UK & Ireland Grocery News
Grocery Spend Stalls, While Promotional Activity Ramps Up
Data released by Nielsen shows consumer spending in the grocery sector is continuing to slow, with sales declining 1.6% in the most recent four...
Poundland Delivers Growth In Tough Market
Pepkor Europe has claimed that its Poundland chain is “outperforming” the wider UK High Street after it posted a robust rise in sales.
The discounter’s...
Aldi Gets Limited Declarations From Supreme Court In Dunnes Row
A lengthy legal row between Aldi and Dunnes Stores over an in-store labelling campaign by the Irish retailer has ended with the discounter getting...
WH Smith Finishes Bottom Again In High Street Shops Survey
WH Smith has been ranked the UK’s worst high street retailer for the second year in a row, whilst electrical goods store Richer Sounds...
Shop Price Inflation Hits Second Highest Rate In Six Years
Shop prices increased during May at the second highest rate in the past six years, driven by rising business costs.
The data from the BRC-Nielsen Shop...
Waitrose To Trial ‘Invisible Door’ That Could Save Retailers Billions
Waitrose is to start testing an ‘invisible door’ that it claims has the potential to save retailers in the UK a combined £1.5bn per...
Erudus Continues To Be At The Sharp End Of Food Product...
Erudus has announced its sixth integration partnership in the last 10 months, as it accelerates its journey to revolutionise food data.
Users of the Sharp-aX...
Waitrose Slashes Number Of Buyers
Waitrose has reportedly reduced the size of its buying team by up to 40% following the conclusion of a consultation process.
The move comes just...
Premier Foods Considering Sale Of Mr Kipling
A sale of the fast-growing Mr Kipling brand is one of options being considered by debt-laden Premier Foods.
The firm launched a strategic review back...
Grocery Retailers Asked Why They Have Not Signed Up To Payments...
The Chair of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee has written to six leading grocery retailers to ask why they are not...
