All Grocery articles – Page 24
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Opinion‘There was no Christmas cheer at Asda, but don’t rule out a happier new year’
Asda, grocery’s leftover sprout at Christmas, will be one of the stories of the year as it battles to turn around performance under new chair Allan Leighton, says George MacDonald
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NewsNisa has strengthened its senior retail team with new head of partnerships
Convenience store specialist Nisa has appointed a new head of partnerships in a bid to drive innovation within its strategic partner base.
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and Lidl post strong growth in Christmas trading
Average household spending on groceries hit a record high of £460 during Christmas trading according to the latest grocery sales figures from Kantar.
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DataThe Christmas trading 2024 retail league table
Find out how retailers fared during the critical 2024/25 Christmas trading period with our league table benchmarking sales performance across the industry.
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NewsAldi hails ‘best ever’ Christmas as customers trade up
Discounter Aldi has recorded its best-ever Christmas and said customers marked the festive season by trading up to premium own-label products.
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Innovation of the WeekMorrisons has launched an online private prescription service
Innovation of the Week is a series highlighting retail initiatives that have caught the eye of our team.
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NewsLidl celebrates its ‘most successful Christmas yet’
Discount supermarket Lidl has recorded its “most successful Christmas yet” as year-on-year sales and turnover increased.
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NewsCo-op has set out its store expansion plans for 2025
Convenience retailer the Co-op is planning to open 75 new stores across the UK in 2025 and refurbish some existing sites.
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FeatureWhat will UK retail look like in 2035?
A lot can change in 10 years. In 2015, online shopping was still gaining speed, self-checkouts were only lightly sprinkled throughout the country, and BHS was still on the high street. So what could change for retail over the next decade? Retail Week takes a look into the future.
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NewsMorrisons shoppers have been hit by loyalty scheme problems during Christmas rush
Morrisons has apologised to customers unable to redeem loyalty discounts as they do their Christmas shopping.
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NewsAldi has pledged new investment in its Scottish store estate
Discounter Aldi is set to invest more than £40m in its Scottish store estate over the next two years as it ramps up its expansion plans.
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NewsFootfall has peaked at just the right time for retailers in the run-up to Christmas
Christmas might not have come early for retail but it is at least coming, with footfall predicted to soar over the last weekend before the big day.
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NewsRetail sales volumes edged up in November, ONS reports
Retail sales volumes edged up last month, official data showed.
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NewsBestway turns to CVA for some stores as it reaches impasse with landlords
Bestway Group has reportedly turned to a company voluntary arrangement (CVA) for some of its off-licences, after reaching an impasse with landlords over leases.
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NewsSainsbury’s has opened its first airport store
Grocery giant Sainsbury’s has said it will target more openings in travel hubs across the UK after opening its first airport store.
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AnalysisAsda chief executive rumour mill: Who does retail think is in the running for the top job?
Asda chair Allan Leighton already knows what’s top of his to-do list for 2025 – hire a new chief executive. Retail Week has pulled together a very unofficial list of the most-speculated names being banded around by the sector during industry cocktail parties and inside WhatsApp group chats.
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NewsFortnum & Mason has opened a pop-up in Heathrow
Upmarket food retailer Fortnum & Mason has brought a ‘taste of Piccadilly’ to London Heathrow Terminal 4 by opening a new pop-up store.
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DataData: How 1,000 UK shoppers will spend their money next year
A massive 73% of consumers are “worried” about the high cost of living and 37% are reducing their spending as a result, Retail Week’s new report reveals.
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NewsGrocery sales forecast to exceed £13bn over Christmas for first time ever
Grocery sales are expected to exceed £13bn over the four weeks of December for the first time ever, according to the latest Kantar grocery market share data.
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NewsNaked Wines has narrowed its losses and said its turnaround plan is working
Naked Wines has insisted it’s in a “better position” as it narrowed its losses for the first half of its financial year.