UK & Ireland Grocery News
RB Joins Venture To Invest In Startups
Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has linked up with the Founders Factory to launch a new joint venture aimed at discovering and developing startups that could...
Calls For Government To Introduce Tax On Unhealthy Food
Health campaigners are calling for processed foods high in fat and sugar to be taxed to help encourage product reformulation by manufacturers and tackle...
Weather Impacts Growth At Waitrose
Waitrose saw its total sales fall 2.7% year-on-year over the seven days to 3 August, with the retailer partly blaming the recent mixed weather.
However,...
Tesco Cutting Thousands Of Jobs In Metro Stores
Tesco announced yesterday that it is cutting around 4,500 jobs from its Metro stores as part of changes to ensure the format better meets...
Italy’s illycaffè Acquires UK Distributor And Reaffirms Commitment To Market
Italian coffee firm illycaffè has bought the division of Euro Food Brands that handles the distribution of illy branded products in the UK.
Euro Food...
Wilko Staff At Distribution Centres Voting On Strike Action
Value chain Wilko is facing the possibility of a disruptive strike by workers in its distribution network over a decision to force staff to...
Tesco Opening 10th Jack’s Store This Week
Tesco will open its 10th Jack’s store on Thursday, almost a year on from launching the new discount format.
The outlet in Walton, Liverpool, will...
Two Thirds Of House Of Fraser Stores Could Be Closed
After Sports Direct revealed last week that it regrets buying House of Fraser, it has been suggested that two thirds of the stores in...
Retail Sector Sees Weakest July Growth On Record
UK retail sales returned to growth last month, although the uplift was a record low for July as continuing political and economic uncertainty took...
Domino’s Pizza CEO Set To Depart
David Wild, the Chief Executive of UK-based Domino’s Pizza, has confirmed today that he plans to retire, with the process to recruit a successor...
