UK & Ireland Grocery News
Costa Coffee Appoints Former M&S Exec As New CEO
Costa Coffee has appointed Jill McDonald as its new Chief Executive. She replaces Dominic Paul, who is stepping down at the end of this...
Kellogg’s UK Sets 50:50 Gender Balance Target
Kellogg’s has committed to achieving 50:50 gender balance for manager and senior manager levels in the UK by 2025. As part of reaching this...
Shoppers Ready To Spend Big On Black Friday But Influence Of...
UK shoppers are set to squeeze more of their Christmas spend into the Black Friday period due to expectations of heavy discounts, but this...
Waitrose Trialling New Store Format Hosting John Lewis Products And Services
Following Monday's news that John Lewis has launched a new store concept featuring ‘experience playgrounds’ that host some food & drinks products from its...
Fever-Tree Loses Its Fizz As Consumer Spending Slows
Premium tonic maker Fever-Tree has cut its full-year revenue forecasts, blaming the weaker consumer spending in the UK.
The company has seen rapid growth in...
Earlier Christmas Spending Boosts Sales At Waitrose But John Lewis Struggles
Waitrose ended a prolonged run of falling sales last week, benefitting from the launch of the Partnership’s ‘Excitable Edgar’ Christmas campaign.
The supermarket chain’s total...
Kingfisher’s New CEO To Make Changes After Disappointing Quarter
Kingfisher’s new Chief Executive has suggested that changes to the home improvement group’s strategy are on the way after the business posted another quarter...
October’s Online Retail Sales Growth Lowest On Record
Heading into the all-important Christmas trading period, the online retail sector was given a much-needed boost in October, with sales growing by 6.2% year-on-year,...
Unsworth Family Takes Majority Stakes In Supplier Of Aldi Bread
Geary’s Bakery has received a significant investment from the Unsworth Family, which will support the company’s ambitious growth plan.
The investment will see the Unsworth...
Lidl Spending £10m To Raise Staff Pay
Lidl has revealed that it is investing over £10m to increase the hourly wages of staff working in its 770 stores in the UK.
The...
