UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: IGD Industry Awards entries close soon

UK: Waitrose Head Refuses To Meet Ocado Chief Following Morrisons Deal (Sub-only)

UK: Morrisons Hires Former Tesco Executive As CIO (Sub-only)

UK: Booker Reports Strong Rise In Profits

UK: Mothercare Making Progress With Turnaround Plan

UK: Halfords Unveils £100m Turnaround Plan

IRELAND: Online Market Expected To See Rapid Growth (Sub-only)

UK: Imported Beers Help SABMiller Defy Market Slump (Sub-only)

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: ASA Bans Listerine Ad (Sub-only)

UK: Bestway Launches First Non-Fruit Flavoured Energy Drink (Sub-only)

UK: Anchor’s Squirty Cream Back On TV

UK: Sainsbury’s Names Great British Beer Hunt Regional Finalists

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

MIDDLE EAST: Carrefour Sells Remaining stake In MAF For €530m

US: PepsiCo Rethinks Pricing Strategy (Sub-only)

NETHERLANDS: Sales Up At SPAR International; Focused On Expansion

US: Chilly Weather Hits Target

SOUTH AFRICA: Walmart’s Massmart Chain Warns Of Slower Growth In Year Ahead (Sub-only)

US: How The Top 10 US Retailers Use Pinterest

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Aldi And Waitrose Continue Strong Growth, Morrisons Showing Signs Of Improvement

UK: Profits Up Britvic, Announces Cost Cutting Plan Amid Tough Market Conditions

UK: Supermarkets Meet With Government To Explain Unit Pricing Policies (Sub-only)

UK: Sainsbury’s Crowned ‘Brand Of The Year’ At Marketing Awards (Sub-only)

UK: House of Fraser Reports Strong Growth (Sub-only)

UK: Bad Weather Holds Back Food Sales

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Ginsters Unveils Major Changes To Range (Sub-only)

UK: Müller Rice To Introduce New Look, Limited Editions

UK: PepsiCo Expands ‘Smiths’ Snacks Range

UK: Cloetta Adds To Chewits Range  (Sub-only)

UK: Kepak Announces New Rustlers Campaign

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

GLOBAL: Amazon Tops Walmart As World’s Most Valuable Retail Brand (Sub-only)

MEXICO: Philip Morris To Fully Acquire Local Unit

JAPAN: Lawson To Work With Suppliers To Promote Healthy Foods  (Sub-only)

US: Home Depot Q1 Results Boosted By Housing Recovery

US: Best Buy Remains Confident Despite Loss In Q1

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Booths Trade Briefing on 2 October

UK: Warburtons Makes Acquisition (Sub-only)

UK: Profits Down Again At M&S

UK: Upmarket Supermarket Shoppers Heading To Budget Chains To Top Up

IRELAND: Moloney To Step Down As MD Of Glanbia (Sub-only)

UK: Multi-Buy Ban Attributed To Falling Alcohol Sales In Scotland (Sub-only)

UK: Oddbins Stores To Be Revamped (Sub-only)

UK: Greencore Improved H1 Results But Seeing Trading Tough Conditions Following Horse Meat Scandal

UK: Call To Freeze Business Rates To Help Ailing High Street

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Cadbury Launches Crispy Cereal ‘Crunchums’

UK: Heineken Adds New Variant To Strongbow Line (Sub-only)

UK: Halewood Unveils New Look, Variant For Lambrini Cider

UK: Shloer Kicks Off ‘Summer Sundays’ Promo (Sub-only)

UK: Costco Selling Full-Size F1 Car Simulator

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

GLOBAL: London Tops Dubai As World’s Most Preferred Retail Destination

CHINA: Hershey Launches First International Confectionery Brand In Country (Sub-only)

US: Target Unveils New Tech Hub  (Sub-only)

US: Campbell Soup Rebounds On Strong Domestic Performance

EUROPE: Select Results in Brief (Dansk Supermarked, X5 Retail)

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Convenience Market Set To Grow 30% To £46.2m By 2018

UK: Tesco To Launch Major Initiative To Help Reduce Food Waste (Sub-only)

UK: Tyrrells On The Market For £100m

UK: P&H Secures Funding For Future Expansion (Sub-only)

UK: Number Of Empty Shops Hits New High But Increased Footfall Adds To Optimism

UK: Average Price Of Bottle Of Wine Hits All-Time High (Sub-only)

UK: Marks & Spencer Under Fire Over Online Tax Arrangements

UK: Tesco To Expand Clothing Brand With 50 New International Franchise Stores

UK: Are Waitrose And Ocado Heading For A Divorce?

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Tropicana To Unveil New 850ml Packs

UK: Cathedral City Introduces Chedds Single Pack Format (Sub-only)

UK: McVitie’s To Launch Limited Edition ‘Celebration Tin’

UK: Freedom Confectionery Unveils Vegetarian Marshmallows  (Sub-only)

UK: Westons Unveils Stowford Press PMP

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

CHINA: Danone Forms New JV With Mengnui Dairy

SLOVENIA: Mercator Owners Holding Out For Higher Bid  (Sub-only)

INDIA: Authorities Reject Auchan Hybrid Model Plans?  (Sub-only)

INDIA: Future Group Aims For 1,000 C-Store Network By 2015

CHINA: AS Watson To Open First ‘Great’ Supermarket In Country

INDIA: P&G To Launch First Toothpaste In Country

SPAIN: El Corte Inglés In Pilot Starbucks Deal

UK & Ireland - Retailers / Manufacturers

UK: Morrisons Seals Distribution Deal With Ocado To Launch Online Service

UK: Asda Hits Out At Voucher War After Reporting Rise In Q1 Sales

UK: Waitrose To Roll-Out In-Store Online Welcome Desks (Sub-only)

UK: WHSmith Voted Worst Store, Apple The Best

UK: Strong Week For Waitrose But Weather Impacts Sales At John Lewis

UK: Online Sales Up 16% In April (Sub-only)

UK: Halfords Appoints New Commercial Director From Walmart (Sub-only)

UK: Sales At Wickes Slip 6.1%

UK & Ireland - Products / Promotions

UK: Sainsbury’s Adds Ready Meals To ‘Taste the Difference’ Range

UK: Co-operative Champagne Wins Gold At Competition

UK: Tesco Offers 100% Scottish Chicken At Scottish Stores

UK: Dale Farm Wins Sainsbury’s NI Cheddar Contract

UK: Waitrose To Stock New Abra-ca-Debora Pancake Variant

International - Retailers / Manufacturers

US: Walmart Q1 Hurt By Weak Domestic Performance

FRANCE: Leclerc Expects To Overtake Carrefour Ahead Of Schedule (Sub-only)

SWITZERLAND: Barry Callebaut Says Ready For More Purchases  (Sub-only)

CZECH REPUBLIC: AB InBev Drops Plans To Buy Budvar

FRANCE: Marionnaud Announces Four Senior Exec Changes

RUSSIA: X5 Retail Picks New Head For Soft Discount Format