All Grocery articles – Page 66
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NewsGovernment price cap plans ‘will not make a jot of difference’, BRC warns
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that the latest government plans to introduce price caps on basic food items in a bid to tackle the cost-of-living crisis will “not make a jot of difference to prices”.
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NewsFood inflation eases but prices still lingering at near record highs
Food inflation in the UK slowed from April’s record-breaking rise – but was still up by more than 15% year on year in May.
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NewsAsda says £2bn EG Group acquisition will create ‘new value-led consumer champion’
Asda has confirmed the acquisition of EG Group’s UK and Ireland operations for £2.27bn and said the move will create a “new value-led consumer champion”.
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AnalysisExclusive survey: How much do customers trust you with their data?
We asked consumer research agency Walnut to quiz more than 2,000 shoppers across the UK about how much they trust the nations’ supermarkets with their data – and the results are in
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NewsMajestic relaunches subscription service to help customers with cost-of-living crisis
Majestic Wine has relaunched its Lock It In subscription proposition for customers struggling with the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsSainsbury’s unveils Stamford Street value range rebrand
Sainsbury’s announced today that it has rebranded its value range to the new name Stamford Street.
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NewsAsda to finalise £10bn merger with petrol stations group EG
The owners of Asda and petrol stations giant EG Group are set to finalise a £10bn merger of their operations, according to reports.
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GalleryStore gallery: Marks & Spencer unveils ‘bigger, better’ branch in former Debenhams
Marks & Spencer has opened the doors of its latest full-line store, at the White Rose centre in Leeds – the city in which the business began as a market stall in 1884.
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NewsGreggs joins forces with Sainsbury's for first petrol forecourt store
Food-to-go giant Greggs has teamed up with grocer Sainsbury’s for the first time to open a new store on a petrol forecourt.
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AnalysisMachin at M&S one year in: ‘We are always positively dissatisfied’
“All new leadership teams need to arrive like a thunderclap whether they’re coming from inside or outside the business to create that new sense of direction, electricity, appetite for change,” said Marks & Spencer chair Archie Norman as the retailer unveiled full year results.
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NewsCo-op steps up expansion of robotic grocery delivery service
The Co-op is expanding the roll-out of its autonomous grocery delivery service to Wakefield in West Yorkshire.
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NewsLidl unveils third pay rise for staff in past year
Lidl is set to increase the pay rate for its UK store and warehouse staff for the third time in 12 months as it invests a further £8m into supporting staff through the cost-of-living crisis.
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NewsUK inflation takes a dip but food prices peak
UK inflation fell in April, but food inflation remained at an all-time high as prices of essentials peaked.
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NewsGrocery price inflation at third-highest level since 2008
Grocery prices have fallen for the second month in a row, but inflation is still at the third-highest rate since records began in 2008.
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NewsNext store staff win ‘crucial’ stage of equal pay battle
Approximately 2,000 Next staff have won a “crucial stage” of their legal dispute to win equal pay with their counterparts in warehouses in a legal first.
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NewsLidl eyes share of Tesco Clubcard profits after winning trademark battle
Lidl may seek a share of profits made by Tesco from its Clubcard scheme after the discounter won a trademark battle over the use of a circular yellow logo on a blue background.
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Opinion‘As a virgin to supermarket supply, I was shocked at the casual, abusive arrogance’
The best supply chains temper aggressive, short-term competition on price with efficient communication and trustworthy behaviour, argues organic veg specialist Riverford’s founder Guy Singh-Watson
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NewsSainsbury’s prepares to launch online fashion marketplace
Sainsbury’s is gearing up to launch its own online fashion marketplace as it seeks to leverage the web traffic it draws.
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DataRanking: The fastest-growing value retailers revealed
In the cost-of-living crisis, affordable retailers have never been more relevant to price-conscious consumers, but which have been making the most of the mood of the nation? And which are set to turn market share into future growth? To find out, the Retail Week analyst team has tracked group sales across 15 of the biggest value retailers and analysed their compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to predict how much bigger they’ll be in five years’ time
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NewsTesco chair John Allan steps down following misconduct allegations
Tesco chair John Allan is set to step down from the grocery giant next month following allegations of inappropriate behaviour, which the grocer said threatened to become a “distraction”.