All Grocery articles – Page 2
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AnalysisGhosts of Christmas past: What a ‘drab’ festive period means for retail heading into 2026
The key trends and takeaways from Christmas that will shape the retail landscape heading into 2026.
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Opinion‘Are we looking at the first GLP-1 festive season in the UK?’
While supermarkets sold millions of confectionery tubs and mince pies at Christmas, growth trajectories may be permanently changing as new behaviour takes hold observes Shore Capital’s Clive Black
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NewsBooths toasts ‘record-breaking’ Christmas period
Upmarket Northern grocer Booths has toasted “another record-breaking Christmas”, with sales growth driven by an uptick in click-and-collect orders from the retailer’s members.
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NewsFortnum & Mason beats tough market to post profit surge and strong Christmas
Food specialist Fortnum & Mason has unveiled a strong financial performance, “despite challenging times for consumers in the UK and beyond”.
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AnalysisThe retail categories set to succeed in the next six months
Download How They’ll Spend It 2026 to find out which sectors will succeed in convincing squeezed shoppers to part with their money in the first half of the year
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NewsAldi gives store staff another pay rise as discounter ‘extends market-leading pay rates’
Discount supermarket giant Aldi has announced that it will be giving its staff another pay rise from March, as it “extends [its] market-leading pay rates”.
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NewsRetail sales growth over Christmas slows as consumers wait for discounts
Total UK retail sales growth over the Christmas period was down year on year, as cash-conscious consumers waited to splash out on New Year sales.
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NewsM&S faces legal row over Brain Food snacks
Marks & Spencer is facing a fresh legal dispute over one of its “Brain Food” snacks.
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AnalysisTakeaways from Tesco and Sainsbury’s strong Christmas showing
Tesco and Sainsbury’s, which both updated on Christmas trading this week, were seasonal winners as the two food giants won market share in a highly competitive environment.
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NewsJust Eat sees festive spending rise as customers opt for last-minute items
Online takeaway and retail platform Just Eat has seen festive spending increase as Brits shopped for last-minute gifting, groceries and takeaways over the Christmas period.
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NewsSainsbury’s wins grocery market share for sixth Christmas in a row
The company reported strong grocery growth over the festive period, more than offsetting a fall in general merchandise and clothing.
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InterviewQ&A: Greggs boss discusses recent successes, the consumer environment, and weight loss jabs
Greggs reported its fourth quarter and full year results for the 52 weeks to December 27 this morning, with year-on-year sales growing 6.8% to £2.2bn.
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AnalysisMarks & Spencer Christmas trading – the City reaction
Marks & Spencer’s Christmas trading update is always among the most anticipated in the industry. How did City analysts view performance?
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NewsAsda takes aim at competitors and slashes the price of 2,300 products
Asda has cut the price of thousands of products in a pledge to be cheaper than Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons.
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NewsTesco sees highest market share in a decade as Christmas sales rise
Supermarket Tesco has recorded its highest market share in over a decade thanks to investments across the shopping journey, while Christmas sales also grew.
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NewsMarks & Spencer sees record number of customers at Christmas
Marks & Spencer has seen a record number of customers shop with the retailer at Christmas as group sales soared.
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NewsGreggs outperforms market as it seeks ‘new opportunities’ in 2026
Greggs has outperformed the market against a backdrop of subdued consumer confidence in the food-to-go market as full year sales rise.
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NewsWaitrose eyes expansion with new distribution site and jobs drive
Waitrose has unveiled plans for a new distribution hub and will begin the process of recruiting for hundreds of new jobs later this year.
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NewsSainsbury’s launches AI-focused graduate programme
Sainsbury’s is launching a new graduate programme, which includes a focus on developing skills in artificial intelligence.
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DataRanking: Christmas trading 2025 league table
With several retailers releasing their Christmas trading results in January, we can benchmark sales performance across the industry in our annual league table. Check back throughout the month to find out how retailers fared during the critical 2025/26 Christmas trading period.