UK & Ireland Grocery News
Ocado Set To Shed Hundreds Of Jobs Following Warehouse Fire
Up to 400 jobs are under threat at Ocado following the fire that destroyed its hi-tech distribution centre in Andover, Hampshire, in February.
The online...
Co-op Gets Go-Ahead For Major New Distribution Centre
The Co-op has secured planning consent for a new 661,000 sq. ft. regional distribution centre to support existing stores and growth plans for London,...
Graham’s The Family Dairy Secures Deal To Supply With SPAR Stores...
Graham’s The Family Dairy has entered into a new two-year deal with Scottish SPAR wholesaler and retailer CJ Lang.
The agreement will see Graham’s The...
Dairy Growth Continues To Slow, Particularly In Discounters
Growth in the UK dairy market continued to ease by quite a margin in the 12 weeks to 22 April 2019, down to 2.1%...
Ashley Seeks Support For Legal Challenge To Debenhams’ Rescue
Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct group is trying to muster support for a legal challenge to a Debenhams restructure package that was given the green...
Co-op To Supply Food-To-Go Range To Superdrug
The Co-op has struck a deal with Superdrug which will see it supply the health & beauty chain with a food-to-go range.
During a trial...
Tough Quarter For Asda
Just weeks after regulators torpedoed its merger plans with Sainsbury’s, Asda has reported its first sales decline in two years, blaming the later timing...
Waitrose Sets Out Plan To Triple Size Of Its Online Operation
Less than three months after revealing the end of its partnership with Ocado, Waitrose has outlined plans to treble the size of its online...
Amazon Grabs Slice Of Deliveroo
Amazon has become a major investor in fast-growing UK-based food courier firm Deliveroo.
The exact figure was not given, but the US online giant was...
Boots Goes Digital With Advantage Card Loyalty Scheme
Boots has launched its Boots Advantage Card in a digital format as part of its ongoing moves to modernise its operations and provide shoppers...
