Ocado Sales Help M&S Draw Level With Waitrose
New data suggests that Marks & Spencer’s food business is now level with Waitrose in terms of grocery market share.
Worldpanel (formerly Kantar) figures, as...
Good Weather Boosts Retail Sales, But Consumer Confidence Is Fragile Heading...
Official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggest that back-to-school shopping and warm weather boosted retail sales last month, although the sector...
Boots Expands On-Demand Delivery Service
Boots has doubled the number of its stores offering on-demand delivery via Deliveroo and Uber Eats to almost 500.
Shoppers across the UK can now...
CMA Kicks Off Probe Into ABF’s Acquisition Of Hovis
A month after Associated British Foods (ABF) announced that it had agreed to acquire the Hovis brand from private equity firm Endless to bolster...
M&S Expands Reach In Ireland
M&S has launched a click & collect service at its new food outlet, located on an Applegreen petrol forecourt in Cavan town, Ireland.
The ‘shop...
Caterfood Partners With TWC To Launch Data Service For Suppliers
Caterfood Buying Group (CFBG), the Bidcorp-owned buying group of independent wholesalers, has announced the launch of a new wholesale shipments data service in partnership...
Scotland To Get More Aldi Stores As Part Of £1.6bn Expansion...
Aldi has confirmed that Scotland is one of the areas it is targeting as part of its £1.6bn expansion plan for the UK over...
Regal Foods Snaps Up Soft Drink Brand
Yorkshire-based food and drink manufacturer Regal Food Products has announced the acquisition of soft drink brand Suncrest for an undisclosed sum.
The deal expands Regal...
Leading Food Redistribution Charities To Merge
FareShare and The Felix Project, two of the largest food redistribution charities in the UK, are merging in a bid to enhance their capacity...
Chinese Retail Giant Preparing For Full Launch Of Online Store In...
JD.com, one of China’s largest retailers, is recruiting for more than 150 jobs in the UK in preparation for a full commercial launch of...
