Lidl plans to invest £500m ramping up its presence in London, opening 40 new stores over the next five years in a region where it has traditionally found it difficult to expand. The German discounter on Wednesday said the move — which will see […]
in the 12 weeks to May 19, with its sales unchanged from the same period last year. Sainsbury’s was the biggest loser, with sales declining 1.7pc year-on-year as it narrowly avoided being overtaken by Asda in the battle to be the country’s second largest supermarket […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Morrisons, Britain’s fourth-biggest supermarket group, said political and economic uncertainty had weighed on its first-quarter growth and warned that it faced a tough comparative over the next three months. The group, which trails market leader Tesco (LON:TSCO),Sainsbury’s and Walmart’s Asda in annual […]
Grocer on track to achieve margin targets during coming year Tesco has accelerated plans to increase its dividend as it draws near to achieving the goals of a four-year turnaround programme in the coming financial year. The UK’s biggest grocer on Wednesday announced a […]
Asda has overtaken Sainsbury’s to become the UK’s second-largest supermarket, figures suggest. Asda’s sales rose 0.1% in the 12 weeks to 24 March taking its market share to 15.4%, research firm Kantar said. In contrast, Sainsbury’s sales fell 1.8% over the same period, meaning its […]
UK haulier posts lower than expected full-year profit as it integrates new customers Eddie Stobart, the UK logistics group, reported a strong revenue performance but lower than expected profit growth and falling margins in 2018, caused in part by the cost of new contract wins. […]
Groceries Code Adjudicator finds supermarket group breached code of practice A watchdog has called for “major changes” at Co-op after finding the UK supermarket group treated suppliers unfairly in relation to product delistings and charges. The Groceries Code Adjudicator, which oversees the relationship between […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Sainsbury’s was the worst performer of Britain’s big four supermarket groups in the latest 12-week period, continuing a long run of underperformance, industry data showed on Tuesday. Market researcher Kantar Worldpanel said sales at Sainsbury’s – Britain’s No. 2 […]
Chambers plugs gap in UK prepared fruit market with its own snacking division by Gill McShane 07 February 2019 Chambers’ Commercial Director James Miller In response to the continued popularity of berries and snacking, Kent-based soft fruit specialist Chambers has unveiled at Fruit Logistica a […]
Undisclosed active ingredient is printed directly onto packaging to boost product life by absorbing natural ripening hormone ethylene Morrisons to trial new It’s Fresh tech It’s Fresh Infinite will be trialled on packs of berries Morrisons is set to trial a new film packaging […]