Tue, 05 Jan, 2021
‘Dry January’, as well as ‘Veganuary’, saw thousands of UK shoppers shun alcohol and meat.
Tue, 04 Feb, 2020
Britain’s major supermarkets are forecast to report lacklustre Christmas sales this week, reflecting weak economic growth and comparisons with generally solid festive results in 2018.
Mon, 06 Jan, 2020
Irish fin-tech company Fexco has announced a new partnership with UK supermarket group, Morrisons.
Thu, 12 Dec, 2019
Tesco will next week become the first major British supermarket group to offer a subscription customer loyalty scheme, the latest weapon in its fight to stem the market share gains of German-owned discounters.
Wed, 30 Oct, 2019
It’s being proven again and again that a most effective way to train people to do something is to show how they can save money, however small the amount, by co-operating.
Sun, 18 Aug, 2019
Asda, the British supermarket arm of US retail giant Walmart (WMT N), said uncertainty surrounding Brexit was affecting its customers as it eked out a small rise in second quarter sales, helped by the later timing of Easter this year.
Fri, 16 Aug, 2019
The fortunes of supermarkets are diverging on either side of the Irish Sea, with UK grocers posting their first fall in sales since June three years ago and Irish supermarkets adding sales and increasing prices.
Tue, 23 Jul, 2019
James Davey Amazon has teamed up with clothing chain Next to offer a network of stores where the online retail giant’s UK customers can collect their parcels.
Wed, 15 May, 2019
A batch of Cow & Gate baby food has been recalled from Boots after some jars were found to contain pieces of a rubber glove.
Tue, 14 May, 2019
Sainsbury’s, reeling from last week’s decision by the UK regulator to block its takeover of rival Asda, was alone among Britain’s big four supermarket groups in seeing sales fall in the latest 12-week period, industry data has shown.
Wed, 01 May, 2019
Sainsbury has lost its status as the UK’s No. 2 supermarket group by market share to its takeover target Asda for the first time in four years, industry data showed.
Wed, 03 Apr, 2019
UK supermarket Sainsbury’s and its takeover target Asda have committed to deliver £1bn (€1.1bn) of lower prices annually by the third year after completion of their proposed €8.5bn deal.
Wed, 20 Mar, 2019
Sainsbury’s sales fell in the latest 12-week period, industry data showed, as the group continued to underperform Britain’s other big four supermarket chains, including planned merger partner Asda.
Wed, 06 Mar, 2019
Sainsbury’s and Asda are in talks to create Britain’s biggest supermarket group, a combination which would surpass Tesco’s grocery market share and be worth up to £15bn (€17bn).
Mon, 30 Apr, 2018
Tesco has reported a 2.7% rise in like-for-like sales at its Irish operations for its latest financial year.
Thu, 12 Apr, 2018
Gluten-free foods contain more fat, salt, and sugar than their gluten-containing equivalents, and are more than twice as expensive, a study has found.
Fri, 19 Jan, 2018
Major supermarkets in the UK are selling plastic-packaged fruit and vegetables for less than customers can buy them loose, an investigation has found.
Thu, 11 Jan, 2018
British industry enjoyed solid growth in November, benefiting from a global upturn that has allowed the economy to outperform gloomy forecasts made after the Brexit vote, although the economy still faces an “underwhelming” 2018.
Tesco shares struggled — rising gradually after being down for most of the day — despite data showing that the supermarket giant probably outperformed its smaller UK rivals during the festive season.
Wed, 10 Jan, 2018
Fashion chain Next has posted a rise in UK sales over Christmas as the retailer upgraded its profit forecast and signalled that inflation pressures are set to ease.
Wed, 03 Jan, 2018
British supermarket giant Tesco has reported a surge in half-year profits and rising sales as it hailed efforts to keep prices low amid Brexit-fuelled inflation.
Wed, 04 Oct, 2017
The appointment of a new chief executive of the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) has been broadly welcomed in Cork, with interested parties saying his strong background in retail and services will complement the county’s airport growth strategy.
