UK & Ireland Grocery News
Mars Foods Ireland Returns To Profit
The Irish arm of Mars has returned to profit despite a fall in sales.
Newly published accounts show that Mars Foods Ireland Ltd recorded a...
Sales Down At Waitrose And John Lewis
The John Lewis Partnership saw sales falls at both its retail chains over the week to 26 October.
Waitrose continued its poor run with sales...
Another Tough Quarter For Boots; Store Closures And Cost Cutting Well...
Walgreens Boots Alliance’s (WBA) UK business has seen another fall in sales amid “challenging” retail conditions. However, the group highlighted progress it was making...
Delice De France Departs Aryzta Following MBO
Bakery supplier Delice de France has split from the Aryzta group of companies following a management buyout led by its Managing Director Thierry Cacaly.
Cacaly...
Concerns Raised About The Future Of Shop Direct
Shop Direct, the owner of the Littlewoods and Very home shopping brands, is in urgent need of cash injection following surge in claims for...
Retailers’ Stocks Hit Record Levels Amid Brexit Uncertainty
Retailers’ stock levels in relation to expected sales were at their highest on record in October, according to the latest monthly CBI Distributive Trends...
IGD Launches New Portion Size Guide For Food Industry
IGD has published a new guide for food businesses to help them review and set portion sizes for consumers that are increasingly looking to...
Pladis Appoints New Agencies To Overhaul Marketing
Pladis, the company behind brands including McVitie’s, Jacob’s, Carr’s and go ahead!, has hired TBWALondon for strategic and creative duties and Manning Gottlieb OMD...
Tesco To Power Stores With Roof-Mounted Solar Panels And Wind Farms
Tesco has signed up to a project that will see it source green electricity directly from wind farms, solar farms and solar panels on...
Nisa Rolling Out Next Day Twilight Delivery Service
Nisa is rolling out a new next day delivery service for its retailers following the success of trials.
The next day twilight deliveries were piloted...
