UK & Ireland Grocery News
Asda Hires New MD For George
Asda has named Steph Strike as the new Managing Director and VP of its George non-food division. She replaces Nick Jones, who left the...
Stop Believing in Free Shipping
How retailers hide the costs of delivery - and why we’re such suckers for their ploys.
Read the full article on The Atlantic website
UK Pub Sector Expands For First Time In 10 Years
Britain's pubs have seemed to be in state of terminal decline over the last decade, with about 700 shutting every year. However, official figures...
TOFS Being Put Up For Sale
The Original Factory Shop (TOFS) looks set to be sold off by its private equity owner less than 18 months after being given the...
Co-op Ending The Year With 30 New Stores
The Co-op has revealed that it is opening 30 new stores in the run-up to Christmas, creating up to 500 new jobs.
Its latest expansion...
Supermarket Election Poll Sees Conservatives Take Morrisons, While Labour Extends Lead...
Ahead of tomorrow’s General Election, GlobalData Retail has conducted a survey to discover the voting intentions of shoppers by their main supermarket.
Whilst the Conservatives...
Debenhams Strengthens Board With Appointment Of Former Home Retail Chief
Beleaguered department store chain Debenhams has announced that John Walden and Kevin Conroy have been appointed as Non-Executive Directors on the board of its...
Majestic Wine Outlines Plans To Grow Under New Owner
The Majestic Wine chain has revealed details of its future plans after its £95m sale to US-based investment firm Fortress was officially completed.
The wine...
Sales Slide At Waitrose But Jump Higher At John Lewis
Waitrose has suffered another disappointing week with its total sales down 2.5% year-on-year over the seven day period to 7 December.
The weak figure follows...
Homebase Voted Worst Online Retailer
Homebase’s online store has been rated as the worst in the UK with shoppers complaining about the retailer ignoring complaints and selling products that...
