UK & Ireland Grocery News
Former Tesco Exec Appointed New Managing Director Of Rowlands Pharmacy
Just days after Rowlands Pharmacy announced the departure of its Managing Director, the group has unveiled his replacement.
Kenny Black, who had worked for the...
Sainsbury’s Chief Gets Pay Rise Despite Collapse Of Merger Deal
The Chief Executive of Sainsbury's received an overall pay rise of nearly 7% last year despite the collapse of the retailer’s planned merger with...
Oreo And Cadbury Aiming To Shake Up Biscuits Category
Mondelēz International-owned brands Oreo and Cadbury Dairy Milk are combining again to launch a new chocolate-covered biscuit in the UK.
Having already linked up in...
Superdrug Seeking To Engage With Customers Through New Podcast Series
Superdrug has launched a new podcast series called ‘The beauty of it all’, in which it will explore and discuss current issues in the...
Lidl Grabbing Market Share From Mults In Northern Ireland
Latest data from Kantar shows that grocery sales in Northern Ireland grew by 1.4% over the 52 weeks to 19 May 2019, with higher...
Applegreen Makes Strong Start To The Year
Forecourt retailer Applegreen has stated that its trading in first five months of 2019 has met its expectations, with its legacy business performing strongly...
Sales Falls Ease At Waitrose And John Lewis
Total sales at Waitrose were down 0.8% year-on-year over the week to 1 June, although this was an improvement on the 3.1% fall recorded...
Ex-John Lewis Boss Calls For Online Retailers To Pay More Tax
The former boss of John Lewis has said online retailers such as Amazon should pay more tax and that a solution for struggling town...
Dunnes Stores Loses Appeal Over €36.5m Plastic Bag Levy
Dunnes Stores has lost its Supreme Court appeal concerning the validity of laws under which the Revenue Commissioners later raised tax assessments of €36.5m...
Waitrose Trialling Packaging-Free Options In Bid To Reduce Plastic Waste
Waitrose has stepped up its efforts to reduce plastic waste with a new initiative that gives shoppers the option of buying food, drink and...
