UK & Ireland Grocery News
Fortnum & Mason Defies Retail Gloom
Upmarket food and gift retailer Fortnum & Mason has reported another year of strong growth despite what it described as the “most challenging” domestic...
Record Shopper Involvement In Black Friday, But Challenging Christmas Expected For...
New research investigating UK household shoppers’ plans for Black Friday and Christmas 2019 has been launched by retail and shopper marketing agency, Savvy. The...
Amazon Must Check For Trade Mark Violations
Amazon is not liable for unwittingly stocking trade mark infringing goods for third-party sellers, but should be diligent in checking whether products are legal,...
Iceland Foods Could Be Sold Off By Current Owner
Frozen food chain Iceland is facing the prospect of being put up for sale by South African conglomerate Brait as part of its attempts...
Ocado To Open First Mini Customer Fulfilment Centre
Ocado is set to further expand its distribution network in the UK with the opening of its first mini-CFC, in Bristol.
The facility for Ocado...
Boots Opens New Format Store In Ireland
Boots has opened its first new look ‘store of the future’ outside of the UK, on Dawson Street in Dublin city centre.
The group launched...
Growth In Dairy Market Picks Up Ahead Of Festive Season
Latest data from Kantar shows that growth of the dairy market is accelerating ahead of the all-important Christmas trading period.
Year-on-year value sales growth was...
Supermarkets Have Failed To Compel Suppliers To Take Action On Plastic
The plastic packaging produced by supermarkets in the UK has risen to more than 900,000 tonnes a year, despite public commitments by the leading...
New Snack Bar Launched That Can Cut Alcohol Absorption
Zeno Functional Foods has launched a snack-sized protein bar which it claims can reduce alcohol absorption by as much as 50%.
SOBAR, the “world’s first...
Another Solid Year Of Growth For Kitwave
North Tyneside-based wholesaler Kitwave has reported its eighth year of consecutive growth, aided by investment and favourable trading conditions.
Over the year ended 30 April...
