UK & Ireland Grocery News
A.F. Blakemore C-Stores Sign Up to Water Refill Campaign
A.F. Blakemore has become the first convenience retailer to join the Refill campaign to help reduce plastic waste.
The company has registered 68 of its...
Retail Landlords Fall Into A New Crisis At Christmas
The suspension of a major M&G retail property fund has raised new questions about the future of shopping centres.
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John Lewis To Offshore Contact Centre Jobs As UK Staff Laid...
John Lewis is relocating call-centre jobs to the Philippines as part of a cost-cutting move that has already led to 300 UK workers being...
Asda Unveils New ‘Deal Depot’ Format
Asda has opened the doors to its new cash & carry-style outlet aimed at small businesses and shoppers looking to make savings by buying...
Aldi Hit By Farmer Blockades In Ireland
Aldi is facing more disruption to its operations in Ireland with another day of blockades at its distribution centres by farmers protesting over falling...
Capri-Sun Becomes Latest Brand To Use Shrinkflation To Counter Higher Costs
Coca-Cola-owned soft drink brand Capri-Sun is reported to have removed two pouches from its 10 x 200ml multipacks, with prices staying the same, or...
Convenience Retailers Rein In Investment Amid Uncertainty
Convenience retailers have significantly scaled back investments in their stores over the last year in response to the uncertainty caused by Brexit and the...
AB InBev Replaces Paper Labels With Bottle Tattoos
AB InBev has revealed that it working to evolve from using paper labels on beer bottles to imprinting branding on the bottles themselves.
The ‘direct...
Reckitt Benckiser Opens Doors To New Science And Innovation Centre
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has this week opened a state-of-the-art Science and Innovation Centre in Hull, and reaffirmed its commitment to investing in the UK.
The...
US Meal Replacement Brand Makes UK Supermarket Debut
Fast-growing US meal replacement brand Soylent has made its grocery debut in UK via a listing in Sainsbury’s.
The brand has been rolled out into...