Tesco Seeks Online Sales Tax To Fund Business Rate Cuts
Tesco has urged the government to impose a 2% online sales tax to help pay for a cut in business rates for shops, saying the...
Waitrose Taking Some Responsibilities Away From Buyers
Individual buyers at Waitrose are reportedly being given less responsibilities as part of moves aimed at simplifying supplier relations and improving the chain's product...
Sainsbury’s Continues To Struggle As Discounters Prosper
Latest grocery market share figures from Kantar show the sector recording its fastest rate of growth for 2019, bolstered by a record-breaking £2.5bn spent...
Late Easter And Warm Weather Boosts Supermarket Sector
Following a slow start to the year, consumer spending in the grocery sector increased by a healthy 5.9% for the four weeks to 20...
Sainsbury’s Must Rediscover ‘Art Of Good Shopkeeping’
Ahead of the release of Sainsbury’s annual results tomorrow, a leading sector analyst has suggested the chain needs to make more effort in its...
Tesco Set To Launch Major Promotion For Clubcard Holders
It has been reported that Tesco is preparing to give Clubcard holders discounts of up to 50% on selected grocery items as part of...
Sainsbury’s Launches First Till-Free Grocery Store
Sainsbury’s has begun trialling what it claims to be the UK’s first till-free grocery store. Customers visiting its Holborn Circus convenience outlet will scan...
Investors Hoping For Details Of Turnaround Plan Alongside Sainsbury’s Annual Results
After the blocking last week of Sainsbury’s plan to merge with Asda, investors will this week be looking to the chain’s management to outline...
Dunnes Stores And Musgrave Go Toe-To-Toe For Irish Food Brands
Competition is hotting up between Dunnes Stores and Musgrave, which recently have been jockeying for position to acquire Irish “foodie” brands. To have two...
Tesco Says New Accounting Standard Would Have Increased 2018-19 Operating Profit
Tesco said today a new accounting standard related to the treatment of leases would have increased its operating profit and margin in the last...