UK & Ireland Grocery News
Britvic Hires New Agency To Support Digital Marketing Push
Jaywing has been appointed as the digital agency for Britvic, handling activity across seven of its brands - Tango, Robinsons, Fruit Shoot, London Essence,...
Musgrave Unveils Ambitious Sustainability Commitments
Ireland’s Musgrave Group has unveiled a range of new sustainability commitments across its operations and retail brands, including plans to reduce the company’s carbon...
Growth In UK’s Food & Drink Exports Driven By Non-EU Countries
As the UK prepares to leave the EU, new data shows that food and drink exports in the third-quarter rose by 8.3% year-on-year to...
Sales Slide At Big Four Supermarkets As Shoppers Hold Back On...
Latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show year-on-year supermarket sales growth slowed again over 12 weeks to 1 December, increasing just 0.5%. The...
Grocery Sales Growth Slowed To Just 0.2% Over The Last Four...
Data from Nielsen confirms that supermarkets in the UK are experiencing a slow start to the festive season, with grocery sales growing by just...
Amazon Increased Its Dominance Of The UK Ecommerce Market In 2019
Amazon increased its ecommerce market share in the UK from 28.8% in 2018 to 30.1% in 2019, keeping way ahead of the likes of...
Lidl Targeting M&S And Waitrose Shoppers
Lidl is hoping it can tempt Christmas shoppers away from upmarket rivals with a new campaign slating prices at Waitrose and Marks & Spencer.
Posters...
Tough Year For McColl’s
Convenience store operator McColl’s Retail has warned that its annual earnings will come in below expectations as a result of softer market conditions in...
FDF Outlines Opportunities And Challenges For The Food And Drink Sector
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and Santander have launched a new report highlighting the growth opportunities and challenges for the food and drink...
Tesco Hit By Farmer Protests In Ireland
Tesco’s distribution centre in Donabate, Co Dublin faced blockades yesterday by farmers protesting over falling beef prices. It follows similar disruption at Aldi and...
