UK & Ireland Grocery News
Consumer Confidence Slides Amid Brexit Concerns
Somewhat unsurprisingly, consumer confidence in the UK fell in August as people’s expectations for the economy and their own finances saw significant drops.
GfK’s Consumer...
Plant-Based Food and Beverage Alternatives Market Set For Major Growth
A new report by BIS Research suggests the global plant-based food and beverage alternatives market will be worth over $80bn by 2024, rising at...
Tesco Signs Up For ‘Customer As A Service’ Data Platform
Tesco is aiming to get even closer to its customers by being one of the first brands to sign up to a new “customer...
Shoppers In Ireland ‘Facing Empty Shelves Within Days Of No-Deal Brexit’
Ireland's supermarket shelves could start to run bare within two days of a hard Brexit, the head of the Freight Transport Association of Ireland...
Supermarket Shares Climb After City Analysts Play Down Brexit Impact
Shares in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, and Morrisons all rose yesterday after City analysts gave a surprisingly upbeat assessment of the supermarket sector and its prospects...
Owner Of Moy Park To Buy Tulip
Pilgrim’s Pride, the US-based subsidiary of Brazilian meat giant JBS, has signed a contract to acquire Tulip, the UK’s biggest pork producer, from Danish...
Asda Partners With Downton Abbey To Highlight Food Quality
Asda has moved slightly away from its traditional focus on price in its latest ad by linking up with popular TV drama Downton Abbey...
Supermarkets Offering Cheaper Toiletries Than Boots And Superdrug
Boots’ current trading woes have been highlighted in a new study by consumer watchdog Which? that confirms supermarkets offer much better value when it...
McColl’s Blames Weather And Brexit For Fall In Sales
McColl’s has recorded a 2.2% fall in third-quarter like-for-like sales with the convenience store operator blaming a “highly unseasonable summer” and “ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty”.
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SuperValu Trialling New Eco-Friendly Product Range
Musgrave-owned supermarket chain SuperValu has launched a trial range of 65 eco-friendly products in 12 of its stores across Ireland as part of a...
