The Supermarket Sleuth

Blak Friday and supermarkets plus M&S Food moves into exspansion mode

We start with New Zealand and the possibility of one of its biggest retailers having another go at becoming more of a supermarket as well as revealing the UK  shoppers who will soon have an M&S Food store on their doorstep

Will more Costco stores solve New Zealand's supermarket problems?

The New Zealand government says more Costco stores are the solution, but are they? Aldi opens another 16 stores before Christmas and Lidl GB gets tough on store crime.

Beware of the deceit happening on your supermarket shelves

With manufacturing costs constantly rising, brand owners of packaged goods have quitew often to ask supermarkets to put up the prices of their brands. But what happens if the supermarket refuse? We also take a look at ewhat's happening as Asda and why Tesco's Whoosh is adopting new tactics.

A hint on how to save waste and a UK update

Are you losing out on bad food you havew bought? Irritating isn't it. Well, here's a hint which can save you money and that's even more important than ever. Also we catch up with a new loyalty card from a discounter and one of the major supermarkets that's closing stores.

Government takes action over HSS products

HSS products are those containing fat, sugar and salt. We also report on the progress being made by Poundland and the forthcoming demise of the Amazon Fresh stores.

Aldi is once again the cheapest , as a country are we coming less self-sufficient with our food and The New Zealand government has a new plan to encourage more offshore competition

Aldi jumps back to the top of the cheapest, Poundland bounces back and the use of AI in supermarkets continues to grow.

Rise in inflation could add money to Uk grocery bills

This time we learn which is the who is the Grocer of the Year in Scotland, how M&S is thanking its customers in staying with them after the recent cyber attacka and about a new innovation for supermarket trolleys.

Will New Zealand supermarket shoppers ever get a fair deal?

Returning to the duopoly situation in New Zealand, loooking at the many new supermarkets Aldi plans to open in the UK and catching up with Asda's struggles.

New Zealand struggles to solve supermarket problem

ALDI special looks at the discounter's progress in the UK and Australia

How many stores has Aldi in Australia, how many in the UK and will it one day come to New Zealand. How did the discounter first begin and who owns it? All this and more in the latest report.