Mercadona has shared profits with its entire workforce Online shopping, private brands boost Israel's Shufersal profit Shufersal, Israel’s largest supermarket chain, reported a 2.6% rise in quarterly profit, boosted by a jump in revenue from higher online sales mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic that kept many shoppers home. Shufersal said it earned 120mln shekels ($36.5mln) in the fourth quarter, compared with 117mln a year earlier. It noted net profit grew 87% year-over-year excluding one-time items. Australia: The Friendly Grocer beats rivals in supermarket satisfaction poll The Friendly Grocer has surpassed its rivals to be ranked as the best-rated supermarket in the Finder Retail Awards. In the best-rated supermarket category, The Friendly Grocer won 4 subcategories out of 6 - best overall, customer service, produce quality and most recommended. The supermarket chain came out on top with a 100% recommendation score. Costco came out the second-best rated supermarket in the list, only 0.3 point behind The Friendly Grocer. Aldi was ranked the best supermarket for value for money, with IGA the lowest. Meanwhile, Woolworths won the ‘best range of produce’ subcategory. Hosted by financial comparison site Finder, the awards evaluated brands based on data provided by insight and consulting company Kantar, which conducts thousands of customer interviews.