UK & Ireland Grocery News
Sales At Bestway Went The Wrong Way Last Year
Latest annual results filed at Companies House by the Bestway Group highlight the challenging conditions for wholesalers as the grocery multiples move into the...
Iceland To Take New Direction With Advertising
Iceland has hired advertising agency Leo Burnett to help develop a new strategic and creative direction for the frozen food retailer.
According to trade magazine...
Nisa Hails Success of Co-op Deal
Nisa revealed this week that its store recruitment had rocketed over the last year since its acquisition by the Co-op, with its improved product...
Another Dismal Quarter For Mothercare But Claims Progress Is Being Made
Mothercare has reported another heavy fall in sales and warned that market conditions in its domestic market and overseas remained challenging. However, it hailed...
Boots Becomes Major Sponsor Of Women’s Football
Amid an overhaul of its product offering and stores to improve performance, Boots has signed a deal to raise its profile in the sporting...
FrieslandCampina UK Appoints Marketing and Grocery Commercial Director
Will Jones has taken on the newly formed role of Marketing and Grocery Commercial Director at FrieslandCampina UK.
The £11.5bn dairy group, best known in...
Co-op To Extend Presence At Music Festivals
The Co-op has revealed that it is continuing its partnership with concert promoter Live Nation, opening 6,000 sq. ft. pop up shops at six...
Tesco Looks Better Value Than Rivals, Goldman Reckons
Tesco shares outperformed on Wednesday as Goldman Sachs sang the grocer’s praises following the first quarter in a year where its sales have outshone...
Boots Stores At Risk As Owner Accelerates Cost Cutting Following ‘Most...
Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) has warned that it may be forced to close stores and cut jobs in the UK after suffering the “most...
Own Brand Primed To Take Advantage Of Increasing Demands For Convenience
Recent research from retail and shopper marketing agency, Savvy, found that 71% of UK shoppers have said that convenience is more important to them...