UK & Ireland Grocery News
JLP Appoints Strategy Director To Work With New Chairman
The John Lewis Partnership has hired a former Centrica executive to be part of its restructured management team that is now being led by...
Roll-Out Of Iceland Stores In The Range Outlets Continuing In 2020
It has been revealed that 19 more Iceland stores inside branches of The Range will open by the end of March, with more to...
JJ Foodservice Unveils Improved Website
JJ Foodservice has launched a new website that aims to enhance the service for its customers who order online. A record 70% of its...
Sale Of Oddbins Stores Expected To Complete This Month
The purchase of Oddbins and its sister company, Wine Cellars Trading Limited’s retail stores to an unnamed purchaser (rumoured to be its former owner),...
Sales At Big Four Supermarkets Slide As Discounters And Online Rivals...
Latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show the Big Four supermarket chains continued their downward trajectory in the new year, whilst the likes...
Disappointing January For Supermarkets But Better Times Ahead
Data from Nielsen reveals that there was no post-Christmas recovery for UK supermarkets this January with overall sales growing by only 0.7% in the last...
GCA Launches Annual Supplier Survey
The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has today launched her annual survey, 10 years to the day since the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (the...
Centra Outlines Expansion Plans After Solid 2019
Musgrave’s Centra chain cemented its status as the market leader in Ireland’s convenience sector last year, with its sales growing 4% to €1.7bn.
The retailer...
Private Equity Firms Preparing Joint £3.8bn Bid For Owner Of Poundland
Three rival private equity firms are reported to have teamed up with a view to bidding for the Pepco Group, the operating company of...
Aldi Opens Its Largest UK Distribution Centre
Aldi has officially opened a new £64m distribution centre in Sawley, Derbyshire. The site, which spans over 600,000 sq. ft., is the discounter’s 11th distribution...
