Sales Continue To Slide At Waitrose And John Lewis
Just days after the John Lewis Partnership posted its first-ever half-year loss and warned that a no-deal Brexit will have a “significant” impact on...
Slightly Better Period For Grocery Market But Big Four Still Struggling...
Latest grocery industry data from Kantar shows year-on-year supermarket sales returned to growth during the 12 weeks to 8 September, although the Big Four...
Bank Holiday Boost For Grocery Sales But Retailer Fortunes Mixed
After a mixed bag of summer weather, latest industry data from Nielsen shows the August bank holiday heatwave gave the sector a much needed...
Profits And Sales Up At Asda As Turnaround Strategy Pays Off
Asda delivered an increase in profits and sales during 2018 - a year it unsuccessfully tried to merge with rival Sainsbury’s.
Accounts filed at Companies...
Strong Quarter For New Ocado-M&S Joint Venture
Ocado Retail, the recently completed joint venture between the online grocer and Marks & Spencer, has reported healthy growth for the third quarter to...
Why The Big Supermarkets Have Good Reason To Fear Aldi
Supermarkets’ low, low prices were a lot higher than they should have been before Aldi and Lidl got serious.
Operating margins of 5% or more...
Profits Fall At Aldi UK But Continuing Expansion Drive
Aldi’s British and Irish arm saw its profits fall by more than a quarter last year due price cuts and investment in its infrastructure....
Morrisons Increasing Prices Amid Cost Pressures
Mounting cost pressures in the grocery market has reportedly forced Morrisons to raise prices across hundreds of product lines.
Edge by Ascential data , published...
Knowing GSCOP – a core skill for NAMs. Autumn training courses
Being confident on GSCOP is an essential skill in negotiations and now 13 retailers trade by its rules. Our highly-rated courses, designed for all...
Asda Facing More Protests Over New Staff Contract
The GMB union is staging fresh protests against Asda, claiming workers face the sack if they don’t sign a controversial new contract.
The so-called ‘flexible...