Weeks of disruption sparked by the gilets jaunes anti-fuel tax movement have apparently led to a downturn in sales French protests hamper Italian and Spanish exports Wholesalers at Turin’s wholesale market suggested the situation was returning to normal Protests in France against a proposed increase […]
Bjorn Thumas of Tomra Food looks at the technologies and trends driving retail change Disruptive change is coming to supermarkets and this will have a ripple effect throughout the food industry supply chain. Technical innovations online and in-store and shifting consumer demands will re-shape […]
Kantar figures reveal millions more shoppers at Aldi and Lidl, and continued growth for Asda It’s been a good few months for the cheaper stores, with Aldi and Lidl recording an extra 14 million shoppers compared to last year and Asda growing fastest of the […]
UK supermarket chain’s profits hit by restructuring and merger costs Sales growth at J Sainsbury has picked up after the supermarket group benefited from the hot UK summer and lowered its prices. The big four grocery chain, which is in the process of attempting […]
Marks & Spencer reported same-store sales declines in both its clothing and food divisions amid disruption caused by its radical restructuring programme, and warned that it expects “little improvement in sales trajectory” for the remainder of the year. Clothing sales were down 1.1 per cent on […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco (L:TSCO), Britain’s biggest retailer, undershot first-half profit forecasts on Wednesday after weak trading in central Europe and Asia took the shine off accelerating sales in its core UK business. The company, which this year acquired wholesaler Booker, reported operating profit before […]
LONDON (Reuters) – The British arm of German discount supermarket Aldi reported its first rise in annual operating profit for four years on Monday and signalled no let-up in its approach with plans to open 130 stores in 2019 and 2020. The investment in new […]
Many Britons feel they have to watch the pennies after recent inflation rises and years of flatlining wages. This extends to their supermarket shop, with four in 10 people reporting they are concerned about the cost of food. Against this backdrop, grocery giant Tesco has […]
Sainsbury’s and Asda could be forced to sell hundreds of stores to appease the competition watchdog ahead of their planned merger. The Competition and Markets Authority said it had found a “realistic prospect of a significant lessening of competition” in 463 areas where the retailers’ […]
LONDON (Reuters) – British consumers spent more on their credit cards in August as they borrowed to fund a summer shopping spree but companies are more nervous in the run-up to Brexit, lending industry data showed on Wednesday. Credit card lending by the main high […]