Fri, 01 Sep, 2017
Lidl has leapfrogged upmarket supermarket Waitrose in the UK’s competitive food retail market, industry data showed yesterday, a sign that cash-strapped UK shoppers are still having to count their pennies.
Wed, 23 Aug, 2017
Four UK supermarkets have taken products off their shelves in the wake of the egg contamination scare - as the Food Standards Agency says the scale of the problem is higher than previously thought.
Fri, 11 Aug, 2017
Shares in Sainsbury’s rose after beating forecasts for Christmas trading in its core supermarket business, while fashion retailer Ted Baker shares also jumped on an unexpectedly upbeat festive sales.
Thu, 12 Jan, 2017
Christmas spending at UK supermarkets and weak sterling helped boost London’s Ftse 100 blue-chip index, which hit fresh record highs yesterday, as other European shares also ended slightly in positive territory.
Wed, 11 Jan, 2017
UK grocery prices rose slightly from November to December, according to data from tracking website www.mySupermarket.com
Wed, 04 Jan, 2017
Wed, 16 Nov, 2016
A man has been arrested after a young girl was carried off by a stranger at a supermarket in England.
Sat, 05 Nov, 2016
London’s top flight index tumbled below 6,700 yesterday as investors baulked at a bleak economic update from the UK manufacturing industry.
Tue, 02 Aug, 2016
Any cut in the June milk price would be totally unjustified given the Ornua Index remains fixed, the ICMSA has signaled to Ireland’s dairy co-ops.
Thu, 14 Jul, 2016
British supermarket giant Sainsbury’s yesterday said it was prepared for an escalation of price wars in Britain’s highly-competitive supermarket sector after reporting a decline in underlying quarterly sales.
Thu, 09 Jun, 2016
Pork and bacon producer Oakpark Foods is due to launch four new products into the UK market next month with supermarket chain Morrisons.
Thu, 19 May, 2016
The London market closed higher with traders cheered by strong US economic data, soothing a hangover caused by Thursday’s stark warning by the Bank of England governor about the cost of a Brexit vote.
Sat, 14 May, 2016
The UK sales decline at Tesco has slowed for the fourth month in a row, industry data showed yesterday, adding to evidence that Britain’s biggest supermarket group is gradually recovering.
Wed, 06 Apr, 2016
Wed, 13 Jan, 2016
Discounters Aldi and Lidl stepped up their march across the UK supermarket industry in the last 12 weeks as the impact of price cuts by the country’s large grocers faded.
Wed, 21 Oct, 2015
Tue, 13 Oct, 2015
Supermarkets Asda and Morrisons have reached a settlement with a French champagne producer after becoming mixed up in a legal dispute about wine, a judge has said.
Fri, 09 Oct, 2015
Retail giant Amazon has begun selling chilled and frozen food products online amid speculation it is to launch a full-scale assault on the grocery market.
Wed, 30 Sep, 2015
Tue, 29 Sep, 2015
Discount retailer Aldi reported a fall in its UK profits today as the supermarket price war there took its toll on earnings despite sales surging to a new record level.
Mon, 28 Sep, 2015
German discounters Aldi and Lidl have had three months of booming growth as more than half of British households visited at least one of the stores, according to latest industry data.
Wed, 23 Sep, 2015
Auction site eBay started from humble beginnings as a software programmer's hobby, but has since grown into one of the world's biggest e-commerce firms and this month celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Thu, 03 Sep, 2015
British supermarket Morrisons and German trader Aldi responded yesterday to pressure from financially strapped dairy farmers by raising the price they pay milk suppliers.
Sat, 15 Aug, 2015
The London market ended lower yesterday with traders concerned that Greece’s debt talks will see it default next week unless a deal is agreed.
Sat, 27 Jun, 2015
British supermarket Morrisons has been saved at the last minute from being kicked out of London’s blue chip index after its first rise in sales for nearly 18 months sent shares surging.
Wed, 03 Jun, 2015
Two suncreams from leading brands are failing to provide the protection they claim, according to tests by a British consumer watchdog.
Sat, 16 May, 2015
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