UK & Ireland Grocery News
Africa Weakness Hits PZ Cussons; To Refocus Business On Growth Products
PZ Cussons, the owner of personal care brands such as Imperial Leather and Carex, has reported a 37.5% fall in annual profit after sales...
Dunnes Offloading Unwanted Stores
Leading Irish retailer Dunnes has reportedly started selling or leasing out a number of its vacant stores that have previously been blamed for holding...
Focus On Authenticity Helps Consumer Packaged Goods Companies Improve Their Growth
Organic growth for consumer packaged goods (CPG) businesses remains challenging, according to the latest analysis by KPMG in the UK. However, those shaking off...
Sector Think Tank Says Retail Health Has Deteriorated Further And May...
The KPMG/Ipsos Retail Think Tank (RTT) has determined that retail health deteriorated more than expected in the second quarter of 2019. In their qualitative...
Owner Of McVitie’s Appoints New CFO
Pladis, the snacking group that owns the McVitie’s and Ulker brands, has appointed Sridhar Ramamurthy as its new Chief Financial Officer.
He joins the business...
Sainsbury’s Removes Plastic Bags For Fruit And Veg
Sainsbury’s is continuing its drive to reduce plastic waste by trialling the removal of plastic bags for loose fruit and veg, and encouraging customers...
Tesco Raising Prices Due To Higher Costs
Tesco has increased the prices on more than one thousand grocery products in its stores over the past two weeks, with the chain blaming...
Sainsbury’s Launches Pizza Delivery Service
Sainsbury’s is hoping to grab a slice of the fast-growing food delivery market by teaming up with Deliveroo to bring freshly baked pizzas straight...
Iceland Brings Back Plastic Packaging
Iceland has started using plastic packaging again across its bananas after a failed trial, with its Managing Director admitting the chain still has a...
Online Retail Sales Bounce Back With Strongest Growth This Year
Better weather and the start of the sale season helped lift online retail sales last month following a subdued period for the channel.
According to...
