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Tuesday 21 March 2023 Dublin: 10°C

# Supervalu

All time
# supermaket sweep
Tesco on the slide, as Aldi & Lidl gain again in the grocery market
SuperValu is also performing well — benefiting from increased exposure as a result of its brand takeover of Superquinn stores.
# JobBridge
SuperValu store seeks off licence, fresh food, and butcher interns
ScamBridge.ie protesters gathered outside a store in Deansgrange in south Dublin yesterday over the move.
# News Fix
Here’s What Happened Today: Thursday
Everyone’s talking about storm damage, a meningitis warning and a suspicious device in the UK linked to the Republic of Ireland.
# up the aisle
SuperValu in Lusk is holding a speed dating event in the shopping aisles
Our eyes met over the iceberg lettuce…
# Supermarkets
Tesco's market share fell over Christmas while discount retailers saw a boost
Supervalu attracted 40,000 more households over the festive period, helping it to push its market share above 20 per cent.
# Superquinn
Pic: Superquinn sign is taken down to be replaced by SuperValu
*sniff*
# Data Breach
Loyaltybuild boss writes open letter apologising to customers as more firms hit by breach
The data breach has affected up to 1.5 million customers across Europe. The gardaí and the Data Protection Commissioner are investigating.
# data theft
Gardaí investigate as 1.5 million affected by Loyaltybuild data breach
Customers are being advised to check for unusual transactions over the last month.
# Data Breach
Over 500,000 potentially affected by loyalty scheme breach
An initial inspection report has found that the names, addresses and other details of some 1.12 million clients have also been compromised.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you have concerns about using your credit card online?
More details of a major security breach have appeared this morning.
# Supervalu
Supervalu payment card breach ‘more extensive’ than expected
62,500 customers have been advised to contact their bank or financial institution as soon as possible.
# getawaybreaks
Supervalu warns 38,000 customers over possible data breach
A potential security breach was uncovered at a loyalty-programme company that runs the “Getawaybreaks” promotion for the supermarket chain. The Data Protection Commissioner has been informed.
# taste so good
The wait is over: Superquinn sausages go on sale in SuperValu today
Not only have the sausages been rolled out nationwide but the increase in demand from our hungry tummies has created 12 jobs.
# drrrink
Is Father Jack working in Supervalu now?
This manager board would suggest so.
# Supervalu
Ireland's tidiest town has been named, and it's...
The winners in the SuperValu TidyTowns competition were named today at a ceremony in The Helix.
# Good News
Aldi announces 160 new jobs at Cork distribution centre
The discount grocer is opening the facility in Mitchelstown. It will supply over 100 stores in the region.
# Pork
SuperValu to become first retailer to trace its bacon by DNA
The retailer came up with the idea after recognising potential weaknesses in paper based traceability systems following the pigmeat dioxin crisis.
# Robbery
Security guard tackles 'lone raider' in Dublin supermarket robbery
Gardaí said the man took some property from the shop and was confronted by the security guard, sustaining a number of injuries.
# urgent news
What's going on with Superquinn sausages?!?
Superquinn is being integrated with SuperValu. Are the sausages no more?
# End of an era
102 jobs lost as Superquinn stores to be renamed SuperValu
Musgrave, which owns the two supermarkets, said it will try to find jobs for the 102 people who will lose their jobs.
# GOOD DEED
€250,000 fodder fund set up for farmers in crisis
SuperValu has also offered to transport fodder arriving in Dublin Port to co-ops or internally between food suppliers across the country.
# Cheese
SuperValu strikes €160,000 cheese deal
The deal means that Irish-made Cashel Blue Cream Cheese will be exclusively available in SuperValu stores.
# Meath East
Pics: Taoiseach confronted by off-duty garda over public sector cuts
Campaigning in Meath East today, Enda Kenny came under fire from an off-duty garda who was unhappy with cuts to his and public sector workers’ pay.
# supervalu tidytowns
Do you live in Ireland's tidiest town?
The Minister for the Environment officially launched the competition, saying that it is important to present Ireland “in the best possible light”.
# Jobswatch
SuperValu to create 300 jobs in 2013
New staff will be hired following the opening of three new stores and extending a further 40 as part of a €20 million investment.
# Horsemeat
Horsemeat scandal: Frozen burger sales down 42 per cent
Data from Kantar Worldpanel Ireland has shown the impact of the horsemeat scandal on sales of frozen burgers.
# Groceries
Dunnes and Aldi make biggest gains in Christmas grocery market
The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel show Dunnes and Aldi making ground, largely at the expense of smaller shops.
# Online Shopping
SuperValu launches country's first grocery shopping app
Now you can do your weekly shop from your smartphone.
# Jobswatch
Swift Fine Foods signs €2 million SuperValu deal, creates 10 jobs
The Monaghan food company will supply a range of carvery meals under the SuperValu own label brand.
# Advertising Awards
Supervalu TV ad scoops top industry award
The company behind the supermarket’s recent ad campaign won the Grand Prix at the industry awards in Dublin last night where Alastair Campbell was guest speaker.
# Your Say
Poll: Do you try to shop in Irish-owned supermarkets?
Study shows that chains like Tesco, Aldi and Lidl are experiencing more growth than homegrown Irish chains – do you make a conscious choice to shop in Irish supermarkets?
# Supermarkets
Tesco extends lead as Ireland's most popular supermarket
The latest Kantar Worldpanel show Tesco has gained market share in the last year, while Dunnes has slipped back.
# Doing the Double
Abbeyshrule adds to the trophy cabinet with European award
The Longford village won Ireland’s TidyTowns Award earlier this week.
# Clean Streets
Abbeyshrule in Longford is Ireland's tidiest place
Plus, the rest of the winners from this year’s SuperValu TidyTowns Awards.
# Retail
Grocery sales fall by 0.2 per cent
But own-brand labels grow by 2.3 per cent year-on-year, as shoppers attempt to make savings.
# Groceries
Irish grocery market slips back into decline - report
The grocery sector declined by 0.5 per cent last year due to falling inflation.
# Expansion
SuperValu expansion to create 200 jobs
The supermarket network says it is investing €20 million in the project and will add five new stores.