Morrisons posts surge in sales
September 13, 2018 8:43 amThe Morrisons supermarket chain has reported a surge in sales in the first half of its financial year with revenue increasing by 4.5% to £8.80 billion.... View Article
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M&S launches digital food campaign featuring celebrity fans
September 10, 2018 8:54 amM&S Food has launched a new digital food campaign featuring celebrities Amanda Holden, Rochelle Humes, Paddy McGuinness and Emma Willis. Called ‘What’s new at M&S’, the... View Article
Construction to start on Lidl’s new UK headquarters
September 6, 2018 8:35 amThe construction of Lidl’s new UK head office in Tolworth is due to begin this month. Northamptonshire based construction firm Winvic has been appointed to build... View Article
McColl’s like-for-like sales down 0.9% in third quarter
September 4, 2018 8:39 amConvenience chain McColl’s saw its like-for-like sales fall by 0.9% in its third quarter after trade was impacted by supply chain disruption following the collapse of... View Article
Tesco hires new non-exec director
September 4, 2018 8:39 amThe Tesco supermarket chain has hired Melissa Bethell as a non-executive director. Bethell is currently a partner at Atairos, an investment fund backed by Comcast NBC... View Article
Whitbread to sell Costa to Coca-Cola for £3.9 billion
August 31, 2018 8:22 amWhitbread has agreed to sell its Costa coffee chain to The Coca-Cola Company in a £3.9 billion deal. With the transaction expected to complete in the... View Article
Government considers energy drinks ban for children
August 30, 2018 10:31 amThe goverment could introduce a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children and young people in England following concerns that they are harmful to... View Article
Food prices expected to climb by 5% due to this year’s extreme weather
August 27, 2018 8:53 amThis year’s heatwave and extreme weather will result in the prices of meat, vegetable and dairy items rising by at least 5% in the coming months,... View Article
Insight: July heatwave boosted sales of branded grocery products
August 22, 2018 6:55 amNew figures on the grocery market for the 12 weeks to 12 August have revealed that sales growth of branded products outstripped that of own-label lines... View Article
