UK & Ireland Grocery News
Asda Celebrates Success At Food Quality Awards
Asda received 92 gongs at the recent Quality Food and Drink Awards, including Retailer of the Year.
The awards mark a key moment for Asda’s...
Poundstretcher Signs New Cloud Platform Agreement With Symphony RetailAI
Symphony RetailAI, a leading provider of AI-enabled retail solutions and customer-centric insights for retailers and CPG manufacturers, has announced a five-year Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) contract...
UK Supermarkets ‘Not Transparent Enough’ About Pesticide Use
Many UK supermarkets are not being transparent with shoppers about the use of potentially harmful pesticides in their global supply chains, according to a...
M&S Extending Hot Food Offer To More Stores
M&S Food is further enhancing its food-to-go offering by rolling out hot options to more of its stores.
The retailer launched its ‘hot hold’ proposition...
Shop Prices Fall Again As Food Inflation Eases And Retailers Step...
Overall shop prices fell for a sixth consecutive month in November as struggling retailers discounted products to kick-start festive spending and fresh food inflation...
Wilko Appoints First Head Of Design
Wilko has continued to strengthen its management team with the appointment of Alexei Cowan to the newly created role of Head of Design.
She will...
Know how to use GSCOP – a core skill for NAMs
Being confident on GSCOP is an essential negotiating skill. 13 top retailers now trade by its rules and their buyers are re-trained annually. Our...
New Research Suggests The Grocery Industry Could Do More On Diversity
A new study has found that whilst the vast majority (84%) of companies in the food and grocery industry believe they are performing better...
Disappointing Week For Waitrose, Whilst Sales Plummet At John Lewis
Despite increased demand for Christmas products, total sales at Waitrose were down 1.3% year-on-year over the week to 23 November.
The chain highlighted that festive...
Candy Kittens Confectionery Secures Major Investment To Support Expansion
Fast-growing vegetarian confectionery brand Candy Kittens has secured additional investment from Katjes International. The multi-million pound deal increases the German confectionery company’s stake in...
