UK & Ireland Grocery News
Carlsberg Plays Authenticity Card To Reinforce Renewed Focus On Quality
Carlsberg last week launched a new marketing campaign in the UK, overturning its famous tagline by admitting it is ‘probably not the best beer...
Craft Beer Market Sobers Up
New data suggests that the craft beer boom in the UK has slowed sharply in the last year as global drinks giants muscle in...
P&G Could Gain From Shaving Off Gillette
The consumer-goods company’s grooming unit is facing increasing competition from cheaper products, and rival Kraft Heinz shows what happens when good brands lose their...
Tesco Launches New ‘Meat & Veg’ Range
Tesco has launched a new ‘Meat & Veg’ range aimed at consumers looking to adopt a healthier and more sustainable diet.
The selection of lamb...
Lower Margins On Co-op Lines For Costcutter Shops
Costcutter retailers are being advised to sell Co-op own-label lines at lower recommended retail prices (RRP) than Nisa, while paying higher wholesale prices (WSP).
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M&S Slashes Prices On Hundreds Of Food Lines
Marks & Spencer has stepped up its drive to win back customers by cutting prices on almost 500 food items ahead of the Easter...
Unilever Delivers Better Than Expected Quarterly Sales Growth
Higher prices, volume growth and strength in emerging markets has helped Unilever post a stronger-than-expected 3.1% rise in underlying sales growth for the first...
PZ Cussons Issues Brief But Reassuring Trading Update
PZ Cussons issued a one line trading update today that just said that its full year profit expectations remained in line with the previously...
The Hut Group Makes Another Acquisition
Online beauty and wellbeing retail company The Hut Group (THG) has continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of French luxury haircare brand, Christophe...
Asda Offers ‘Free Alcohol’ To Welsh Shoppers
An Asda store in Wales attracted considerable attention on Twitter this week after it appeared to be offering shoppers free alcohol.
A sign in the...
