UK & Ireland Grocery News
Sales Continue To Fall At Sainsbury’s In ‘Tough’ Market
As expected, Sainsbury’s has reported a third straight quarter of declining underlying sales as the “tough trading environment” impacted demand for general merchandise and...
Sainsbury’s Trialling Wholesale Drinks Initiative With WH Smith
Sainsbury’s has linked up with WH Smith again, this time supplying the chain with a range of branded and own label alcoholic drinks.
According to...
Booker Names Replacement For Departing Retail Boss
Following the recent news that Steve Fox, Booker’s Managing Director for Retail, is set to join the Motor Fuel Group (MFG) in the same...
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Investment Group Closing In On Deal For Majestic Wine Estate
Fortress Investment Group, which is owned by Japan’s SoftBank, is reportedly the frontrunner to buy Majestic Wine’s estate of around 200 shops, with a...
Shop Price Deflation Returns
Overall shop prices in June fell for the first time since October 2018 as high street retailers discounted goods to tempt cautious shoppers to...
IRI Launches Application To Help FMCG Brands Make Improved Media Decisions
The media that brands are currently investing in is changing rapidly, creating uncertainty in the advertising space and making it harder to prove the...
Another Landmark Year For THG
Online beauty and wellbeing retail company The Hut Group (THG) has delivered another year of bumper growth, buoyed by acquisitions and investment in the...
Heineken Offloading 150 Pubs
Heineken, the brewer that now owns the UK’s third-largest pub estate, has revealed plans to sell 150 of its sites.
The pubs were originally acquired...
Sales Slide At Waitrose But Better Week For John Lewis
Waitrose saw its total sales fall 2.5% year-on-year over the week to 29 June as it struggled up against tough comparatives with the same...
