UK & Ireland Grocery News
Co-op Launches ‘Biggest Ever Transformation Programme’
Co-op has outlined details of the first stage of its ‘Retail Business Transformation’ (RBT) for its convenience store estate, which it describes as being...
Majestic Wine Agrees £100m Deal For Retail Chain
Majestic Wine has reached a deal to sell its retail chain and commercial business to the Fortress Investment Group as part a planned restructuring...
B&M Poised To Ramp Up Food Offer
B&M looks set to expand its chilled and frozen food offering with it close to opening a new one million sq. ft. distribution centre...
Tesco Downsizing In Poland
Tesco is continuing to restructure its operations in Poland with it announcing plans to sell eight of its largest hypermarkets and downsize some of...
Fledgling Upmarket Crisp Maker Set For Growth
Savoursmiths, a premium crisp brand that launched in 2016, has revealed that it is planning to open a factory next year that will be...
Majority Of DIY And Gardening Shoppers Continue To Favour Physical Retail
DIY and gardening shoppers in the UK are most likely to switch to a different retailer’s physical store if the store they normally shop...
Strong Start To Year For Pets at Home
Pets at Home has raised its full year guidance and started that it remains “cautiously optimistic” in the current climate after revealing robust first...
Suppliers Must Avoid Apathy Over The Asda-Sainsbury’s 10-Year Merger Ban
Mark Cranstoun, partner and co-founder at Total Negotiation, says suppliers could be at risk of sleepwalking into future grocery sector consolidations…read the full article...
Waitrose Extending ‘Unpacked’ Trial Following Positive Response
Waitrose is extending a scheme that gives shoppers the option of buying food, drink and cleaning products in refillable containers as part of the...
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