milk after a ‘Best Before’ date is not a food safety issue. Milk is the third most wasted food and drink product in the UK, after potatoes and bread, with around 490 million pints wasted every year. And milk has the largest carbon footprint of these food and drink products because its production is so resource-intensive. One litre of milk can account for up to 4.5kg of CO2


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Research shows fresh milk can often last a number of days past the ‘Use By’ date shown on the bottle. However UK customers are routinely throwing away milk – as they incorrectly believe the milk is unsafe to drink. WRAP estimates that 85 million pints of milk waste may be a result of customers sticking to ’Use By’ labels or ‘once opened use within’ guidance – when products may still be good to consume.


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