Haldanes was a chain of mid-sized supermarkets that operated in the United Kingdom. Established in 2009, the company was the first mid-sized supermarket chain to start business in the UK in 27 years, having been buying stores from the Co-operative group, which was forced to sell some shops following its acquisition of Somerfield. The chain was keen to promote their intentions towards supporting local communities, such as committing to sourcing at least 35% of its food and drink from local producers at each store and by supporting community events, a statement reflected in their tagline, "Refreshingly Local". The first of the Haldanes stores began trading from mid-November 2009. Haldanes went into administration on 10 June 2011 and ceased trading a few days later.

The chain was founded in 2009 and began trading in November 2009 with five stores, with a further 13 outlets across the UK planned for Easter 2010. The company's first stores were purchased from the Co-operative group, which was forced by the Competition Commission to sell some stores following its acquisition of Somerfield. Although most of the initial stores were based in Scotland, the retailer has stated that they intend to acquire stores "the length and breadth of the UK", with their first store in England set to open in January 2010 in Tattershall, Lincolnshire.

Andy Haldane (born on 18 August 1967) is Executive Director of Financial Stability at the Bank of England

In 1988, Haldane received a BA in Economics from the University of Sheffield and in 1989 and MA in Economics from the University of Warwick.

At the Bank of England and he worked in Monetary Analysis, on various issues regarding monetary policy strategy, inflation targeting and Central Bank independence. He later became secondment^{[clarification needed]} to the International Monetary Fund, director of the International Finance Division and the Market Infrastructure Division. In 2005 assumed responsibility for the Systemic Risk Assessment Division within the Financial Stability department. In 2009 he became the Executive Director of Financial Stability.

Haldane has been widely cited as a leading Bank of England expert on Financial Stability and is a co-author with Adair Turner and others of the LSE Future of Finance report

Haldane is the co-founder of a charity 'Pro Bono Economics', which aims to broker economists into projects in the charitable sector.