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...

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...

Aldi Offers Details Of Regional Expansion Plans

Aldi has revealed details of where some its 65 new stores planned for the UK this year will open. The discounter plans to open seven...

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With 15% off all professional industry training throughout Learning at Work Week 2019, choose from IGD’s programme of classroom-based workshops on topics such as...

Morrisons Chief Gives Up Part Of Bonus

Morrisons Chief Executive David Potts has handed back £598,000 of his bonus despite delivering a third consecutive year of improved sales and profits. Potts was...

Walmart Exec Defends Sainsbury’s-Asda Merger Plan; Says Shoppers Not Just Looking...

Judith McKenna, President and CEO of Walmart International, this week defended the failed bid to merge Asda and Sainsbury’s. Speaking at the World Retail Congress...

Another Disappointing Week For Waitrose

Total sales at Waitrose slipped 3.5% year-on-year over the week to 11 May, with the chain blaming comparatives with a much warmer week in...

Walmart Is Considering Stock Market Listing For Asda

Walmart has confirmed that it is considering a stock market listing for its Asda subsidiary after plans to merge the business with Sainsbury’s failed....

Tesco Chief Sees Pay Packet Cut But Still Takes Home £4.6m

Tesco’s latest annual report shows its Chief Executive banked a pay packet worth just over £4.6m last year. Dave Lewis earned a £1.6m bonus, on...

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