KPMG Hired To Review Poundstretcher; Some Stores Could Close

Further reports have emerged about the troubles at discount variety chain Poundstretcher. According to Sky News, the retailer has hired KPMG to advise on options...

Aldi Launches Online Grocery Delivery Service For Vulnerable Customers

Aldi has started selling groceries online in the UK for the first time. The limited service is aimed at vulnerable people and those self-isolating...

Supermarket Sales Fall As People Ease Up On Stockpiling And Social...

Industry executives and market analysts have confirmed that supermarket chains have seen a significant downturn in sales over the last couple of weeks following...

Poundstretcher Slides Into The Red

Latest accounts filed at Companies House by discount variety chain Poundstretcher show it posted a loss last year due to margin pressures and increased...

Supermarkets In Ireland Boosted By Record Demand For Groceries

Latest figures from Kantar show the Irish grocery market experienced its busiest ever period over the 12 weeks to 22 March 2020 – increasing...

B&M Temporarily Shutting 49 Stores

Discount chain B&M is temporarily closing 49 of its 656 of stores in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The retailer said it was responding to...

Aldi Further Eases Its Product Restrictions

Aldi is lifting more of its buying restrictions in stores from today. It is also reviewing the small number of remaining purchase restrictions on...

Poundland Temporarily Shutting More Than A Tenth Of Its Stores

Poundland is temporarily closing 100 of its 800 stores in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The discounter has promised that there will be no job...

Discounters And Convenience Stores Make Biggest Gains During Record Period For...

Latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales grew by the fastest rate in over a decade during the 12 weeks...

Shoppers Spent An Extra £1.9bn On Groceries

Data from Nielsen shows consumers in the UK made over 79 million extra grocery shopping trips in the last four weeks, with total till...

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