UK & Ireland Grocery News
Wickes Heading To Towards Demerger In Good Shape
Just weeks away from its demerger from the Travis Perkins Group, home improvement retailer Wickes has revealed that it delivered like-for-like sales growth of...
Food Inflation Accelerated In January
Non-food prices continued to fall in January amid intense competition on the high street, although food inflation picked up.
The latest BRC-Nielsen Shop Price Index...
January Was Another Flat Month For Retail Sales
Following a disappointing Christmas trading period, data from the CBI’s Distributive Trades Survey suggests retail sales volumes were flat for the third consecutive month...
Retailers Amongst Growing Number Of Businesses In Significant Financial Distress
New data from insolvency firm Begbies Traynor reveals the number of UK businesses in significant financial distress has risen to 494,000 – the highest...
Alcohol Sales In Scotland Have Fallen Following Introduction Of MUP
The first analysis of off-trade alcohol sales over the full year following the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) in Scotland shows the move...
JJ Foodservice Focused On Expansion
JJ Foodservice has revealed that it is on the hunt to acquire more properties to support its expansion plans.
Following record sales of £170m for...
UK Supermarkets Move To Cut Antibiotic Use In Farming
Most of the UK’s leading supermarket chains are making “significant progress” in reducing antibiotics in farming, but Iceland, Asda and Aldi have been named...
Unilever Vulnerable To Activist Investor Following Share Slump
Ahead of Unilever’s full year results announcement on Thursday, City analysts have warned that the consumer goods giant is vulnerable to an activist investor....
Sainsbury’s To Invest £1bn To Become Carbon Neutral By 2040
Sainsbury’s has pledged to invest £1bn over the next twenty years in order to become a ‘Net Zero’ business across its own operations by...
Big Players In Grocery Industry Will Consolidate, Says Sainsbury’s Departing Chief
Despite his plan to merge Sainsbury’s with Asda being blocked by the competition regulator last year, Mike Coupe has suggested that consolidation amongst the...
