UK & Ireland Grocery News
Official Data Shows Retail Sales Fell Again In December, Led By...
Figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) confirm it was a dismal month for many retailers during December.
Sales volumes (quantity bought) last...
Graze Pledges To Slash Plastic Use
Graze, the healthy snack brand now owned by Unilever, has pledged to reduce the amount of plastic used in its packaging by 80% within...
Chief Executive Of The Works Departs After Performance Weakens
The once fast-growing The Works chain announced yesterday that its Chief Executive was resigning with immediate effect after the business reported a fall in...
UK Pub Numbers Rise For The First Time In A Decade
The number of UK pubs and bars increased for the first time in a decade during 2019, according to the Office for National Statistics...
Arcadia Closes More Stores After Tough Christmas
Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia Group, the owner of Topshop, Topman and Dorothy Perkins, is closing a fresh wave of stores in the wake of...
More Management Changes At Morrisons
After last month promoting Trevor Strain to the role of COO and Michael Gleeson as CFO, Morrisons has today announced further changes to its...
Asda To Trial Refillable Options With Leading Brands
Asda is set to continue its drive to reduce the use of plastic in its business by testing a refill scheme for its own...
Solid Christmas For SPAR UK
SPAR UK saw its like-for-like retail sales increase by 2.6% over the four weeks to 29 December, with the symbol group attributing the robust...
Subdued Christmas Period For ABF’s Grocery’s Unit; Primark Suffers Fall In...
Associated British Foods (ABF), the owner of a host well-known grocery brands, has followed the supermarket multiples in reporting subdued demand over the Christmas...
C&C Group’s Chief Executive Steps Down
C&C Group, the drinks business that owns brands such Tennent’s, Bulmers and Magners, has announced that its Chief Executive Stephen Glancey is retiring.
He is...
