UK & Ireland Grocery News
Issues In Overseas Markets Hits Profits At Britvic
Britvic has posted a fall in full-year profits as challenging conditions in France and Ireland offset growth in its core UK market.
The soft drinks...
Britvic Agrees rPET Supply Deal To Support Packaging Sustainability Programme
Britvic has entered into a long-term agreement with Esterform Packaging for the supply of recycled plastic (rPET).
The soft drinks group stated that the deal...
Iceland Continues Expansion In Ireland
Iceland has opened its 27th store in Ireland. The 11,000 sq. ft. outlet is located at the Mountview Shopping Centre in Blanchardstown.
The frozen food...
How Much! Why Are Service Station Snacks So Expensive?
The high price drivers and their families pay if they choose to stock up on snacks and drinks in motorway service stations has been...
Could Collaborative Retail Save Our High Streets?
The Collaborative Retail report from Gekko looks at how independent retailers can think more innovatively to avoid struggling on the high street.
Read the full...
Amazon Unveils Self-Ordering Shelf
Amazon has taken another step towards auto replenishment with the launch of the ‘Dash Smart Shelf’. The Wi-Fi-connected shelf senses the weight of items...
McCain Foods Shedding Over 200 Jobs At UK Factory
McCain Foods has revealed that it is planning to cut 230 jobs from its Lincolnshire site as part of a move to “optimise its...
Trends In Retail Competition
The report of the 2019 Oxford Symposium on competition amongst retailers and suppliers is now available to download. The symposium covered five themes relevant...
Retailers Say Sales Have Stopped Falling
Hopes of a pick-up in consumer spending over the vital Christmas trading period have been boosted by data that suggests that the prolonged decline...
Morrisons Links Up With App To Tackle Food Waste
Morrisons is stepping up its efforts to reduce food waste in its business but offering customers products past their ‘best before’ date at a...
