UK & Ireland Grocery News
Appleby Westward Delivers Sales Increase As Shoppers Make More Trips To...
Appleby Westward, the SPAR wholesaler for the south west of England, has revealed that its like-for-like sales increased by 5.6% year-on-year over the two-week...
Former Nielsen Exec Takes Lead Role At Kantar
Kantar, the leading marketing insights and consulting company, has announced two key hires in the UK. Chris Morley has been appointed as Managing Director,...
Boots Initiating Review Of Business Following Another Weak Quarter
Shares in Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) closed down almost 6% yesterday after reporting a big drop in profits and further weakness in its UK...
Tesco’s Christmas Sales Edged Up In Subdued Market
Tesco ground out a 0.1% rise in UK like-for-like sales over the Christmas period in what it described was a “subdued” market.
The figure for...
JLP Issues Profit Warning And John Lewis MD Steps Down After...
The John Lewis Partnership has warned that its staff bonus may be in doubt after it reported disappointing sales over the Christmas period in...
Marks & Spencer’s Food Business Outperforms The Market But Troubles Remain...
Marks & Spencer’s food business appears to have outperformed rivals in the supermarket sector over the festive period, although the group’s share price took...
Retail Sector Suffers Worst Year On Record
Total retail sales slipped by 0.1% in 2019, according to data from British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG. This is the lowest since they...
Blakemore Foodservice Agrees Contract With SOHO Coffee Co.
Blakemore Foodservice has announced a three-year contract to supply SOHO Coffee Co. The deal is expected to generate £2.5m in additional annual sales for...
Solid Year For Nichols
A trading update from soft drinks manufacturer Nichols reveals its overall revenue increased by a robust 3.6% to £147.2m in the ending 31 December...
Asda Kicks Off 2020 With A Management Shake-Up
Asda has begun the year with new appointments to its executive board, along with several internal promotions.
In a message to staff yesterday, the group’s...
